Brückner Textile Technologies, a leading German machinery manufacturer in the sector of coating and finishing of textiles, technical textiles, nonwovens and floor coverings, will focus on sustainable production at the upcoming ITMA 2015 exhibition that takes place from 12-19 November in Milan.

The company also offers new ideas for better products, a detailed and comprehensive requirement analysis and advisory service on the customer’s site to optimize energy consumption.

New Ecoline stenter generation

Brückner will present the new Ecoline machine concept in Milan for the first time, combining features, which had been separate up to now. The important attributes of the new Ecoline concept are the air-through zone in the first half-zone and an integrated heat-recovery unit, the company reports. This is said to allow the saving of thermal energy and production increases.

The dryer is provided with the proven alternating and split-flow air circulating system ensuring optimum temperature distribution. All established heating systems are available (gas direct, gas indirect, thermal oil, steam). Almost any kind of woven and knitted fabric can be treated.

Eco-Coat minimum application unit

In the field of application technology Brückner presents a new development for minimum impregnation applications. Functionalisation chemicals are applied with a liquor reservoir of only approx. 2.5 l for each m of working width. The reservoir can be used almost completely and no chemicals are wasted or disposed of. Impregnation, as well as applications on one or on both sides, are possible.

Due to the low application quantity the following processes, such as drying or curing, have to evaporate only a low quantity of water, which has clearly positive effects on the energy consumption of the respective dryer.

New Brückner concept for double sanfor line

The new machine concept for a double sanfor line, developed by Brückner together with the Italian company Klopman International, is said to meet the highest requirements regarding production capacity, shrinking values and fabric types to be finished. The special features of this line are two consecutively arranged rubber-belt shrinking machines in front of the felt calender.

Due to the first shrinking machine the fabric reaches the second machine already pre-shrunk and with optimum moisture. In the second step the fabric is extremely shrunk and leaves the line with a perfect hand. This Brückner development allows the finishing of high-quality articles in one pass with speeds up to 100 m/min.

Gain in productivity due to Brückner assistance systems

The productivity and energy efficiency of a textile stenter are not only influenced by the technical design of the line, but also depend on the set process parameters and the know-how of the operators. For this reason Brückner developed new software supporting the operator to control the stenter as effectively and energy-saving as possible. The heart of this software is a data base, which contains the decades of experience with machine parameters in function of the fabric type to be finished.

The frequently used machine parameters can be compared with desired recipes in order to identify waste, energy saving potentials and dormant capacity reserves over freely selectable periods of time. At the same time, the system monitors the conditions reducing the output and increasing the energy consumption such as soiling and generates suggestions for maintenance. The focus of this new development is to increase performance further and to minimize wastage.

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