Monforts technology is behind many denim innovations. As an alternative to conventional padding, especially for wet-in-wet solutions, the Monforts eco applicator can significantly reduce the thermal energy required for drying prior to the stretching and skewing of the denim fabric.

The ability of the eco applicator to significantly reduce energy costs has seen it rapidly accepted on the market. It slashes a company’s denim finishing costs. Monforts is now going a stage further in addressing resource efficiency by combining the eco applicator with its thermo stretch unit in the latest eco line concept.

The Monforts thermo stretch unit carries out the skewing (weft straightening), stretching and drying in a continuous process. The eco line system reduces energy requirements and losses, increases thermal transfer and keeps the drying energy on the textile material longer. As a result, energy savings of up to 50 per cent can be achieved. Exhaust air energy can also be reduced to a minimum, which has a positive effect on the emission load into the atmosphere.

Arvind recently installed India’s first integrated Monforts eco line which can handle fabric widths of 1.8 meters and operate at high speeds of up to 80 meters a minute. Monforts plans to introduce further innovations for denim during 2019.