Carl Meiser installs 4-chamber iMaster H2O dyeing unit

19 Nov '11

5 min read

“Whilst the low liquor ratio is important in respect of utilising costs and energy savings, it was not our principal factor in ordering the new 4-chamber iMaster H2O – quality is always vital, even if it means increased utility costs.”

According to Jens, transportation of the fabrics, particularly those containing elastane, inside the chamber remained absolutely paramount in its demands to achieve the highest shrinkage tolerance. The new system features a new winch design inside the Kier operating at speeds of up to 500 m/min. Featuring individual drives, the winch is frequency controlled and features a low rope lifting height to ensure minimum fabric tension. It also offers reduced maintenance, easy handling, lower spare parts costs and is 'completely' interchangeable unit.

Flexibility was also an important factor, with the ability according to Jens, to constantly be able to change the design capacity of each chamber.

“With a 100 kg/chamber designed capacity we have been able to produce up to 420 kg to as low as 80 kg utilising all four chambers.”

Meiser was also able to specify its Barco Sedo plc system to ensure complete 100% colour reproducibility between batches with a central control console monitoring the process at all stages. The new iMaster H2O dyeing machine has been designed for fabrics and knitted goods and offers ultra-low dye liquor levels with ratios as low as 1:3.7 for cottons.

The new unit is based on 40 years' experience with this technology and is specifically engineered to ensure that textiles plant are able to adhere to the most stringent of international and local environmental protection regulations. There is an adjustable iJ-box, making the machine suitable for light to heavy fabrics as well as full and reduced loads.

Minimal rope lifting results in better shrinkage control and less rope curling for elastic fabrics such as cotton and Lycra. Running properties cover the range of 90 to 500 m/min, and the dyeing, bleaching and rinsing is carried out with extremely low nozzle pressure, thus giving excellent fabric surface. The technical textiles company, Nopma, introduced by Jens father before his retirement, has today started to outpace the growth of Meiser, providing a wide range of technical textile finishes.

These can include Nopma anti-slip, a wide variety of gluings, abrasive treatments and temperature controlled fabrics and coatings for both woven and non-woven textiles. Capitalising on the new iMaster H2O dyeing unit, Nopma is able to dye its knitted polyester fabrics for end products such as anti-slip materials for the trunk of Mercedes Series X204 and SLK automobiles.

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