A new stenter, the Montex JV is introduced by A. Monforts Textilmaschinen which has been designed and engineered in Germany and is produced in Monforts joint venture facility, Monforts Fong’s Textile Machinery Ltd. in China. With each model being built under Monforts control in cooperation with its partner, world leading name, Fong’s, quality production is assured. The new Montex JV incorporates proven Monforts technology with all service and spare parts activities undertaken from Germany, ensuring direct customer contact.

The Montex JV stenter is marketed outside China solely through Germany. As an additional stenter in the German manufactured Monforts range including the Montex 7000 Series, the JV offers an attractive price performance ratio but does not include all the options available with Montex 6500 and 7000 Series units. Competitively priced and built to German quality standards, the Montex JV offers an attractive option for standard finishing techniques.

Designed for both woven and knitted fabrics, the stenter is available in configurations from 4-10 treatment chambers, working widths of 60cm-240cm and stenter speeds of 5-100m/min. Standard features include Monforts proven TwinAir system with separately controlled top and bottom air flows to ensure reproducible fabric results at all times. The latest ‘Golden’ Hercules stentering chain are fitted to offer even further improved long term lubrication extending re-greasing intervals to more than 12,000 hours, depending on the treating processes.

Fully encapsulated bearings ensure that the roller chain runs dry through the stenter and requires minimum lubrication. Monforts patented direct lubrication system; with lubricant injected directly into the bearing. The interval for re-greasing has been extended from 6,000 hours to more than 12,000 hours under average performance conditions of 160°C and 70 m/min. The ‘Golden’ Hercules chain offers further improved sealing for the bearings. This ensures a reduction of grease loss due to heat dissipation by more than 60%. The Montex JV also features Monforts fully programmable ‘Mastermind’ PLC control system.