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Anovotek, LLC
- Technology Innovation Commercialization
www.anovotek.com www.agiene.com
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Anovotek, LLC
- Technology Development
- Commercialization
- Three areas of focus
- Innovation
- Evaluation
- Commercialization / Implementation
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Anovotek, LLC
- Example of Customer Base
- Procter Gamble
- Technology Evaluations
- Technical market studies in preparation for
technology donations to major universities - Eastman Kodak
- Technology Evaluation Commercialization
- Potential applications of technologies
- Market studies
- Product development and sales
- USAID NetMark Project
- Development, Evaluation, Commercialization
- Process and product development
- Technical advisor
- Technology transfer
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Malaria Progress andProcess in
ReachingUniversal Coverage
- Presented by
- Andy Butenhoff
- CORE Group Fall 2009
- October 7, 2009
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The Universal Coverage Need
- Current estimates indicate the need (and
available funding) for 180 million LLINs per year
until the year 2015
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Two Approaches to Meet the Need
- Nothing but nets (WHOPES approved, Rectangular,
X-Family Size) - Free distribution
- Subsidized distribution (i.e. voucher programs)
- Monopoly for WHO approved products
- Tax and tariff waivers
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Two Approaches to Meet the Need
- Encouraging a component of local production
- Promoting and supporting technology transfer
- Ensuring quality products are available at
affordable prices - Taxes and tariffs
- WHOPES and procurement policies
- Incorporating local preferences (i.e. conical,
tall, etc.)
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Technology Options for LLIN Production
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LLIN Production Process
- Extrusion
- Warping
- Warp knitting
- Dyeing (optional)
- Pad/Stenter
- Cutting and sewing
- Final inspection
- Packing and baling
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Lets Briefly Discuss
- How each technology works
- Advantages and disadvantages of each
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Extrusion
- Yarn formation from polymer master batch dosed
with insecticide and other auxiliary chemicals
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Extrusion
- Current technologies based on polyethylene
monofilament yarns - Lower polymer melting point
- Easier to produce with high quality
- Moderate capital investment
- Multiple filament PES yarns not practical
- Higher polymer melting point
- Significant thermal degradation of active
ingredient (AI) - Slow regeneration
- Very large capital investment required
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Extrusion Advantages
- High strength
- Monofilament yarn vs. multi-filament yarn
- Larger denier (100 to 150 vs. 75 denier)
- Longer product life cycle (3-5 years vs. 2-3
years) - Insecticide is incorporated into the yarn
- Wash resistance
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Extrusion Disadvantages
- Insecticide is incorporated into the yarn
- Regeneration time
- Waste during net production is more expensive
(yarn, fabric trim, etc.) because this material
already contains insecticide - Insecticide exposure to all employees in the
production chain (yarn production to final
product)
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Pad/Stenter Application
- First step is to produce high quality netting,
washed and heat set
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Pad/Stenter Application
- Second step is to pass netting (full width)
through a pad bath containing LLIN treatment
chemicals (binder and insecticide)
Squeeze Roll Pressure Adjusted to Control Wet
Pick-Up of Treatment Liquor
Treatment Chemicals
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Pad/Stenter Application
- Third step is to dry netting by passing it
through a stenter frame (time/temperature
relationship)
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Pad/Stenter Advantages
- Process developed around standard textile
finishing equipment (pad and stenter) - Chemical add-on precisely controlled by
concentration of pad liquor and squeeze roll
pressure - Can be cost effective when using existing
equipment
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Pad/Stenter Disadvantages
- Liquid waste generated during production process
- Cut and sew waste is insecticide treated (adds
cost, complexity, and exposure risks) - High capital intensity if new equipment needs to
be installed
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End-of-Line Treatment
- Conversion of untreated sewn bed nets into LLINs
- Lowest worker exposure
- Minimal environmental impact (zero effluent)
- Based on off-the-shelf technology
- Cost effective application
- High production output
- High process reliability
- Minimal barrier to entry (i.e. capital intensity)
- Easily scaleable and transferable
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USAID NetMark End-of-Line LLIN Production Process
Untreated Sewn Nets
LLIN Chemical Feed System
LLIN Treatment
Folding Packing
Drying
Finished LLINs
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Example Application Blue Tint Applied to White
Nets
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End-of-Line Advantages
- Process developed around readily available,
off-the-shelf, industrial grade equipment that
only requires a special adaptation for the
chemical feed system - The process is designed to have zero effluent and
low environmental impact - Chemical treatment is done at the end of the net
production process, in a closed vessel, resulting
in minimal worker exposure to insecticide and/or
insecticide treated fabric - Specifications for implementing the technology
are available to all companies because of the
partnership agreement to encourage technology
transfer
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End-of-Line Disadvantages
- Batch process
- Quality/consistency of input raw material (sewn
nets) impacts quality of final product - Must have reliable source of consistent quality
sewn nets - Transfer of wet treated nets from washer to dryer
- Worker exposure
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Local Production of LLIN Products
- Recommended options include
- Cutting and sewing of LLIN
treated roll goods - Pad application w/existing equipment
- Local stitching plus End-of-Line treatment
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Why Support Local Production
- Manufacturing is the building block of economic
growth - Job creation
- Economic stimulus ... to the grass roots level
- Promotes education
- Sense of ownership, pride, etc.
- Basic utilities for local community (i.e. clean
water) - Economic growth leads to public health
- Local production is cost competitive
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Challenges
- Chicken or Egg
- No supply of WHOPES approved roll goods
- Finance (cash flow and credit)
- Taxes and tariffs
- Quality control (when doing LLIN application)
- Market opportunities
- Commercial sales
- Institutional tenders (WHOPES procurement spec)
- WHOPES and country registrations
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Current Opportunities
- Adami-Tulu Pesticide Processing Share Company
- Ethiopia
- Seeking to install local cutting and sewing
capacity and End-of-Line treatment with Bayer
LLIN Chemistry - Utexrwa S.A.
- Rwanda
- Seeking to implement pad application of Bayer
LLIN Chemistry and local cutting and sewing
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Current Opportunities
- Both have financial resources but need technical
assistance - Product design specifications
- Product assembly specifications
- Equipment selection, installation and start-up
- Raw material sourcing
- Process optimization
- Quality assurance
- Both need someone to Champion their efforts
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Anovotek, LLC
- Key Contacts
- Don Alexander, President
- dalexander_at_anovotek.com
- (803) 300-0687
- Andy Butenhoff, Executive Vice President
- abutenhoff_at_anovotek.com
- (864) 901-0107
- www.anovotek.com / www.agiene.com
