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Monforts reinforces Orsa's nonwovens finishing flair

06 May '14
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Finished cleaning products are supplied to converters of both branded goods and private label products for the supermarkets.

But in addition to printing patterns and carrying out other surface treatments such as embossing, the combination of thermofixing and calendaring results in microfiber nonwovens that also lend themselves to subsequent transfer printing.
 
Here much more vivid, brighter and full colour patterns can be achieved. The result is materials are now being used as bathrobes and beach towels.
 
While Giorgio Edefonti is responsible for the careful production parameters of these materials, it is R & D and Technology Manager, Lorenzo Pernigotti who is constantly throwing out new ideas at him.
 
Another area to which the latest Montex stenter has contributed to success for Orsa is the production of so-called ‘colour catcher fabrics’ – the strips that are employed in household washing machines to capture any loose dye particles and ensure clothing comes out the same as it went in.          
                           
This effect relies on a cationic resin which is impregnated and thermofixed into the nonwovens on the Montex stenter.
 
Pernigotti and his R & D team have been working to add further functions to the colour catcher strips, including optical bleaching, which, according to him is difficult to achieve since it requires a combination of both cationic and other resins that are not naturally compatible.
 
Other household products include strips for tumble dryers that are impregnated with perfumes and fabric softners, in addition to anti-static treatments.
 
For the apparel sector, Orsa has developed brightly coloured and attractive microfiber fabrics that can, in many cases, replace cotton layers, being moisture managing and wind resistant due to their very closed structures.
 
Other wool-containing products have been double-printed on both sides as entirely crease-free blankets and similar items.
 
Household products companies such as Falpi are also now marketing Orsa products which are blends of polyester or polyamide microfiber blended with 43% bamboo fibres. These have proved highly successful in applications such as hospital cleaning products due to their proven antibacterial effectiveness.
 
Laminates of 60% merino wool and 40% microfibers meanwhile combine breathability and warmth as materials similar to Gore-Tex-type laminates for light raincoats.
 
“Production and research and development work ‘hand in hand’ sat Orsa,” said CEO Alessandro Baratto, he continued, “We are constantly striving to introduce fabrics that have greater aesthetic and visual appeal; to the markets. New product development remains the key, backed up by the best technology, including Montex stentering.”  
 

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