OverviewFor decades Forbo Movement Systems has collaborated with textile machine manufacturers to develop belts and printing blankets tailored to yarn production, nonwoven and clothing processing, and textile printing processes.
Key product groups / Results- Power-transmission belts with thermoplastic tension members made of polyester and aramid, used as drive elements in yarn processing
- Cross-lapper and web-handling belts with specially developed surface coatings
- Printing blankets for rotogravure, flat-bed and digital printing to achieve consistent, high-quality print results
Segments / Applications- Yarn manufacturing
Belts and flat conveyors for spinning and yarn conversion processes, designed for high-tension and abrasion resistance. - Nonwoven & clothing
Siegling Transilon range offers multiple fabric constructions and coating materials to tune mechanical, chemical and electrostatic properties for specific process needs. - Textile printing
Printing blankets engineered to ensure uniform contact and print transfer in rotogravure, flat-bed and digital printing applications.
Further information (document titles)- High-efficiency Flat Belts and Conveyor Belts for the Yarn Production (296_EN.pdf)
- Conveyor and Processing Belts for the Nonwoven and Clothing Industry (295_EN.pdf)
- Siegling Belting – Textiles – Textile printing (278_EN.pdf)
- Printing Blankets for Digital Printing (264_EN.pdf)
Characteristics / Technical specifications- Category: Textile Industry
- Brand: Forbo Movement Systems
- Product types referenced: power-transmission belts, cross-lapper/web-handling belts, printing blankets
- Tension member materials: polyester, aramid (thermoplastic tension members)
- Coating options: specially developed surface coatings adapted to application
- Primary applications: yarn manufacturing, nonwoven & clothing, textile printing
- Related documents: 296_EN.pdf, 295_EN.pdf, 278_EN.pdf, 264_EN.pdf