Making an investment amounting to 4 million dollars with 2 new digital printing machines (single pass and multi pass) added to the production line, Zorluteks aims to save both on time and energy more and produce value-added products.
Showing Turkish textile industry has not stopped making investments with the digital printing machines it purchased, Zorluteks has also showed how much a great importance it has attached on sustainability through products offering energy saving at the same time. "Holding the leading position as the largest integrated manufacturer of Europe in cotton home textiles, Zorluteks is one of the most advanced and largest integrated textile facilities with high degree of production in its giant production facilities and personnel number reaching up to 4 thousand, including its emphasis on environment and personnel health. We already have a very strong technical infrastructure. It is a must for us to modernise this infrastructure and ensure this high production performance is carried into the future for we acknowledge the fact that those companies equipped with new-generation machinery and telecommunication infrastructure as well as a qualified workforce will implement the 4th industrial revolution relatively easier, thus firming its position as a strong player both in Turkey and global world. In this context, the digital printing machines we possess are the widest (3.2 m printable width) and largest machines in terms of digital print heads (240 print heads). Together wit the latests investments, there are 7 digital printing machines available in our factory. Of those machines, there are 6 Multipass system machines and the machine we most recently purchased is the single pass digital printing machine with a capacity reaching up to 75 meters per minute." says Cemil Çiçek, General Manager of Zorluteks, providing insights on new investment and sustainability policies of the Company in response to the questions directed by our Publishing Team of Textile World.
He also stated they preferred machines equipped with the latest technology, through which they can yield the best results, suggesting they are not focused on a single brand or country.
"As the leading company in home textiles production and exportation in Turkey, Zorlu Tekstil builds the future of textile sector with its innovative and value-added products. We are aiming to continue making investments in new digital printing machinery, thereby saving both on time and energy, and to manufacture value added products", continues Mr. Çiçek.
Zorluteks's Emphasis On Sustainability
Digital printing machines contribute to energy efficiency as well as sustainability thanks to the advantages they offer. "Considering the total energy and water consumption of reactive digital printing machine compared to conventional reactive printing, one digital printing machine does the work of a 3 flat printings and consumes only 1100 kwh instead of 4800 kwh. 100 tonnes of water is saved per day compared to only template washing and template preliminary preparation. 50% the water used in the washing machines are saved after reactive digital printing. While the speed of our bleeding-edge technology singles pass machines varies according to the multi pass digital machines and templates currently used, still 15 more times faster production is achieved on average. That the speed of this machine has reached up to 70 meters has provided a great advantage for us. Our daily digital printing capacity has increased from 6 thousand meters to 30 thousand meters on average." adds Cemil Çiçek, stating that they think the investments made on such machines have contribute a lot particularly to sustainable production processes. Zorluteks will continue to make investments in new digital printing and cutting-edge machinery in line with their strategical plans in the coming years.
