Arvind, India’s leading denim producer, has installed the nation’s first Monforts Eco Line denim finishing machine for faster production, greater savings in energy, and better flexibility in design and innovation.
Installed by A.T.E. Enterprises Private Ltd., Monforts’ representative in India, the Eco Line can handle fabric widths of 1800 mm and operate at high speeds of up to 80 m/min. The company’s current annual denim capacity is 110 million metres. Hans Gerhard Wroblowski, Area Sales Director for Southeast Asia, Monforts is sure that Arvind’s early investment in this new technology gives the company at least a year lead ahead of the competition from other Indian mills.
The Eco Line system reduces energy losses and energy use, increases thermal transfer and keeps the drying energy on the textile material longer, so that it can be used very efficiently. As a result, energy savings of up to 50 per cent can be achieved. Additionally, exhaust air energy can also be reduced to a minimum.
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Aamir Akhtar, CEO, Arvind Lifestyle Fabrics’ Denim Division said, “We have our own major R&D facility, and we eat, think, sleep, and breathe design. For all this, we need the best in technology. Having been a Monforts user from the earliest days, we had no hesitation in investing in the new Eco Line. Not only does this make us even more responsive to customer needs and demands, and more creative in our design and production, there is also the very great energy saving advantage and tight control over emissions.”
