Development and production of technical monofilaments, artificial turf yarns, 3D elements and polymer recycling

Dr. Karl Wetekam & Co. KG

GermanyNew on Amplifa

59 yearsProduction and market experience

425,000+ kmMonofilaments per day

40Export countries worldwide

About WETEKAM | GROUP

Dr. Karl Wetekam & Co. KG (WETEKAM | GROUP) is a family-owned company with 59 years of production and market experience, specializing in the development and production of technical monofilaments. The portfolio comprises six business divisions: technical monofilaments for demanding industrial applications (WETEKAM | Technical), artificial turf yarns with in-house twisting and texturing (WETEKAM | Turf), monofilaments for sports and leisure applications such as fishing lines and tennis strings (Sport & Leisure), precision monofilaments for medical products (Medical), 3D elements / spacer fabrics (3D-Elements), and recycling (Eco). A company-owned recycling plant processes polymer waste streams into regranulate, which is fed back into the production process; the group also has expertise in bio-based and biodegradable polymers. With a daily production of over 425,000 kilometers of monofilaments, the company supplies customers in 40 export countries worldwide. Quality assurance is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015.

Site: Germany
Processes: Monofilament production (technical monofilaments), Artificial turf yarn production (twisting and texturing), 3D elements / spacer fabrics production, Polymer recycling into regranulate, Development and production of technical monofilaments, Artificial turf yarns, Twisting and texturing (in-house), 3D elements / spacer fabrics
Materials: bio-based polymers, biodegradable polymers, Bio-based polymers, Biodegradable polymers
Certificates: DIN EN ISO 9001:2015
Industries: Technical applications, Sports & leisure, Medical technology, Artificial turf/sports surfaces, Textile technology/3D spacer fabrics, Recycling/sustainability

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Polymer recycling into regranulate
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Monofilament production
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Twisting and texturing
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3D elements / spacer fabrics
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Individual product configuration

Materials and processes

BIO

Bio-based polymers

Used in the WETEKAM | Eco division for sustainable monofilament solutions.

BIO-ABB

Biodegradable polymers

Expertise in biodegradable polymers within the recycling and Eco solutions.

Locations

Germany

Production and development

Materials: Bio-based polymers, biodegradable polymers

In-house recycling plant

Inside the production

Manufacturing of technical monofilaments

WETEKAM | Eco – recycling and sustainability

Industries

Technical applicationsSports & leisureMedical technologyArtificial turf/sports surfacesTextile technology/3D spacer fabricsRecycling/sustainabilitySports & leisure (fishing lines, tennis strings)

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Monofilament production (technical monofilaments)Plastics	–	–	–	–	–
Artificial turf yarn production (twisting and texturing)Plastics	–	–	–	–	–
3D elements / spacer fabrics productionPlastics	–	–	–	–	–
Polymer recycling into regranulatePlastics	–	–	–	–	bio-based polymers, biodegradable polymers

1 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
In-house recycling plant	–	–	–	–	–

Additional services

Development and production of technical monofilamentsArtificial turf yarnsTwisting and texturing (in-house)3D elements / spacer fabricsRecycling (in-house recycling plant, regranulate)Individual product solutions / product configuration

Quality

Quality assurance at WETEKAM | GROUP is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015; according to the company, quality is its passion.

Evidence	Germany
DIN EN ISO 9001:2015

History

Family-owned company with 59 years of production and market experience (as stated on the website)