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Eco friendly denim finishing

from Monforts at ShanghaiTex

Monforts will be placing special emphasis on its rubber’ twin compressive shrinking unit ensures
latest Denim finishing technologies at ShanghaiTex minimum residual shrinkage values and highest
- 27 – 30 November – in Hall W5, Booth A11; production speeds which could not be
including the innovative ThermoStretch skewing achieved before.
unit avoiding the expensive need for Access to the internet is turning everyone into an E-Control continuous dyeing ranges, Monfortex
steam-operated cylinder dryers. In the denim industry, this concept is making a instant handyman and when a job around the and Toptex shrinking systems and Eco Applicator
significant contribution to higher productivity and house needs doing, YouTube is the place to go to and texCoat coating units.
The new ThermoStretch skewing unit from lower energy consumption and the company has for demonstrations and instructions from experts,
Monforts offers new and improved features for Eco references in Vietnam and Mexico. Denim just as Wikipedia has become the default source Familiar features
friendly denim finishing avoiding the excessive use technologists will be at the exhibition to offer for information. Previous obstacles to knowledge The Qualitex 800 has all the intuitive features
of ‘expensive to generate’ steam that was detailed advice to visitors on the latest denim such as language and access to specialist operators will be familiar with from touchscreen
previously necessary for the cylinder dryers; finishing processes. manuals are fast disappearing as a result. smart phones and tablets to make navigation
thereby replacing the need for steam-operated extremely easy and cut down the time required for
cylinder dryers. Monforts will also highlight its texCoat coating The same instant connectivity and easy distribution becoming familiar with the system. Operation is via
processes and finishing of technical textiles, of know-how is changing the face of industrial touchscreen and wheel effect selection and the
It also provides a much gentler treatment of the especially airbag materials at the show. Monforts is manufacturing, making the operation of complex dashboard can be individually configured to meet
denim fabric during stretching than was previously the only manufacturer that can offer completely machinery much simpler and cutting down the the exact needs of an operator’s tasks.
achievable together with an optimised fabric hand. integrated coating lines from a single source with required training periods, while at the same time,
The ThermoStretch unit also continues to be the coating machine tailored to the subsequent reducing the chance of human error. All parameters for setting up a machine – the
available as a ‘long stretch’ unit but without heating Monforts drying technology. working width, the chamber temperatures, drive
properties for the fabric. This is certainly the case with the latest Qualitex selections and energy settings – can be
The Monforts system has the shortest fabric path 800 control system which has been introduced by pre-selected to a comprehensive range of stored
Monforts has in depth ‘knowhow’ in high speed from the coating unit into the stenter and offers all Monforts to make operation of its finishing and well-proven recipes specific to the weight,
processing ranges for denim finishing with the variations of coating application systems, such as machines as close to ‘child’s play’ as is possible. construction and fibre content of the individual
‘double rubber’ twin compressive shrinking unit knife over air, knife over roller, magnetic knife or fabric being processed.
working in tandem for working speeds even above printing head. All of these options are also The new ThermoStretch skewing unit from Monforts offers new and improved features for This highly advanced system is available for the
80 metres / minute. The larger fabric content of the available in wider widths, with the engineering from Eco friendly denim finishing. Illustrated a complete Eco denim line in Mexico - the first automatic and continuous operation of the The machine can then be set to ‘Monformatic
ThermoStretch unit in combination with the ‘double a single source. to use the technology for finishing denim fabrics of up to 300 g/sqm. company’s Montex stenters, Thermex and Mode’ to allow it to operate automatically, based

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on maximized pre-set values in respect of can be accessed.
parameters such as machine speed, fabric dwell
time and the fixation temperature for specific If necessary, the E-CAD drawings and the spare
finishing operations. parts catalogue can also be remotely consulted
and a camera can be called up at any time for
A series of checks and balances has been built in remote visualization of the individual machine and
for both the machine and the operator, with actual its parts.
performance constantly compared to the pre-set
values and compensatory measures introduced Cost comparisons
either automatically or by simple manual The Monforts Teleservice also allows operating
intervention. All machine parameters are stored for data to be acquired for historic analysis and
further evaluation and the creation of historic trend production batch comparisons, with a
charts and any potential problems are flagged up nine-parameter cost breakdown allowing mills to
by instant alarms for later performance analysis. carry out highly accurate financial forecasting and
keep a tight rein on costs.
If a problem occurs that is serious enough to lead
to a potential downtime in production, more help is With the Qualitex 800 and Monforts Teleservice all
at hand via the Monforts Teleservice portal. With data and communication can also be accessed
this service, companies can enter into internet away from the mill too, via common mobile
conferences with Monforts specialists in Germany, devices, as components in an overall service
with video, audio, chat or whiteboard problem intended to very rapidly and efficiently turn
solving available, and all documentation in respect machine operators into experts and allow for
of operation, maintenance and wiring diagrams uninterrupted, trouble-free production.