Baldwin installs six precision spray systems for textile manufacturers in 60 days
issue date:05/11/2020
Source: CTA Editorial Team
Baldwin’s TexCoat G4 precision spray system for fabric finishing ensures the exact required amount of water and chemical is always applied.
Baldwin’s TexCoat G4 precision spray system for fabric finishing ensures the exact required amount of water and chemical is always applied.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Baldwin Technology Company Inc. has successfully installed six new fabric finishing and sanforizing precision spray systems in the US and Turkey in just 60 days.

The success of installations were the result of close collaboration between onsite Baldwin textile team members, local agents and remote support from the company’s product and technology center in Sweden.

For textiles, nonwovens and technical textiles, Baldwin’s precision spray technology processes a wide range of low-viscosity water-based chemicals, such as softeners, anti-microbial agents, water repellents, oil repellents, flame retardants and more.

These systems enable fabric producers to significantly reduce chemical and water consumption, while speeding up production times and eliminating production steps, including drying and bath changeovers when switching fabric colors.

“Our customers are major manufacturers in fabric dying, finishing and remoistening, and we want to provide outstanding service and support, even in times like this,” said Rick Stanford, Business Development Leader at Baldwin and the commercial leader of the US installations. “Not only does our precision spray technology enhance productivity in their process, but there is also zero waste.”

In North Carolina, two new TexCoat G4 precision spray systems are now in production with major international vertical manufacturers of outdoor living, performance fabrics and automotive fabrics. In Georgia, a major vertical manufacturer of workwear and protective fabrics installed a sanfor precision spray system, which has helped the customer obtain deeper penetration of moisture into fabrics treated with durable water repellents.

In Turkey, three new TexCoat G4 systems were installed in Çorlu, northwest of Istanbul, for a large producer of knit fabrics, such as T-shirts.

“In Turkey, the manufacturer purchased and installed one TexCoat G4 system before COVID-19, and the customer was so pleased with the results that, during the pandemic, three more were purchased,” said Simone Morellini, Sales Manager - EMEAR at Baldwin and the commercial leader of the Turkish installations. The systems were manufactured and installed during the lockdown.

With the success we have seen, Baldwin plans to apply the same strategies for upcoming installations, including the next one in Honduras.