Supply, Delivery and Commissioning of a Wet-laid System

Tender description

The Lightweight Manufacturing Centre (LMC) require a single suitably qualified and experienced supplier to supply, deliver and commission a Wet-laid system, on-site at the LMC. - The required Wet-laid system will have the ability to produce nonwoven mats with a board range of fibres, including but not limited to: glass fibre, carbon fibre, nature fibre, etc. - The equipment must be compact, of R&D-scale, and able to produce nonwovens from small quantities of fibres to allow for quick and easy screening of products properties. - The provision of the system will include stock preparation, wet-laid forming, dewatering, binder application, dryer and winder and can be tailored for low to high production volumes. -The resulting nonwoven fibre mats shall fit in many industrial applications including but not limited to; building and construction, filtration, and transportation end-uses. This equipment must have a fully automated control system and be able to be equipped or modified in future to add more functionality to the products. Suppliers are required to note their interest in this potential procurement exercise by the 25th of November 2021, at which point the Contracting Authority will follow up with all interested parties.