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Monforts new

developments are the door

opener for Denim Fashion

Hans Wroblowloski - Head of Denim Finishing Technology
A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG, Germany
Monforts is a global leader among the manufacturers today’s ways in industry 4.0.
and exporters of textile machines – since 1884.
About a question to power savings, he replied “if we
Mr Hans Wroblowloski, Head of Denim Finishing talk about electronic power, we are using today’s new
Technology, Monforts Textilmaschinen GbmH & Co. standards already, the IP standard 4, the use of special
KG, talking to TEXtalks told that Monforts was founded kind of motors that can save up to 10% to 15% of
in 1884 by August Monforts, a long story. In 50’s, we energy by power but if we talk about general savings
started the stenters which we till today manufacture for then we look into by application systems as less
different type of applications. Further, we developed humidity to use as less steam or dry capacity required.
dyeing machines, continuous dyeing machines. We What the major cost factors in production are, the heat
also manufacture machines for technical textiles. sources; drying heat setting, all kind of unit heat,
Monforts is in the wide field of textiles today. steam and oil is needed to keep fabrics dried. This is
how to save the cost and we are really focused on to
Answering to a question for the new developments at save the sources in the production.
ITMA Asia, Mr Hans Wroblowloski told, “Two main
developments we have bought in, especially for energy In denim, where some kind of ecological function
saving. We brought new technology of Eco Applicator, required, we also assure to not use more chemistry
where we really assure the minimize application of than required. We use items up to their maximum
humidity including chemistry so that no further more potential. So that is one case the other thing is energy.
energy is used to dry or to fix all this kind of chemistry We are using the energy only on the fabric side and we
on the fabrics. So at least up to 50% savings can be are not wasting it elsewhere and therefore we have in
reached in a shift during the processing and the the stenter special kind of isolation and a circulation
second one is the developing of a dyeing process like systems so that the heat is always in contact with the
e-control and by fine tuning even for polyester cotton fabric itself. That is our code Blue Competence as well.
fabrics, we have now two steps dyeing process made In dyeing section this is little bit different. We have to
in one step. So that opens a door to save the look into the sources as well that we save dye
chemistry, time and opens a door for more pigments and getting good results and fastness. Even
productivity. after the garment wash, not too many of chemicals
come into water. Therefore, we are really looking in this
About the industry 4.0, Mr Hans Wroblowloski told, “I kind of ecological functions.
have been working for 12 years on industry 4.0 and the
machines are equipped with many possibilities which Our new machines use tensions ten times less to avoid
are already fulfilling these kind of standards. Different the skew that opens the doors for the sensitive
people have different mind sets and standards, one is materials which were supposed not to run before. Then
of course to optimize efficiency & productivity so that we combined three processes in one Thermo-Stretch
overall cost deduction for producers or consumers unit, bow correction, skew correction and conditioning
later on can be shifted but the main point is that all we for heat-set materials. This was really the goal to open
have is lot of data involved so these people can today the flexibility for elastic materials, combined materials,
store this kind of information which they can restore printed materials even for the new functional
and they can recall it even for quality reasons that give processing. That is the reason why we see how
us opportunity to say we have a big data system. fashion is moving in denim and it is the door opener
Everywhere you can store data and recall, that is for denim.

November/December 2018