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Biancalani Textile

Machinery

presented

sustainable textile

finishing solutions

at ITM 2022

Michele Gabarra. Senior Sales Manager. Biancalani srl Italy.

Founded in Prato in 1957 by Fiorenzo Biancalani, time with strong and controllable mechanical action,
Biancalani Textile Machinery a historic Italian and adjustable water level, make AQUARIA® a very
company in the textile machinery industry designs efficient washing and wet processing system for any
and manufactures 100% made-in-Italy textile finishing application.
machines for fabrics and knitwear. “ITM Istanbul 2022
is the first international exhibition, after the last ITMA “The working principle, based on high air speed
in 2019, held without any restrictions, and for which transports (and dries) the fabric, shooting it
Biancalani it marked an important new starting point against a specially designed stainless steel grid,
towards new normality” said Michele Gabarra, Senior ensures defect-free processing of any type of textile
Sales Manager at Biancalani in a brief interview with surface, with excellent results. The machine design
TEXtalks International in Istanbul. allows a very efficient thermal exchange and low
energy usage for all the processes, offering
Michele Gabarra further explained the new considerable savings in terms of the processing
technologies being showcased at ITMA 2022. cost.”
“Biancalani focuses on the AQUARIA® open-width
washing range, and on the new treatments which are Michele Gabarra affirmed that “Sustainability has
made possible by the recent development of this line always been at the core of what and how Biancalani
of machines, such as continuous weight-reduction produces it. Solutions for fabric treatment, allowing to
treatment on polyester, extremely efficient washing reach outstanding results with almost no impact on
after digital printing, and frosted effect on cupro, the environment are what they always look for, and
cupro-like and modal fabrics. All of these treatments Industry 4.0 is also a way to keep every detail under
can be performed safely in open-width and with low control and further improve the production efficiency.
water and chemical usage.” Designing a softening machine such AIRO®24 which
uses mechanical action allows for the reduction or
Based on the same working principle of AIRO® and avoiding the usage of chemicals, and a washing
AIRO®24, by using air as a means of transporting machine such as AQUARIA® with a very efficient
the fabric, AQUARIA® can manage to process in an washing thanks to its mechanical action, allows to
optimal way any kind of textile surface. And the reduce the amount of water and chemicals which are
unique and powerful combination of a long dwelling used, always ensuring perfect results.”

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