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Monforts: A complete finishing line upgrade for Wülfing (c) A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG / AWOL Media
A completely new joint control system joins the two machines seamlessly.
06.07.2021

Monforts: A complete finishing line upgrade for Wülfing

Wülfing GmbH is one of the oldest but also one of the most modern home textiles companies in Germany, with its main weaving and finishing operations located in Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia, and a further jacquard weaving mill in Steinfurt, as well as with a making up and packaging plant in the Czech Republic.

At its Borken plant, Wülfing has employed a Monforts sanforizing line since 2009 to guarantee the required dimensional stability and shrink-fastness of its high quality bed linen. With a working width of over three metres, the sanforizing process is a central pillar in the production of typical wide-width cotton fabrics for home textiles.

In 2017, the company was able to acquire a second Monforts sanforizing line from another company which, although built in 2005, had been virtually unused. It was overhauled and installed behind a Monforts equalizing frame of a similar age.

“Unfortunately, the two machines had to be operated separately via individual controls and did not represent an integrated unit,” says Schulte-Mesum. “This resulted in deficits in the desired productivity and in the control technology.”

Wülfing GmbH is one of the oldest but also one of the most modern home textiles companies in Germany, with its main weaving and finishing operations located in Borken, North Rhine-Westphalia, and a further jacquard weaving mill in Steinfurt, as well as with a making up and packaging plant in the Czech Republic.

At its Borken plant, Wülfing has employed a Monforts sanforizing line since 2009 to guarantee the required dimensional stability and shrink-fastness of its high quality bed linen. With a working width of over three metres, the sanforizing process is a central pillar in the production of typical wide-width cotton fabrics for home textiles.

In 2017, the company was able to acquire a second Monforts sanforizing line from another company which, although built in 2005, had been virtually unused. It was overhauled and installed behind a Monforts equalizing frame of a similar age.

“Unfortunately, the two machines had to be operated separately via individual controls and did not represent an integrated unit,” says Schulte-Mesum. “This resulted in deficits in the desired productivity and in the control technology.”

Wülfing consulted with Monforts on a number of upgrade options and opted for a completely new joint control system to merge the two machines, as well as a new connecting inlet, a tensioning and damping field and a steaming unit.

“Monforts provided a fast and precise erection and commissioning of the technology in spite of the difficult pandemic circumstances,” says Schulte-Mesum. “The result has been an increase in production speeds by 20% and enhanced uniformity in fabric width through a much improved guidance system.

“We are also achieving energy savings as a result of the new control and drive technology and operation has been simplified and improved as a result of the unified control. We benefit from simplified access for maintenance work such as the grinding of the rubber blanket, but most of all we have greatly improved our flexibility and now have two almost identical Monforts sanforizing lines.”

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A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH & Co. KG / AWOL Media

(c) Andritz
28.06.2021

ANDRITZ at ANEX/SINCE 2021

International technology Group ANDRITZ will be presenting its innovative nonwovens production and textile solutions at ANEX/SINCE 2021 in Shanghai, China, from July 22 to 24, 2021. The product portfolio covers state-of-the-art nonwovens and textile production technologies such as air-through bonding, needlepunch, spunlace, spunbond, wetlaid/Wetlace, converting, textile finishing, airlay, recycling, and bast fiber processing.

Among the largest end-use markets for nonwoven products are materials for durable uses. Interior linings for cars, materials for construction, geotextiles, synthetic leathers for clothing and furniture, carpeting, filtration and many other industries rely on the use of nonwovens produced using the needlepunch method.

International technology Group ANDRITZ will be presenting its innovative nonwovens production and textile solutions at ANEX/SINCE 2021 in Shanghai, China, from July 22 to 24, 2021. The product portfolio covers state-of-the-art nonwovens and textile production technologies such as air-through bonding, needlepunch, spunlace, spunbond, wetlaid/Wetlace, converting, textile finishing, airlay, recycling, and bast fiber processing.

Among the largest end-use markets for nonwoven products are materials for durable uses. Interior linings for cars, materials for construction, geotextiles, synthetic leathers for clothing and furniture, carpeting, filtration and many other industries rely on the use of nonwovens produced using the needlepunch method.

