Dukane, a global leader in ultrasonic welding and bonding technologies, will showcase its latest solutions for nonwoven hygiene manufacturing at INDEX in Geneva. With decades of application expertise, Dukane helps manufacturers improve product performance, increase production efficiency, and reduce reliance on adhesives across diapers, adult incontinence products, and other nonwoven applications.
Dukane’s ultrasonic bonding technologies are designed around the needs of modern hygiene manufacturers, where comfort, fit, leak protection, and high-speed production all matter.
By replacing hot-melt adhesives with precise ultrasonic energy, manufacturers can reduce consumable usage, simplify maintenance, lower operating costs, and support softer, thinner, more discreet product designs. Dukane’s flexible ultrasonic platform also supports mono-material and recyclable constructions, engineered bond patterns, curved seams, and digitally controlled process replication across global production lines.
A key highlight will be OptiBonder, Dukane’s high-speed ultrasonic bonding system with patented Bond Balance Technology, engineered to improve bonding consistency and efficiency. The system combines a precision servo actuator, Bond Balance Technology, dual-encoder feedback, Active Force Control, and real-time process data through iQ LinQ software. These features help equalize bond strength, reduce variation between leading and trailing bonds, support predictive maintenance, and deliver stable, repeatable bonding performance in demanding high-speed production environments.
The company will also feature its full panel elastic strand attachment module, an adhesive-free ultrasonic solution that supports straight, curved, and straight-over-curved elastic strand constructions. The patented design allows continuous or intermittent elastic activation and helps manufacturers improve fit and feel while reducing consumable usage. Its modular platform supports 20 kHz and 30 kHz configurations, iQ RAM rigid horns, RS Series rotary horns, wear distribution technology for extended horn life, and a patented snap-back roller for faster elastic refeeding after strand breaks.
