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             Concept and Technology                           e-Flow (Eco)
             Jeanologia designs & develops laser and ecosys-  https://youtu.be/oqCBqKluGH8
 Sustainable Denim Finishing  tems that:
             • Enhance industrial productivity
             • Provide Energy Efficiency
 Jeanologia  • Reduce Water Consumption
             • Eliminate damaging emissions and waste

             The two key technologies are laser and eco finishing.
             As evident by name, lasers are applied to finish
                                     denim and the company
                                     is global leader with
                                     85% market share in this
                                     segment. In Eco finish-  Company
                                     ing, ozone and           Jeanologia is a multi-cultural / multilingual company
                                     nano-technology based    with more than 120 technical and creative people
                                     solutions are exist for   with one common passion: innovation. Located in
                                     sustainable denim        Valencia (Headquarters), Barcelona (laser production
                                     finishing. The laser     factory) and Izmir (service & development centre)
                                     technology can bring     Jeanologia is today composed by a team with
                                     savings of up to 70% I   abroad experience in laser and eco-efficient technol-
                                     water consumption, 60%   ogies. Jeanologia has 1700 m2 Production Centre,
                                     of energy and 80% of     and has developed some of the most revolutionary
                                     chemicals at a produc-   industrial laser machinery in the world. This has been
             tion rate of 200 jeans pairs per hour. eFlow is an   done not only for the textile industry but also for
             eco-technology – one glass of water, one garment   applications such as marking, id coding + tracking,
             which offers up to 95% reduction in water consump-  engraving, cutting, welding, micro-welding, surface
             tion compared to conventional processes requiring   treatments, micro-perforation and pre-cutting, in a
             70 litres. Air from the atmosphere is converted into   wide variety of sectors: packaging, foodstuffs and
             nanobubbles. Products and water naturally distribute   beverages, leather, metal, ceramics as well as
             forming the nanobubble skin. Please visit/scan the   pharmaceuticals. In Valencia, Jeanologia has R&D
 About 20% of industrial fresh water pollution comes   jeans and burns the wash into them. The process is   following exemplar links for video demos.      facilities. A laboratory, a laundry room and a fully
 from textile treatment and dyeing, According to Textile   very quick and the washes look amazing. This   equipped hi-tech machinery, which are a for research
 Exchange. With this growing realization of need to   water-free technology can give much wanted   and prototype development by international brands
 have sustainable products and looking at this huge   'distressed' or 'vintage' look to the denim. It is the   and customers. At Sant Quirze production facilities,
 impact of textile industry on the environment – of   fastest growing and accepted technique in the denim   the latest laser technologies are developed. In Turkey,
 which denim is an important segment – the natural   market, as this technology has made denims go   Jeanologia has teams and facilities prepared to give
 way forward is only devising new products, ways and   green. This method creates patterns like dots, lines,   service to local production platforms as well as to a
 processes which can help in reducing the environ-  text and even images which are executed through   vast geographic area. The company also has a local
 mental footprint of textiles. Denim finishing is one of   computer managed process.  technical centre in Pakistan.
 the processes utilized to give a certain look to the
 jeans. There are many techniques used for denim
 finishing such as, stone wash, mill wash, moon wash,
 bleach, distressed look, whisker effect, 3D effect, PP   Jeanologia Laser Twin HS
 spray, sandblast, etc. The dry finishing can create
 many effects on denim which has enticed the   Twin HS (Laser)
 customers and enhanced its prospect in the   https://youtu.be/OfbjVqtR338
 denim market.

 Laser wash is an exceptional method which can
 create extraordinary jeans and reduce the environ-
 mental impact of this industry. In laser wash, there is
 no use of water, stones or sand to wash the jeans.
 The wash is done using laser which goes across the   Jeanologia TWIN HS



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