Plasma

technology
for textile
industry
 Index

• Grinp srl

• How plasma works

• Plasma machines by Grinp

• PLAtex industrial application

• Cotton
• Polyester
• Wool

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 Grinp srl

• Specialized in designing and manufacturing resource-efficient systems based on

proprietary plasma technology

• Grinp plasma technology unlocks the development of sustainable proceses in several fields

• Ongoing R&I efforts to offer disruptive solutions that cater to real customer needs
based on three key concepts:
Innovation Performance Sustainability

• We want you to Save Money and Save Nature!

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 Plasma

Solid Liquid Gas Plasma

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Plasma is the name used to refer to any ionised gas

and is commonly known as the 4th state of matter

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 How plasma works

Creating
nanoroughness
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PET etched fibres
+ Plasma on the surface
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Etching
Plasma

+ Creating
NH2 functional groups
Plasma
+ on the surface
O+
OH OH O COOH NH2
Plasma

New functional groups

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 How plasma works

Plasma
Depositing
monomers
Plasma on the surface

Deposition of thin layer

Plasma

Polymerising
Plasma on the surface
Graft-Polymerization
Cross-Linking

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 Grinp machines

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 Textile industry

The majority of the water

consumed by the textile industy
is used during the cleaning and
pretreatment of the fibres

Other
processes
Cleaning and
preparation

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 Cotton process
PLAtex can replace the traditional bleaching proces:

TRADITIONAL
process bleaching Mercerizing
Desizing Dyeing
Washing Washing
Weaving Washing Washing x4
Drying Drying

process with
PLAtex Weaving Dyeing Washing x 2

Water free process

No waste water treatment

Cotton
process

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 Pre-treatment for reactive dyes

Reactive dyes
pre-treatment

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 Plasma cleaning of polyester

• Polyester fabric usually cointains oils derived from the

spinning process.
• PLAtex plasma treatment of the fabric modifies the
structure of such oils, making them hydrosoluble.
• Being hydrosoluble the oils are easily removed through
a light washing and as a consequence, the stenter does
not get dirty and does not produce smoke due to the
evapouration of the oils

• The PLAtex plasma treatment enhances the uniformity

of the fabric, improving the finishing results.
• Moreover it improves the adhesion of the finishing on
the fabric

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 Polyester digital printing 1

TRADITIONAL
process Foulard
Drying Printing Fixation Washing Drying
(chemicals)

Water-less
process with
NO bleeding
PLAtex Printing IR fixation
Digital Higher definition
printing
Brilliant colors
Modulation of color penetration

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 Polyester digital printing 2 - Costs saving
A prime example of the process savings generated by PLAtex® treatments is digital printing

TRADITIONAL process

Average cost
Foulard – drying – printing – thermo-fixation – washing – drying
€1.60 / linear meter

Water-less process with PLAtex

Average cost
Foulard – drying –
PLAtex – printing – IRfixation
fixation – washing – drying €0.60 / linear meter

Saving:
€1.00 / linear meter
drastic reduction of environmental footprint
(no water, no chemicals, no waste water treatment)

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 Anti-felting of wool

PLAtex can effectively

replace the anti-felting
process, eliminating
completely the use of
hazardous chemicals and
reducing up to 90% the
water consumption.

Anti-felting of
wool

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 Key takeaways

• Grinp plasma technology unlocks the

development of sustainable proceses in several fields

• Grinp plasma systems are resource-efficient

• Having to choose between sustainable and cheap is an old mindset

• It is now possible to Save Money and Save Nature!

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