Advanced Production Technologies
Lohmann-koester's state-of the-art manufacturing technologies and precise processing methods ensure closure systems of the highest quality – tailored exactly to your needs.
FlexEar® DRYfit
Our latest innovation in elastic side panels delivers maximum performance, combining high retractive force and low permanent set, ensuring a secure, comfortable fit around the waist. FlexEar® DRYfit offers optimal dimensional stability, which makes for reliable dryness and confidence every day.
Featuring:
- Low permanent set for dimensional stability
- Excellent reclosability within the closure system
- Bonding area for simplified tape application
- Available with Breeze feature for enhanced breathability
Skin-friendly & breathable
High elasticity & retractive force
Soft touch & high tensile strength
High-Tech Solutions from a Single Source
At Lohmann-koester, we combine more than 50 years of expertise with advanced production technologies to deliver reliable closure systems and elastic components for the global hygiene market.
Our fully integrated value chain covers every essential step – from in-house hotmelt formulation and extrusion of thermoplastic elastomers to coating, laminating, die-cutting, slitting, and cross-winding.
Lohmann-koester delivers proven solutions – all from a single source.
Our Integrated Value Chain. Strong Bonds. One Partner.
We tailor each hotmelt formulation to your application. By adjusting polymer and tackifier systems, we fine-tune peel, tack, and shear, enable reliable reclosability, and ensure strong anchorage on PE backsheets, coated frontal tapes, and nonwovens – with solvent-free formulations and stable processing at high-speed lines.
Using advanced extrusion technologies, we process materials such as nonwovens and elastomers into structures with exceptional quality. The result? Products that perform reliably under stress – and adapt perfectly to your application.
On our modern converting lines, we process nonwovens, films, and laminated materials into rolls or spools – precisely tailored to your specifications. This also includes die-cutting: we provide high-precision formats with tight tolerances and consistent quality, delivered close to your market worldwide.
We apply our in-house developed hotmelt adhesives to nonwovens, films, and elastic substrates with high precision – coating only where it is needed, using the adhesive that best meets each customer’s specific requirements. Our coating technologies ensure consistent coating grammage, clean processing, and reliable adhesion – tailored to the unique demands of hygiene products.
We laminate nonwovens, films, and elastic materials to create multilayer constructions tailored to hygiene applications. This enables softness, comfort fit, and breathability, as well as functional zoning while ensuring stability and efficiency in high-speed production.
Every closure system undergoes strict quality control. AI‑based inline camera systems continuously monitor production, while real‑time tracking through Production Data Recording (PDR) and Machine Data Recording (MDR) ensures our processes are always optimized. Key performance parameters are carefully evaluated in lab tests – from retractive force and permanent set to peel, shear, and breathability – guaranteeing every product delivers the consistent reliability you expect in everyday use.
Our Smart Bonding Approach
Our Smart Bonding Approach is designed to create tailored hygiene fastening solutions through close collaboration and personalized consulting. From the initial idea to full-scale production, our teams support you as reliable partners – developing innovative, sustainable, and high-performance closure systems and elastic side panels for hygiene, medical, and technical applications.
Application
We analyze your application and select the right closure solution together - mechanical, adhesive, or elastic.
Product & Production choice
We define the required properties and, if needed, develop new components using optimal production technologies.
Development & Customization
We design customized closure systems focused on performance, comfort, and efficiency.
Services
We ensure smooth integration through reliable delivery, transparent supply chains, and global expert support.

Certified Quality. Proven Reliability.
Every batch tested, every process certified – benefit from state-of-the-art production technologies and compliance to international standards.
Discover how we ensure consistent quality and reliability across the value chain.
Responsible solutions
in every bond
From smart product design and efficient production processes to safe, skin-friendly solutions. By combining innovation with responsibility,
we reduce material use, optimize energy efficiency,
and create long-lasting value for customers, people, and the environment.
Questions, Ideas or a Need for Consulting?
Feel free to contact us! Our expert teams are here to assist you with all your inquiries. Whether technical advice, product information, or individual solutions - your needs are our priority.