en.Wedoany.com Reported - Maynards Group (Livonia, Michigan, USA), a global industrial asset auction and advisory firm, announced it will sell the remaining manufacturing and laboratory assets of Natural Fiber Welding Inc. (NFW, Peoria, Illinois, USA) through two live webcast auctions. NFW is an innovative company focused on sustainable materials technology.
The first live webcast auction is scheduled to begin at 9:00 a.m. Central Time on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, featuring a range of advanced manufacturing, processing, laboratory, and facility equipment. The second auction, scheduled for Thursday, October 15, 2026, will separately offer the company's 2022 IPCO CombiPress CB 1800 double belt press.
Assets in the July auction include the latest model production equipment and analytical instruments for natural fiber material development and production. Key assets include: a 2021 Menzel 36-inch kiss coating line with web handling components; a Mahan curing oven; a Coating Tech slot die station and Mahlo beta ray thickness gauge; a Jiangsu Tangshi TS008 high-speed winder; a 2021 GMI 450-ton hydraulic press; an MXI 50-liter mixing system; a Mahlo Qualiscan quality control scanner; an ISRA Surface Vision Smash inspection system; an Eastman fabric cutter; a Zünd digital cutting system; and extensive laboratory, testing, and quality assurance equipment.
Laboratory highlights include: a 2022 Phenom XL G2 scanning electron microscope; a Shimadzu Prominence liquid chromatography system; a TA Instruments Discovery series hybrid rheometer; a Thermo Fisher Nicolet FT-IR spectrometer; a Magritek Spinsolve spectrometer; a 2024 MonTech MV2000 rubber testing analyzer, environmental test chambers, yarn and material testing systems, and other analytical instruments. The auction also includes production support equipment such as compressed air and nitrogen generation systems, forklifts, stainless steel workbenches, and Allen-Bradley drives.
The October auction will feature a 2022 IPCO CombiPress CB 1800 double belt press. This is a high-performance continuous double belt press designed for the production of advanced composites, laminates, sustainable materials, and technical textiles. The system features an 1800 mm press width, 1600 mm processing width, servo-synchronized drive, five heating and pressure modules, Siemens controllers, and thermal oil heating up to 300°C. Short-term or long-term facility leasing opportunities are also available for buyers interested in operating the line on-site.
Robert Levy, Global President of Strategic Operations at Maynards Group, stated that these two auctions offer manufacturers and research institutions the opportunity to acquire world-class production and laboratory equipment without waiting for new machine delivery lead times. The July auction covers comprehensive processing, testing, and manufacturing assets, while the October auction showcases an advanced continuous double belt press system.
NFW is recognized for its technology that transforms natural fibers into high-performance materials for textiles, footwear, automotive, consumer goods, and industrial markets. This equipment can be utilized in fields such as technical textiles, nonwovens, engineering materials, composites, specialty chemicals, packaging, and product development.
