LEAN Processes Increase Capacity in Textile Industry

Capacity in the textile industry can be increased through optimized production planning. With the help of our LEAN processes, efficiency in textile finishing can be improved. The shortened processes not only save time, but also water and energy, and can thus reduce your production costs. Below we present some streamlined LEAN processes that are shorter than conventional processes.
Illustration: LEAN processing saves time and water. Efficiency in textile production is also increased.
Save time, water and energy with LEAN processes

Increased Production Capacity with LEAN Processes

Many customers ask us for support when they are looking for a solution to increase the production capacity in their textile finishing plant. For many fields of textile finishing, we have developed modern, sustainable streamlined LEAN processes which increase the capacity of textile production through shorter process times. The LEAN processes also provide ecological and economic advantages compared to conventional methods.

What does LEAN stand for?

Our streamlined LEAN processes are characterized by:

  • Less time
  • Economical processes
  • Advanced chemistry
  • New technologies

Examples of LEAN Processes in Various Production Stages

We offer LEAN processes for various production stages and textile materials. Multifunctional textile auxiliaries and highly efficient products from our range allow the combination of several process steps, introduce single-bath methods and shorten conventional processes. Please find below examples of LEAN processes with textile auxiliaries from Textilchemie Dr. Petry:

  • Two-step yarn finishing in the dye bath (described below)
  • Bioscouring of cotton with pectinase enzymes
  • Grey dyeing of cotton
  • Shortened soaping process after reactive dyeing with PERLAVIN SRS/N
  • Grey dyeing of polyester with PERILAN MPE conc.
  • Rapid dyeing of polyester with PERIGEN E-PES
  • Single-bath reductive afterclearing in the dye bath
  • Pigment dyeing of garments in exhaust processes

LEAN Methods for Two-Step Yarn Finishing

Two LEAN single-bath methods for two-step yarn finishing of cotton yarns as well as polyester sewing threads are described below.

One-Bath, Two-Step Cotton Yarn Finishing with PERIFIL DLC liq.

Yarn finishing is mainly applied on cross-wound bobbins in a separate bath after dyeing. In the LEAN one-bath, two-step process with PERIFIL DLC liq. first the yarn lubricant is exhausting onto the cotton yarn. Then auxiliaries, dyes, alkali and salt are added into the same bath and the yarn is conventionally dyed.

Yarn Finishing of PES Sewing Threads before Dyeing with PERIFIL SNA/R

We have also developed a similar two-stage single-bath LEAN process for sewing threads made of PES or polyamide. The yarn lubricant PERIFIL SNA/R is applied in an exhaust process before dyeing. Then after adding dyeing auxiliaries, adjusting the pH and the addition of dyes the yarns are dyed in the same bath without draining the liquor in between.

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Ulrike Beurer, Application technology

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