Baldwin has launched a non-contact precision spray fabric finishing system. With extensive sustainability benefits, unprecedented tracking and process control, and industry 4.0 integration, TexCoat G4 provides consistently high-quality fabric finishing, with no chemistry waste, as well as minimal water and energy consumption. The innovative non-contact spray technology eliminates chemistry dilution in wet-on-wet processes. TexCoat G4 consistently and uniformly sprays chemistry across the fabric surface and applies it only where needed, on one or both sides of the fabric. Customers can expect no bath contamination during the finishing process, as well as minimal downtime during changeovers, which are made easy with recipe management that includes automated chemistry and coverage selection.

TexCoat G4 also enhances sustainability by wasting no chemistry during color, fabric, or chemistry changeovers, and because only the required chemistry volume is applied to the fabric, wet pick-up levels can be reduced by up to 50 per cent, leading to 50 per cent less water and energy consumption. Furthermore, in single-side applications, drying steps can be eliminated for various textiles, including those that are back-coated and laminated, thereby streamlining and simplifying the production process.

Baldwin is a manufacturer of innovative process-automation equipment and consumables for the printing, packaging, textile, plastic film extrusion, and corrugated industries.