Technology
Our broad manufacturing capabilites meet the requirements of customers in various industries. Modern plant technology paired with a reliable production infrastructure enables us to to work flexibly and fulfill customers’ requirements to the highest quality standards.
At our production sites, we have more than 20 extrusion lines that are capable of running a large variety of materials and product batches. The manufactured monofilaments primarily move on a scale from 0.07 mm to 6.0 mm. Furthermore, the production site has its own doubling mill with many different yarn and texturing systems available.
Know-How
Technical monofilaments and artificial turf yarns are made from thermoplastic polymers. The polymer, which is adjusted to the customer’s requirements, is melted in an extruder, the melted material is pressed through nozzles and the spinning profile is stretched, thermofixed and finally spooled, as needed.
Both the polymers themselves and the resulting monofilaments offer extensive opportunities for modification across a wide spectrum of chemical, technological, and production parameters. This flexibility allows us to tailor their properties to meet the specific requirements of each individual item to be manufactured.
Flexibility
The flexibility and scalable performance makes it possible to manufacture product batches from 150 kg to 1,000 tons. Alongside other strengths, this flexibility is a huge competitive advantage for us.
Our flexibility allows us to react quickly to new trends and customer feedback, develop customized solutions and continuously improve our service.
Innovative Capacity
In development projects, our focus lies on innovative and customer-specific solutions. We welcome challenges and consider tackling complex problems to be one of our company’s core competencies.
“Do you have an innovative product idea? Do you have a design in mind and don’t know whether and how it can be implemented? Do you have a material requirement that cannot be achieved with standard products?”
Our employees are looking forward to your call – competent project managers will help you to realize your product wishes.
It is our mission to be a significant monofilament manufacturer in the market and to drive innovation together with our customers. As an owner-managed family business, the WETEKAM | GROUP and its associated companies are a solid partner for customers, suppliers and other stakeholders. In order to further accelerate the expansion of our global business activities, we rely on the following core principles.
- Collaborative partnership
- Fast response time
- Active partner & provider of ideas
- Customized approach
- Commitment to quality
- Environmentally conscious
Dr. Karl Wetekam & Co. KG is able to process a wide spectrum of polymers and additives. This includes generally known materials such as:
But also special types of polyethylene or other exotic materials are included, for example:
- PVDF, ETFE, PPS, PMMA, PEAK and POM
In addition to stabilising agents for:
Antibacterial, UV-stabilized, Thermo-stabilized, Antistatic, Conductive, Abrasion resistant, Flameproof, Hydrolysis resistent, Dirt repellent and Anti-rodent
We are processing all these components together into a monofile as demanded by our customers.
These are technical terms that most people do not know right away. If you have questions about the list or special wishes for materials, please do not hesitate to contact us using the contact button below.
The following link leads to the conversion table that contains an overview of the parameters of the various materials:
“We are committed in being a long term reliable and respected partner for our customers. Every day we are motivated to better understand our customers’ requirements and provide them with state of the art, customer specific solutions, that permit our customers to be safer and more productive.”
Onno Umlauf, Sales Director, WETEKAM | GROUP
“The competencies of Dr. Karl Wetekam & Co. KG are multifaceted and enable us to serve customers from different industries in the best possible way.”
Karl Wetekam, Owner & CEO, WETEKAM | GROUP
"The friendship on which our customer relationships are based has in some cases grown over decades. It is very important to me to preserve these relationships and not to disappoint business partners because of the chance of quick profits."
Andy Wenderoth, Deputy CEO, WETEKAM | GROUP
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