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The Textile Magazine
JUNE 2012
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washing, cutting, sewing and finish-
ing.
A 100 per cent export-oriented
company, Viyellatex produces
brand-name goods for clients such
as Marks & Spencer, Hugo Boss,
Calvin Klein, Puma, Timberland,
Esprit, Tommy Hilfiger, and Hawes
& Curtis. “We have for some years
now operated our own dye house,
using a mix of Thies and Chinese-
built equipment,” says Kazi
Monjurul Islam, Viyellatex’s Chief
Operating Officer.
“The capacity was 30 tonnes per
day, and as we are planning future
growth in dyeing and garments, we
decided to expand upon this. We
looked very closely at the perform-
ance of our existing equipment,
and at the specifications of the new
iMaster H
2
O, and we concluded
that the Thies iMaster H
2
O repre-
sented the new generation of dyeing
machines”, he adds.
The new equipment was ordered
from Germany late in 2011. A new
extension was built to the factory to
accommodate it, and the new dye
house came into production early
this year.
The iMaster H
2
O have various
capacities and been usually loaded
to about 95 per cent capacity.
Mr. Monjurul further says: The
dyeing cycle varies according to
the depth of the colour. The light
colours are of course taking less
time than the deeper colours. We
work on the basis of an average of
3 to 4 batches per day. The very
low liquor ratio which is varying
between 1:4 to 1:5 is providing us
with cost-effective dyeing. There
is of course some tolerance, but the
overall water consumption comes to
35-40 litre/kg of dyed fabric”.
With the iMaster H
2
O water, elec-
tricity and gas usage has decreased.
At the same time, the fabric quality
has increased due to the low shrink-
age factor caused by the small
degree of rope lifting. The very low
nozzle pressures help achieve the
best quality fabric surface.
The dyehouse of Viyellatex is
working 24 hours a day, seven days
a week.
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Mr. Kazi Monjurul Islam, Chief Operating Officer, Viyellatex
dyeing & finishing