Depending on Tezman Holding, Vateks continues its activities with a wide range of products in nonwoven production and makes nonwoven production of cable, medical, household care products, hygiene, interlining and automotive sectors. Medical group nonwovens of Vateks are designed and produced by keeping the sensitivity of professionals and patients working in the healthcare sector in the forefront, while adhering to European standardization norms.
Vateks Nonwoven Sales Manager Aykut Zorlu, who answered the questions of our textile group about the most preferred product groups in the field of medical nonwoven and the leading technologies in production, has provided information about the medical nonwoven production for the changing demands of the market.
"As Vateks, we focus on improving and developing our products and growing in the medical nonwoven sector to be able to get more slices out of this cake," comments Aykut Zorlu, who emphasizes medical technology and rapid developments in products have increased the demand for medical nonwoven materials and brought along opportunities .
From Reusable Fabrics To Disposable Nonwoven Materials
Stating the world's health industry has seen a significant shift from 'reusable' medical fabrics to 'disposable' nonwoven materials in recent years, Zorlu suggest, "Medical nonwoven products that are highly resistant to contamination, absorbent with barrier properties and comfort during use are preferred products. It is expected that these products will also be sufficiently resistant to tearing and liquid sprays. Let us not forget that the overall performance of the products, cleanliness and ease of disposal after use are also important reasons for preference. "
During this transition, Zorlu suggests the fact that 'disposable nonwoven' products has exhibited a much more higher resistance than 'reusable fabrics' against the spread of microbes and states, "We believe that such high demand for medical nonwoven materials is due to the fact that the society has adopted infection control measures. In the very near future, the impact on the environment will be greatly diminished and we will enter a period in which products with sustainability will witness increasing demand and become more important", adds Zorlu.
Spunbond and Spunlace Technologies Are Featured In Medical Nonwoven Production
"Medical nonwoven production generally uses 'spunbond', 'spunlace', 'chemical' and 'needlepunch' production technologies. We may suggest these include predominantly 'spunbond' and 'spunlace' technologies. In addition to these technologies, PE film lamination as a second process also has a supporting and complementary role", suggests Zorlu, providing information about the technologies that stand out in the production process of nonwoven used in the medical sector,
As Vateks, Zorlu provides information about the developments in the product range in parallel with the changing demands of the market. "Medical nonwoven strikes operating theatre aprons and table covers as well as operating theatre masks and bones and wound care and medical dressings. However, since a few years, hygiene-focused products and materials have become much more exhibited. As vateks, we are trying to respond to changing demands in the market by producing nonwoven materials used in making soap / medicated gloves and wet / dry wipes ", continues Zorlu.
"In the world market, they are increasing their awareness with their product variety, performance and quality, and this has brought them high sales potential", concludes Zorlu, adding they hold a prominent position in Turkey in the nonwoven materials used in the production of operating room table covers, wound care, medical dressings, cloths and hygienic products.
