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Oct152018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments
First at The Finishing Line for 150 Years

First at The Finishing Line for 150 Years

Dyeing – Finishing
Swiss fabric innovator Schoeller Textil has taken the finishing of two-layer laminates for protective clothing and outdoor and active sportswear to a new level of production efficiency with the installation of a Monforts Eco Applicator unit. The innovations over the decades from this company – which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year – are too numerous to mention. They include the introduction of the first elastic ski apparel at the start of the 1960s, the integration of Kevlar into motorcycle jackets in the early 1980s and the first temperature regulating fabrics over twenty years ago. From its base in the beautiful village of Sevelen, at the foot of a scenic stretch of the Swiss Alps close to the border with Austria, Schoeller has been responsible for a succession of aw
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May222018 by Textile Planet MagazineNo Comments
Just in Time Reaction and Action: Digitized Environmental Solutions for Your Success

Just in Time Reaction and Action: Digitized Environmental Solutions for Your Success

Industry 4.0
Hans Wroblowski, Area Sales Director and Head of Product Management for Denim at Monforts, proposes some positive measures for keeping a step ahead in textile manufacturing with Industry 4.0. Hans Wroblowski described the company's evolution in textile engineering and machine manufacturing since the foundation of A.Monforts in 1884, as follows: Monforts was founded in the year 1884 and our evolution in textile engineering and machine building has progressed from mechanical, steam and water-powered technologies to the first mass production lines, electronic drives and highly modular machines such as our stenters. The move towards the current state of the art has involved firstly data transfer and storage via internet/intranet, along with teleservice solutions, followed by full automat...
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