Advanced Technology forDecortication of Flax, Hemp and other Bast Fibre Plants

Flax, linseed or hemp fibres can substitute wood, synthetic, carbon and glass fibres in a wide range of industnal products.A complete new machine line for the processing of natural fibre plants was developed, which includes all process stages from pickup and cutting of straw bales up to the cleaning of the final products, fibres and shives.The processed fibres have a fineness in the range from 2.5 to 15 tax. The length of the fibres is adjustable in the range from 50 to 200mm. These fibres can be shortened by additional cutting to a defined length from e.g. 4 to 8 mm.Practical applications of the fibres are the automotive industry, geo-texfiles, thermal blankets, fibrous insulating material and composites,building boards, coarse yarn, coarse textiles, and reinforcement of several composites and structural parts.