ANDRITZ Nonwoven’s processes play a pioneering role in the production of biodegradable materials. For many years, ANDRITZ has offered different processes, like spunlace, Wetlace and Wetlace CP, all with one goal in mind: Elimination of plastic components while maintaining the high quality of the desired product properties. Such processes achieve high performance entirely with plastic-free raw materials. The added benefit of using a blend of fibers, like wood pulp, short-cut cellulosic fibers, viscose, cotton, hemp, bamboo or linen, without chemical additives results in a 100% sustainable fabric, thus meeting customers’ needs exactly as well as supporting the strong tendency to move away from plastics and synthetics.

The latest development in this field is the ANDRITZ neXline wetlace CP line. This process combines the benefits of two forming technologies (inline drylaid and wetlaid web forming process) with bonding by hydroentanglement. Natural fibers, like pulp or viscose, can be processed smoothly and generate a high-performance and cost-efficient wipe that is fully biodegradable and plastic-free.

More information:
Andritz Andritz Nonwoven ANEX
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Andritz

23.06.2021

EFI Reggiani verbessert die schnellste Textil-Digitaldruckmaschine der Welt weiter

  • Die schnellste Textil-Digitaldruckmaschine der Welt, die EFI Reggiani BOLT, liefert nun noch höhere Bildqualität

Dank Verbesserungen bei Hardware und Software der Ultrahochgeschwindigkeits-Inkjet-Druckmaschine gehören die Herausforderungen der Single-Pass-Bildverarbeitung unter anderem aufgrund weicherer Volltöne und verbesserter Druckhomogenität der Vergangenheit an

  • Die schnellste Textil-Digitaldruckmaschine der Welt, die EFI Reggiani BOLT, liefert nun noch höhere Bildqualität

Dank Verbesserungen bei Hardware und Software der Ultrahochgeschwindigkeits-Inkjet-Druckmaschine gehören die Herausforderungen der Single-Pass-Bildverarbeitung unter anderem aufgrund weicherer Volltöne und verbesserter Druckhomogenität der Vergangenheit an

Electronics For Imaging, Inc. hat die schnellste Textil-Digitaldruckmaschine der Welt, die EFI™ Reggiani BOLT, jetzt noch besser gemacht. Bei dem Upgrade handelt es sich um eine Kombination aus Verbesserungen bei Hardware und Software, mit deren Hilfe die Artefaktbildung minimiert wird, indem der Ausfall einzelner Düsen, der im Laufe der Zeit auftreten kann, kompensiert und für eine höhere Homogenität gesorgt wird, wodurch weichere Volltöne möglich sind. Das Upgrade liefert nicht nur eine höhere Qualität und sanftere Gradienten, sondern beschleunigt auch das Auswechseln der Druckköpfe und sorgt für eine drastische Erhöhung der Dateiverarbeitungsgeschwindigkeit um bis zu 200 % für große, komplexe Dateien.
 
Die Erstellung spezieller Farbprofile mit der neuesten Version des digitalen EFI Fiery®  Front-Ends BT-1000, mit dem der Drucker betrieben wird, liefert bessere, intensivere Farbtöne und verbessert die Möglichkeit zum Abstimmen auf bestehende, im digitalen Textildruck übliche Farbprofile.
 
Diese Verbesserungen sind ein wichtiger Schritt, um die Präsenz des Digitaldrucks in der Branche weiter zu stärken und umweltfreundlichere, nachhaltigere Inkjet-Technologien als Ersatz für analoge Farbgebungsprozesse in den Vordergrund zu stellen, welche die Textilherstellung zur zweitgrößten umweltbelastenden Industrie der Welt machen.
 
“Durch seine in der Branche unangefochtene Geschwindigkeit und die nun noch höhere Druckqualität kann die EFI Reggiani BOLT dazu beitragen, eine Revolution im Textildruck zu entfachen und die Verschiebung der Produktion hin zur Digitaltechnologie zu verstärken, da sich die Investition bei hochvolumigen Aufträgen aufgrund des überlegenden Durchsatzes sowie der unerreichten Zuverlässigkeit und Betriebszeit besonders schnell bezahlt macht”, so Adele Genoni, EFI Reggiani Senior Vice President und General Manager. “Durch die neuen Verbesserungen an der BOLT – und deren Fähigkeit, mit einer Rekordgeschwindigkeit von 90 Metern pro Minute in extrem hoher Qualität auf einer Vielzahl von Designs und Stoffarten zu drucken – liegen Analog- und Digitaldruck in der Textilbranche wirtschaftlich gesehen näher beieinander als je zuvor. Mit dieser branchenführenden, qualitativ hochwertigen und durchsatzstarken Lösung für den digitalen Textildruck ist die Single-Pass-Technologie nun attraktiver denn je.”
 
