A new collaboration between Monforts, BW Converting, and Archroma aims to revolutionize textile finishing through sustainable solutions. The partnership integrates Monforts’ dyeing and finishing technology, BW Converting’s Baldwin TexCoat G4 digital spray technology, and Archroma’s advanced chemical formulations to reduce resource consumption while enhancing productivity.
The collaboration will support textile dyeing and finishing manufacturers by improving product quality and performance while optimizing the finishing process. In the latter half of 2024, Monforts will install Baldwin's TexCoat G4 digital spray unit on a stenter frame at its Advanced Technology Center (ATC) in Monchengladbach, Germany. This addition complements the ATC's existing capabilities, including full Montex stenter finishing lines and a Thermex range for continuous dyeing of woven fabrics, allowing customers to test and refine textiles in real-world conditions.
The Baldwin TexCoat G4 system modernizes traditional pad-dry-cure finishing by precisely applying chemistry only where needed, significantly cutting water, energy, and chemical use by up to 50 per cent. This precision technology, coupled with Archroma’s specialty chemicals, improves efficiency and fabric quality.
According to Monforts Junior Technologist Saskia Kuhlen, the TexCoat G4 installation will play a crucial role in advancing textile innovation at the ATC. Michael Schuhmann of Archroma added that this partnership will help manufacturers achieve energy and water savings while boosting production standards.
Rick Stanford of Baldwin emphasized the significance of this collaboration, noting that combining the expertise of the three companies will bring transformative change to the textile finishing sector, reducing environmental impact while enhancing operational output. Expansion into continuous spray dye applications is also on the horizon for the partnership.
