The textile industry is without doubt one of the biggest in the world. It has very long been said not to be environmentally friendly and even “dirty” – but the opposite is true! We at BRÜCKNER, and also many other German and European machine manufacturers, have invested a lot in the development of energy-efficient and resource-saving machines and products. The topic of sustainability is nowadays more important than ever and we as a worldwide leading machine manufacturer see it as our absolute duty to develop products that are reliable and sustainable. In addition we have to support our customers with efficient and innovative technologies as well as leading them towards digitalization and automated processes. We want our customers to be successful and to be competitive in the long term. In the end, it is all about saving resources: energy, water, chemicals and other raw materials. The existing resources must therefore either be optimally utilized or upgraded through appropriate modernizations. The key here is to make the right investment in more efficient production. At the same time we all need to continue investing in digitalization and process optimization. Intensive networking between machine manufacturers, customers and the chemical industry must be pushed even harder in future.
The heart of Brückner beats for textiles and our core competence is machine engineering, process optimization and assisting our customers in all matters of textile finishing, e.g. reducing their line set-ups, automatic monitoring of the maintenance status of their machines or reducing waiting times via automatic batching systems. There are so many possibilities to save time and resources. We provide high performance dryers along with heat-recovery systems, air purification systems, coating and laminating lines etc. Many processes can also be switched to minimum application technology with the right chemistry, the appropriate technology and of course the willingness to try out new methods. Also Industry 4.0 features can further assist in addressing the issue of an increasing shortage of skilled workers. Our intelligent assistance systems include process simulations, recipe administration systems, predictive maintenance software and process monitoring with special sensors for humidity or temperature. Our service team can assist customers via remote service to avoid machine stops and help to solve small problems without being on-site.
If drying or heat-setting is required, our BRÜCKNER POWER-FRAME stenter ensures the best drying and evaporation capacity and allows fast drying of nearly all types of fabric. The very homogeneous airflow and temperature distribution of alternately arranged thermo-zones and the proven split-flow air circulation system with separately adjustable upper and lower air are some of the features that convince our customers. BRÜCKNER´s answer to today´s challenge regarding energetic reliability, cost awareness and sustainability is a combined and flexible heating system, which can be operated with gas, oil, steam, electricity or combined systems. With the new BRÜCKNER dual heating system, customers can switch very easily between gas and oil heating for example, depending on which energy source is available at the moment. Other combinations are also possible. We are looking forward to present these news and many more highlights at next years´ ITMA in Milan.
Last but not least, we would like to congratulate the Indian Textile Magazine on their 60th anniversary. What a great success! India has been and still is today one of the largest producers of textiles and clothing for Western countries. We are very happy to see the positive development in India´s textile industry and it will be a great pleasure to meet our Indian customers face to face at this years´ INDIA ITME in December in Delhi.