A tearing line was recently installed and commissioned at Sealy Australia’s mattress manufacturing factory in Brisbane by the international technology organization ANDRITZ. Sealy can recycle textile waste from both post-consumer and post-industrial sources with only one line because of this cutting-edge technology.
At its Brisbane facility, Sealy, a top producer of premium mattresses in Australia, makes 1,000 mattresses every day. The ANDRITZ tearing line was constructed by the company to increase sustainability by substituting recycled fibers for a portion of the virgin fiber input.
Up to 1,200 kg of cotton denim waste and 800 kilograms of quilt waste per hour can be processed by the ANDRITZ reXline tearing system. It can transition between these two material kinds with flexibility because of its six-cylinder Exel module. When coupled with the ANDRITZ airfelt line, which has been in operation at the Brisbane facility since 2008, Sealy is able to effectively convert substantial amounts of waste into brand-new mattresses that are distributed across the world.
“With our new line, we are making significant progress toward circularity by producing new mattresses from textile waste that would otherwise be burned or sent to landfills,” said Shaun Guest, Fiber Plant Factory Manager at Sealy Australia. “It’s been a pleasure working with the ANDRITZ textile recycling experts again,” he said, expressing his happiness with the relationship. They are the ideal ally to help us with our big tasks.
