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“Both home textiles and textiles for a wide range of
38 technical applications are key end-use markets for our
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technologies, making the joint Techtextil and Heimtexil
shows a stand-out event in 2022. We are looking
Cover Story Frankfurt.”
forward to reconnecting with customers old and new in
Stefan Flöth. Managing Director. Monforts
Special application needle SAN® 5.2 for sewing technical textiles

The Monforts EcoApplicator enable perfect finishes via a precise direct application system,
as an alternative to conventional padding
Special application needle SAN® 10 XS for sewing very fine and delicate fabrics
the formulations for thousands of treatment processes
called up again at any time. Individual operators can
also personalise their dashboards with the most
great stability through a special blade reinforcement, important machine functions and process parameters.
reliable loop pick-up for a greater safeguard against
skipped stitches as well as advantages in The Qualitex 800 system is available for the automat-
can also be extended for exhaust air cleaning and
multidirectional sewing operations due to a double ic and continuous operation of the company’s
odour elimination. Monforts can provide a range of
groove in the point area. GEBEDUR® coating Montex stenters, as well as its Thermex continuous
further resource-saving and energy recovery options
(titanium nitride) protects the needle from wear and dyeing ranges, Monfortex shrinking systems and
tailored to each individual line installation including
damages, especially in the eye and point area. Montex®Coat coating units.
modification of the heating source.
Sensitive fabric Monforts Montex®Coat coating units serve an
“Montex stenters provide maximum efficiency, the
When it comes to the sewing of fine knitwear, the equally diverse number of markets, including tents,
ultimate in flexibility and the ability to switch quickly
Special Application Needles SAN® 10 and SAN® 10 tarpaulins and awnings, black-out roller blinds and
from one fabric formula to the next,” says Monforts
XS are the solution to avoid material damage. Gentle sail cloth, automotive interior fabrics and medical
Textile Technologies Engineer Jonas Beisel. “The
and stable is how the special application needle disposables. Full PVC coatings, pigment dyeing or
easy to use human-machine interface (HMI) makes
SAN® 10 is best described. It combines the minimal application surface and low penetration
the operation of the line much simpler and cuts down
requirements of material protection and needle treatments and solvent coatings (in explosion-proof
the necessary training periods, while at the same
stability. Its slim design results in a reduced conditions) with knife coating, roller coating or screen
time reducing the chance of human error.”
cross-section in the eye area, reducing the stress on printing can all be accommodated with this system.
the material as the needle penetrates it. At the same
time, the special blade geometry provides sufficient All of these very different materials require expert
stability to avoid needle breakage. SAN® 10 XS is coating and finishing for maximum efficiency, using
even gentler on the material. The cylindrical blade Monforts technologies which provide the ultimate in
Needle dispensing trolley
enables a very gentle penetration of the material by flexibility and the ability to switch quickly from one
the needle but reduces needle stability. It is used for fabric run to the next, without compromising on the
Perfectly organized for process safety and more
the processing of very fine and delicate material where economical use of energy or raw materials.
What sewing factories must definitely avoid is the risk
The Techtextil and Heimtextil Summer Special June. Dedicated Montex lines have also been the main focus is on avoiding material damage. of injury to the end user by needle fragments left in
exhibitions, taking place together in Frankfurt from supplied to producers of airbags, flame retardant The Monforts EcoApplicator offers further potential for
the garment. For this reason, Groz-Beckert has
June 21-24, represent a welcome, once-only oppor- barrier fabrics and spacer fabrics, as well as More tough stuff sustainably achieving perfect finishes via a precise
developed its INH Quality Management. The
tunity for Monforts to showcase its advanced finish- high-temperature filter materials. For the processing of medium to heavy materials like direct application system, as an alternative to
patented INH (Ideal Needle Handling) Quality
ing and coating technologies for two of its major denim or work clothing, Groz-Beckert offers its conventional padding – where fabrics are immersed
Management facilitates the handling of sewing
markets – especially at a time when energy prices Energy prices are rising steeply everywhere and a Special Application Needle SAN® 6. As thread in a bath of the required finishing chemicals. It can
machine needles within the production process and
continue to soar for textile manufacturers in Europe. particular emphasis for Monforts in Frankfurt will be breakage and skipped stitches often occur when significantly further reduce the energy and water
supports adherence to the buyers’ compliance
on the energy and heat recovery that can be sewing denim, the SAN® 6 needle comes with a required and finishes can be applied on just one side
regulations. It helps to quickly find all fragments of
European-built Montex stenters have earned their achieved with Montex stenters, through features such larger eye so that the thread can slide through of the fabric, or both, and even separately on each
Jonas Beisel and the team look forward to reconnecting with you in Frankfurt
Whether classic T-shirts, high-quality suits, shoes or
Sensitive application
broken needles and document all needle changes in
leading position on the market for fabric finishing due as better insulation of the treatment chambers or the smoothly. Also thicker threads can be used without side, to be sealed in place via different heating zones
Groz-Beckert Special Application Needles (SAN®
technical textiles – with a wide product range of about
a digital way. The INH Quality Management includes
to their robustness, reliability and economy. Existing MonforClean system, in which waste heat from the increasing the needle size. Due to the Loop Control® in the stenter. This allows endless differentiation
With the highly intuitive Qualitex 800 visualization
series) are especially designed for challenging
3,000 sewing and shoe machine needles
work equipment like the needle dispensing trolley,
customers include many manufacturers in the field of drying process is used to pre-heat the drying air geometry, a perfect loop formation and pick-up is possibilities.
software, all article-specific settings can be stored and
sewing processes. The SAN® 5.2 needle meets the
Groz-Beckert offers the right product for every
needle return box and with the app INH@site and the
home textiles, as well as those making geotextiles, resulting in a radical reduction in the conventional guaranteed so that skipped stitches can be reduced. browser software INH@office also two software
requirements for processing technical textiles like
application. Three product highlights and the quality
automotive fabrics and other functional materials – all heat supply required compared to gas and thermal Needle breakages are also avoided. components.
management system are introduced below.
airbags, car seats or upholstered furniture. It offers a
of whom will be well represented in Frankfurt this oil heating. The modular system for heat recovery
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