Die Chancen stehen recht gut, dass die 1,8 Meter breite Single-Pass-Druckmaschine – die als erster Textil-Digitaldrucker den Printing United Alliance InterTech™ Award für Innovationen im Bereich der modernen Drucktechnologie erhielt – die Transformation der Branche stark beeinflussen wird. Mit den bisher in Betrieb befindlichen Exemplaren hat EFI Reggiani BOLT schon jetzt weltweit mehr als 50 Millionen laufende Meter an Textilien bedruckt.
 
Schnellere Verarbeitung und qualitativ hochwertigerer Druck
Das Upgrade der EFI Reggiani BOLT ist jetzt weltweit verfügbar und beinhaltet für eine bessere Gesamtleistung, Druckqualität, Homogenität und Bedienerfreundlichkeit unter anderem die folgenden Verbesserungen bei Hardware und Software.

11.06.2021

EFI Reggiani introduces Textile Digital Printer

The new, industrial, entry-level EFI™ Reggiani BLAZE scanning printer from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. is making its debut at the ITMA Asia tradeshow, 12-16 June in Shanghai, China. The high-quality printer is an easy-to-use, smart solution to help textile companies blaze their successful trail into the world of efficient, sustainable industrial inkjet printing. It is equipped with EFI Reggiani’s state-of-the-art technology, offering high quality, reliability and flexibility on the widest variety of designs.

The new, industrial, entry-level EFI™ Reggiani BLAZE scanning printer from Electronics For Imaging, Inc. is making its debut at the ITMA Asia tradeshow, 12-16 June in Shanghai, China. The high-quality printer is an easy-to-use, smart solution to help textile companies blaze their successful trail into the world of efficient, sustainable industrial inkjet printing. It is equipped with EFI Reggiani’s state-of-the-art technology, offering high quality, reliability and flexibility on the widest variety of designs.

Cutting-edge technology in a compact footprint
The EFI Reggiani BLAZE printer is designed to give textile companies the opportunity to enter the digital textile printing market with a compact solution. The new, 1.8-metre wide printer offers an innovative, low-maintenance, continuous recirculation ink system equipped with a level sensor and degassing as well as a printhead crash protective system for longer printhead life and superior uptime.
 
Thanks to its cutting-edge printhead reliability and low maintenance costs for a competitive TCO (total cost of ownership), the BLAZE printer can produce up to 125 linear metres per hour with a printing resolution up to 600x1200 dots per inch (dpi). The printer – which delivers excellent productivity as one of the fastest digital inkjet solutions in its class – has eight 300-dpi dual channel printheads and can print in up to eight colours with full variable drop size.

Flexible fabric feed and handling for higher productivity
The EFI Reggiani BLAZE is equipped with a continuous and switchable belt washing unit to remove water and fabric hairs. An embedded device for adhesive application offers the possibility to use thermoplastic, resin and permanent adhesives.
 
The printer also includes other features for enhanced productivity and value, including a 400-mm roll unwinder, expandable shafts, an air gun and a pneumatic bar for standard fabrics.

Efficient software and electronics technology
The Reggiani BLAZE printer offers a friendly and intuitive user interface with real-time image processing and flexible queue management. The software also runs a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) job editor, as well as tools to accurately predict printing speed and ink usage.

EFI Reggiani TERRA Silver enhancement
EFI has also released an enhanced version of the EFI Reggiani TERRA Silver printer, a 1.8-metre wide printer operating with EFI Reggiani’s unique TERRA pigment ink with binder solution for high-quality, highly sustainable, direct-to-textile printing without steaming or washing.

Features:

  • A new recirculating ink system for superior reliability and minimum maintenance at start up and during production
  • Several printing modes to ensure maximum flexibility in terms of design capability
  • New, real-time image processing that eliminates time spent in image pre-calculations
  • A user friendly, intuitive interface
  • A more-efficient polymerisation process that takes place as printed textile goes through the printer’s on-board dryer.