Appraisal of Kiss-Roll (Triatex-MA) limited application technique for textile finishing

Abstract

<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:" calibri","sans-serif";mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-fareast-font-family:="" "times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;mso-hansi-theme-font:="" minor-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en-us;="" mso-fareast-language:en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="">One of the limited application techniques, viz. Kiss-Roll (Triatex-MA) system, has been evaluated with a view to provide first hand report to Indian textile industry, Two aspects, viz, uniformity of application at lowest possible wet pick-up {WPU} and projected savings in chemical cost in resin finishing, have been looked into critically, It has been found that 35% WPU with 1 h batchirig or 45% WPU without batching results in uniform application on cotton poplin fabric. Savings in chemicals in resin finishing are expected to be 10-15%.Considering the high cost of the equipment (̃~ Rs 30 lacs} and the operating cost, the technique is uneconomical. The payback period can be brought down to about 3 years if the equipment is available indigenously at about Rs 10 lacs.</span>