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Complete Econtrol

for Istanbul Boyahanesi

Through investment in new Monforts technology, chemicals and energy usage and with the Thermex
Istanbul Boyahanesi is planning to increase its the savings are considerable,” adds plant manager
capacity for the commission dyeing and finishing of Hakan Kaplan. “It is also allowing us to make much
woven goods to a monthly 2.5 million square metres longer batches of fabrics.”
during 2019.
The Thermex Econtrol range has a working width of
This development has much in common with the 1.8 metres and allows the single-bath continuous
advances Monforts is making itself in the field of dyeing of cotton and polyester fabrics with selected
Industry 4.0 and automation, such as the latest reactive and dispersion dyestuffs, as well as
Qualitex 800 control system and the Web-UI app for cotton-polyester blends to be processed without
remote visualisation of Monforts technologies via reductive intermediate cleaning, eliminating the need
smart phones and tablet devices. for a steamer.

Thermex Econtrol Other processes, such as the use of indanthren vat
Based in the key Turkish textile centre of Çerkezköy, dyes for enhanced wash and boil fastness, or the
Istanbul Boyahanesi was only founded in 2017, on over-dyeing on reactive-dyed cotton fabrics to
the site of an older existing dyehouse. It is a joint achieve an extremely broad range of colour effects,
venture between two of Turkey’s leading textile are also carried out on the range.
wholesalers, Yilmaz Kumaşçilik, which specialises in
fabrics for casual and outerwear, and shirtings and Continuous quality
suitings textiles operation Erika Kumaşçilik. “The Monforts Montex stenter is of course, our key
Immediately on its formation, the first move of the product and its advantages are well established,”
new company was to order a new Monforts Thermex says Neotek founder Ahmet Kiliç. “It allows our
Econtrol continuous dyeing line. customers to achieve high quality continuously, with
the trusted electronic drive technology of Monforts.
“The existing equipment we inherited, which includes With the energy savings that are achieved they also
a 23-year-old Monforts Montex stenter, is only suitable save money and being robust, Monforts stenters also
for producing heavy weight fabrics with weights of require fewer spare parts and less maintenance, with
300gsm and above,” Mr Taşkin explains. “The new remote assistance in any case always available”.
Thermex allows us to get down to fabric weights of
80gsm.” “We have been very happy with the service we have
received to date from Monforts and Neotek, and will
Savings continue to trust their technology going forward as we
“Of course, there is no comparison in terms of expand our business,” Mr Taşkin concludes.

February/March 2019