Acafintex expects bright future with Monforts technology

At a total length of over 71 metres, Montex finishing line installed by Monforts for Acafintex at its plant in Puebla, Mexico, is one of the highest capacity stenters the German technology leader has delivered to date. Puebla is known as the epicentre of Mexico’s textile and clothing industry and is ideally placed for supplying both the US and Europe.

 

At a total length of over 71 metres, Montex finishing line installed by Monforts for Acafintex at its plant in Puebla, Mexico, is one of the highest capacity stenters the German technology leader has delivered to date. Puebla is known as the epicentre of Mexico's textile and clothing industry and is ideally placed for supplying both the US and Europe.#

Mexico's textile and clothing industry spans the entire production chain from cotton growing and man-made fibre production to the manufacture of yarn, fabric, finished clothing and accessories. The industry is estimated to directly employ around 640,000 workers and to provide livelihoods for many more people indirectly. The country is a key supplier of textiles and clothing to the US, but has faced fierce competition from China, which has until recently been the largest supplier of textiles and clothing to the US market.

 

At a total length of over 71 metres, Montex finishing line installed by Monforts for Acafintex at its plant in Puebla, Mexico, is one of the highest capacity stenters the German technology leader has delivered to date. Puebla is known as the epicentre of Mexico's textile and clothing industry and is ideally placed for supplying both the US and Europe.#

Founded in 1986, family-owned Acafintex operates as a commission dyehouse, finishing both knitted and woven fabrics for local companies in Mexico, in widths of between 100 cm to 3.6 metres. The company is run by father and son team Don Francisco and Lic Francisco Moyano.

 

At a total length of over 71 metres, Montex finishing line installed by Monforts for Acafintex at its plant in Puebla, Mexico, is one of the highest capacity stenters the German technology leader has delivered to date. Puebla is known as the epicentre of Mexico's textile and clothing industry and is ideally placed for supplying both the US and Europe.#

“We have very flexible operations for fabric finishing and also produce and sell our own fabrics for both the fashion industry and for the uniforms market,” Don Francisco said in a press release. “These days, we are increasingly finishing materials for technical textiles and for the automotive industry too. We have both local and international suppliers of both yarns and base fabrics and make sure we choose the best and most reliable sources. Exports now account for over 40 per cent of our sales.”

 

At a total length of over 71 metres, Montex finishing line installed by Monforts for Acafintex at its plant in Puebla, Mexico, is one of the highest capacity stenters the German technology leader has delivered to date. Puebla is known as the epicentre of Mexico's textile and clothing industry and is ideally placed for supplying both the US and Europe.#

With a width of 3.8 metres, the new Monforts Montex line at Acafintex is equipped with no less than 12 double TwinAir drying chambers to meet the requirements of specific technical textiles to a European customer, in a contract secured following the company’s ISO 9001 certification in 2019. The line is equipped with an integrated heat recovery system and also benefits from an exhaust air cleaning system to ensure the most resource-efficient processing available on the market.

 

At a total length of over 71 metres, Montex finishing line installed by Monforts for Acafintex at its plant in Puebla, Mexico, is one of the highest capacity stenters the German technology leader has delivered to date. Puebla is known as the epicentre of Mexico's textile and clothing industry and is ideally placed for supplying both the US and Europe.#

On the Monforts TwinAir system, the airflows above and below the fabric being dried can be regulated completely independently of each other, with Optiscan Auto-Balance fully controlling the distance between the fabric and the dryer nozzles via variable-frequency fan motors and CCD chip evaluation. As a result, the evaporation rate of the stenter and its energy utilisation are always fully optimised. Contact-free drying eliminates the possibility of fabric marking or stitch draft.

 

At a total length of over 71 metres, Montex finishing line installed by Monforts for Acafintex at its plant in Puebla, Mexico, is one of the highest capacity stenters the German technology leader has delivered to date. Puebla is known as the epicentre of Mexico's textile and clothing industry and is ideally placed for supplying both the US and Europe.#

“From the installation to the start-up, we were supported by a team of Monforts technicians and local representative Arnulf Thaler at Sattex here in Mexico,” Lic Francisco said. “Of course, every installation has its challenges and with such big machines we needed to modify several things inside the factory and also required certain modifications from Monforts which were all carried out successfully.”

 

At a total length of over 71 metres, Montex finishing line installed by Monforts for Acafintex at its plant in Puebla, Mexico, is one of the highest capacity stenters the German technology leader has delivered to date. Puebla is known as the epicentre of Mexico's textile and clothing industry and is ideally placed for supplying both the US and Europe.#

Forced, like much of the textile industry globally, to temporarily suspend operations at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Acafintex is now back to full production, having installed the necessary safety measures for its employees, and is anticipating a bright future.

 

At a total length of over 71 metres, Montex finishing line installed by Monforts for Acafintex at its plant in Puebla, Mexico, is one of the highest capacity stenters the German technology leader has delivered to date. Puebla is known as the epicentre of Mexico's textile and clothing industry and is ideally placed for supplying both the US and Europe.#

“We are passionate about developing new materials in search of mutual benefit for both our clients and suppliers, as well as our own workforce and the environment,” Don Francisco and Moyano said. “Investment in the latest technology like this new Monforts line plays a key role in helping us achieve our long-term goals.”