{"id":117868,"date":"2025-09-12T17:17:23","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fup-ag.com\/case-study\/expansion-of-competitiveness\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T11:01:12","slug":"expansion-of-competitiveness","status":"publish","type":"case-study","link":"https:\/\/www.fup-ag.com\/en\/case-studies\/expansion-of-competitiveness\/","title":{"rendered":"Expansion of competitiveness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Process optimization and automation in the nonwovens industry<\/span>How a group-affiliated medium-sized company increased its competitiveness<\/span><\/h1>

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Why was it necessary to modernize the production plant?<\/span><\/h2>

An established production site within the nonwovens industry was facing increasing international competitive pressure – particularly from lower-cost suppliers from Europe and Asia. At the same time, customer requirements in terms of product design, quality, packaging and availability were increasing. The existing 130-metre-long production line could only partially meet these new requirements and with additional manual effort, which led to rising costs.<\/p>

Comprehensive technical modernization was necessary to ensure long-term competitiveness<\/strong>. The aim was to raise finishing and packaging<\/strong> to a future-proof level through a new process design<\/strong> and the use of state-of-the-art automation and digitalization technologies<\/strong>. In addition, the cost structure<\/strong> was to be improved, waste reduced<\/strong>, capacity increased<\/strong> and the safety concept brought up to date.<\/p> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n

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How was the production optimization project implemented in concrete terms?<\/span><\/h2>

The modernization was carried out in several structured phases:<\/p>