Baldwin and Elmatex GmbH partner at Techtextil Frankfurt to drive sustainable finishing TexCoat™ G4 precision spray technology saves chemistry, water, energy and costs

SAINT LOUIS, Missouri — March 12, 2024 -- Baldwin Technology Co. will join Elmatex GmbH at Techtexil to demonstrate how its revolutionary TexCoat™ G4 precision spray finishing system eliminates chemistry waste on changeover, saves water and achieves faster speeds (resulting in lower energy required per square meter of fabric) through the stenter frame among its many sustainable advantages.

 Techtextil will be held April 23-26 in Frankfurt, Germany. Baldwin is pleased to be partnering with Elmatex GmbH at its booth, Hall 12.0, Stand D63. Elmatex is a global distribution partner for leading manufacturers of machines, equipment and accessories, with expertise and experience specific to the textile and nonwovens industries.

Rick Stanford, Baldwin Technology’s Vice President of Global Business Development, Textiles, will be on hand in the Elmatex booth to discuss TexCoat™ G4. The non-contact precision-spray technology helps textile finishers up their game by enabling consistent, high-quality finishing, with zero chemistry waste and drastically minimized water and energy consumption.

Elmatex’s Soren Klein (l.) and Baldwin’s Simone Morellini will share the benefits of TexCoat™ G4 at the Elmatex’s Techtextil  booth

“We are pleased that Baldwin will be joining us in our stand at Techtextil,” commented Elmatex Managing Director Sören Klein. “Baldwin’s TexCoat and Plasma Pure technology are a perfect complement to our portfolio of top European textile machinery manufacturers. Visitors can come to the Elmatex booth and tick all of their boxes to meet their technology needs to produce in the most sustainable and environmentally friendly way.”

With a cost-sensitive global economy and an increased focus by brands and consumers on the environment, customers are placing a premium on sustainability in textile production.  TexCoat™ G4’s non-contact spray technology offers numerous advantages compared to conventional methods of applying finishing chemistry.

With Baldwin’s innovative system, the chemistry is precisely distributed across the textile surface and is applied only where it is required, on one or both sides of the fabric. The non-contact technology eliminates chemistry dilution in wet-on-wet processes, allowing full control of maintaining consistent chemistry coverage rates. Plus, pad bath contamination is eliminated, and changeovers are only required when there is a change of finish chemistry.

TexCoat™ G4

More specifically, with Baldwin’s TexCoat™ G4, textile finishers can expect unprecedented tracking and control of the finishing process for consistent quality. Changeovers are easily and quickly performed thanks to recipe management, including automated chemistry and coverage selection. Furthermore, the system offers automated speed tracking, fabric-width compensation, and real-time monitoring to track system uptime, performance and chemistry usage, as well as active care alerts.

In addition, the TexCoat™ G4 system can process a wide range of low-viscosity water-based chemicals, such as durable water repellents, softeners, antimicrobials, flame retardants and more. Baldwin’s innovative technology utilizes the same chemicals used in the traditional pad bath, and no special auxiliaries are required. The recipe is adjusted by increasing the concentration and reducing the pickup by a corresponding amount, so that the same level of solids is applied.

Algunas aplicaciones, como los repelentes de agua duraderos, sólo se aplican en la cara del tejido, en lugar del método tradicional de saturación mediante inmersión y exprimido. El hecho de que el tejido entre más seco en la rama de producción significa que las temperaturas de secado son más bajas y la velocidad del proceso más rápida. Las aplicaciones por una sola cara también abren la oportunidad de procesar tejidos revestidos o laminados en una sola pasada del rame, en lugar de dos.

“Techtextil is an outstanding exhibition to meet with sustainably minded textile manufacturers that travel not only from Europe but from all over the world to see the latest in sustainable, environmentally conscious technology,” Stanford commented. “We will have our flagship product, TexCoat G4 on hand so that visitors can get a closeup look on why now is the time to transition from pad finishing to TexCoat precision spray.”

For more information, visit us at the Elmatex booth Hall 12.0, Stand D63 or online at baldwintech.com 

SOBRE LA EMPRESA BALDWIN TECHNOLOGY COMPANY INC.

Baldwin Technology Company Inc. es un fabricante y proveedor mundial líder de equipos, piezas, servicios y consumibles innovadores de automatización de procesos para las industrias de la impresión, el embalaje, los textiles, la extrusión de película plástica y el corrugado. Como proveedor de soluciones totales, Baldwin ofrece a nuestros clientes una amplia gama de tecnologías líderes en el mercado, con un enfoque en el mejoramiento de la eficiencia económica y ambiental de los procesos de producción. A través de una huella global de 21 lugares propiedad de la empresa y una extensa red de socios, nuestros clientes son apoyados a nivel mundial, regional y local por miembros dedicados del equipo de ventas y servicios que agregan valor formando relaciones a largo plazo. Baldwin es propiedad privada de BW Forsyth Partners, una compañía de Barry-Wehmiller. Para más información, visite baldwintech.com.

ACERCA DE BW CONVERTING SOLUTIONS

BW Converting Solutions es una alianza estratégica de recursos y servicios que reúne a seis empresas de Barry-Wehmiller: Paper Converting Machine Company (PCMC), Baldwin Technology Co., Winkler + Dünnebier (W+D), STAX Technologies, Hudson-Sharp y Northern Engraving and Machine. Estos líderes del sector ofrecen marcas de confianza y tecnologías innovadoras en el diseño, la fabricación y el servicio de maquinaria de conversión y embalaje de alto rendimiento para las industrias del tisú, los tejidos no tejidos, la higiene, la conversión de bolsas, el correo y la impresión.