policy initiatives - Textile Magazine
policy initiatives - Textile Magazine
policy initiatives - Textile Magazine
Create successful ePaper yourself
Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.
angladesh textile news<br />
the intention of making the mill a vertically integrated<br />
one was to better control supplies, quality and cost.<br />
“To go from a single garment production unit to a fully<br />
integrated mill is an enormous step. We had to start<br />
by constructing the buildings, which illustrates how new<br />
everything is. But we had extremely efficient support<br />
from Monforts and Bengal Technological, both in installation<br />
and in training, and the mill is now working<br />
very effectively”, he adds.<br />
The Montex stenter features a wide range of energy<br />
saving solutions providing reduced running costs, improved<br />
efficiency and productivity, and has an integrated<br />
heat recovery system fitted as standard.<br />
Energy saving, says Mr. Hemantha, is a very important<br />
aspect of textiles production in Bangladesh because<br />
of uncertainty of power supply, and as backup to the<br />
main supply the company has installed two generator<br />
sets, one powered by gas and the other by diesel.<br />
Montex is handling approximately 10 tonnes of fabric<br />
per day, working at the rate of 26 days per month, the<br />
remainder being holiday or downtime for maintenance.<br />
It can handle fabrics up to 240 cm in width, although<br />
the most usual widths range from 172 to 200 cm. The<br />
weight of the fabrics handled ranges from 180 to 320<br />
g/m².<br />
Flexibility of the Montex allows the mill to undertake<br />
small runs and to work with customers on developing<br />
new product lines, often niche products that will have a<br />
limited production run.<br />
Turag is a 100% supplier to the export market, with<br />
Germany taking 30-40 per cent of output, and France<br />
and Sweden also representing significant markets. Small<br />
quantities are going to the UK and Japan.<br />
•<br />
74 | The <strong>Textile</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> jANUARY 2012