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GOLLER Sintensa Cyclone Objectives of spun oil washing

Spun oil washing is a pre-treatment wet processing
of synthetic woven or knitted (circular/warp knit)
Washing Range - First wet fabrics with appropriate de-oiling chemical agent to
remove spun oils from yarn & fabric surface. These
lubricants are applied in spinning process which
remains on the fabric through the knitting process.
process of synthetic fabric The purpose of open width spun oil washing process
is to make fabric pre-shrinkage, reduce and keep
certain levelling of oil distribution on the fabric, and to
production thus ensure uniform dyeing and finishing results in
subsequent finishing steps.

If a grey fabric with oils on it is heat set, there is an
accumulation of these oils in the stenter. This creates The benefits of Goller spun oil washing ranges:
inevitable for addressing the opportunities in the chances of fire in the exhaust pipelines and in the • Avoids fire hazard in stenter while pre-setting
active wear segment. heat exchangers. Oil dripping further creates quality • Even dyeing results
problems in subsequent processing. But after spun
• Pre shrinkage of fabric
German Review diagram 1). Goller is a major international player in set, the stenter will remain oil-free and safe, heavy gsm
The very first step in synthetic active wear processing
oil washing, if the washed fabric is pre-heated and
• Suitable for wide range of fabrics from light to
or spandex processing is spun oil washing (refer to
eliminating risks of fire and improving fabric quality.
• Environment-friendly process
this segment and a major supplier in wet finishing

The world-wide athletic apparel market grew
significantly between 2009 and 2020. This market is
further estimated to grow due to peoples growing
awareness on sport and exercise in daily life, that will
bring in US$ 207 billion in sales by 2025 (Source:
https://www.statista.com). There are many new
synthetic fabric manufactures set up and increased
their production capacity in the last decade.
Diagram 1: Process flow of synthetic fabric in dye house

These growth statistics of athleisure products are lines for high end synthetic fabric manufacturers
encouraging knit processors to consider expansions worldwide.
and diversifications to meet the needs of this
segment including new players from India and GOLLER – A brief introduction
Bangladesh. Many investments are therefore being Goller was founded in Germany and produced first
planned to tap the huge potential presented by this open width textile processing ranges in 1948. Goller
segment. became a member of the CHTC Fong’s Group in
2006. The integration of Goller into the CHTC Fong’s
Garment properties like protection, insulation, Group helped it to develop and spread at a
moisture permeability, stretch, shape retention, tremendous rate with its highly engineered textile wet
optimum heat and moisture regulation, rapid drying, finishing ranges for the textile industry. Nowadays,
dimensional stability even when wet, durable, easy Goller is one of global market leaders in the
care, light weight, soft touch, etc., are intrinsic to manufacturing of open width textile processing
active wear garments. However, these properties are ranges and her wet processing ranges including
not readily achievable in 100% cotton, circular knitted those for spun oil washing are widely used to
fabrics. Hence the need for synthetic circular or warp produce high quality woven and knitted fabric in
knitted fabric production and processing becomes world-wide textile dyeing factories.
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