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Industrial fire protection for nonwoven fabric production

Maximum protection. Minimal disruption. Precise for thermal processes.

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High process heat, flammable fibres – and seconds until ignition

Nonwoven fabric lines combine high temperatures, flammable fibres and large air volumes. Thermobonding, spunbond and meltblown processes generate sparks, superheated particles and smouldering pockets that can spread rapidly in filter systems or air ducts.

A single spark can bring entire plants to a standstill – and this is exactly what happens regularly in practice, as real fire incidents in the industry show.

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Reaction time is crucial in thermal processes. Modern spark detection provides protection where a single spark can shut down entire lines.GreCon Engineering

A worrying trend that underlines the importance of fire prevention – extinguish fires before they spread!

The most effective method of minimising fire and explosion risks is to use powerful spark detection and extinguishing systems in combination with tailor-made fire protection concepts for machines and critical areas – developed and implemented by Fagus-GreCon.

> 1400

Fires recorded since 2014 – in Germany alone!

> 2200

Factory fires recorded worldwide in 2024.

> 2 bn €

per year is the amount of damage for German businesses.

The solution: GreCon PROTECTOR NONWOVEN, our protection concept for nonwoven fabric production

Nonwoven fabric plants require fire protection that intelligently safeguards thermal processes, polymer residues, spinning processes and filter systems.

The GreCon PROTECTOR offers a comprehensive protection concept:

  • Detection of sparks, overheated particles and smouldering nests in milliseconds
  • Protection of thermobonding, spunbond and meltblown processes
  • Protection for filter systems, air ducts, extraction and pneumatic transport
  • Immediate diversion or precise low-pressure extinguishing – without stopping production
  • Complete, millisecond-accurate documentation for cause analysis
  • Modular design: from entry-level solutions to networked large-scale systems

Market overview confirms: Many top nonwoven fabric manufacturers are large multi-site companies – scalability is crucial.

The fu­ture of pre­ven­ti­ve in­dus­tri­al fire pro­tec­tion

For over 50 years, we have been developing tailor-made industrial fire protection concepts for every individual challenge in industrial fire protection – reliable, practical and precisely tailored to your processes.

Trust in over 50 years of experience in more than 100 industries

Benefit from 75,000 individually tailored protection concepts and experience gained from over 200,000 protected production areas. With Fagus-GreCon, you can effectively protect your company from the devastating consequences of a fire.

Consequences of a fire – more than just damage

Fires in nonwoven fabric production often occur in hidden places – in exhaust air systems, air ducts or filters.

A documented case shows how even lint material in an exhaust air system triggered a fire and caused a large-scale emergency response.

The consequences:

  • Danger to employees
  • Damage to filters, air ducts and thermal modules
  • Shutdown of entire production lines
  • Loss of raw materials such as polymer granulate or cellulose fibres
  • Delivery failures and contractual penalties
  • Increasing insurance requirements
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Hazards in nonwoven fabric production

Nonwoven processes combine heat, air flows, fibres and polymer components – a combination that is particularly susceptible to ignition sources.

Typical hazards:

  • Sparking due to friction and foreign objects in the conveyor flow
  • Overheated particles from thermobonding or spinning processes
  • Smouldering pockets in air ducts or extraction points
  • Filter surfaces on which layers of dust ignite
  • Deposits of polymer residues in pipes
  • High air volume flows that transmit sparks over long distances

Where fibres, heat and air flow come together, an environment is created in which fires can spread rapidly.

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