AEI Installs 100% Electric Monforts Montex Stenter in France
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French textile finisher AEI – Ateliers d'Ennoblissement d'Irigny – has installed a new six-chamber Monforts MONTEX stenter line that is 100% electrically powered, replacing a machine from the 1980s at its Lyon facility. The line has a 3.2-metre working width and extended inlet arms for processing fabrics from 70 cm wide and 15 to 1,000 gsm. The installation includes an integrated heat recovery system to reduce carbon emissions and improve energy efficiency. It is part of a long-term energy efficiency plan that also included an electric transformer replacing the previously gas-powered system. No performance metrics or completion timeline were disclosed.
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AEI – Ateliers d’Ennoblissement d’Irigny has installed a new six-chamber Montex stenter line from Monforts that is 100% electrically powered, replacing a machine from the 1980s. The 3.2-metre working width line features extended inlet arms for processing fabrics from 70 cm wide and 15 to 1,000 gsm, and includes an integrated heat recovery system to reduce carbon emissions. The installation is part of a long-term energy efficiency plan that also included an electric transformer to replace the previously gas-powered system.
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