A continuous moist crosslinking process from A.Monforts allows non-iron, laundry fresh and wrinkle-free effects to be accomplished in a fraction of the time required by batch wise methods. A process which allows non-iron, laundry fresh and wrinkle-free properties to be accomplished on cotton fabrics for shirts and bed sheets has been developed by A. Monforts Textilmaschinen GmbH and Huntsman Textile Effects; reducing processing times from more than 20 hours to less than three minutes.

At the same time it offers greater flexibility and higher process safety by eliminating the batching process used in conventional moist crosslinking.

The MxL continuous moist crosslink process provides the highest ‘easy care’ performance together with optimum retention of strength properties in a very short time. Operating with drying temperatures of 100°C and 30% vol steam in the circulating air flow, allows the material to be finished within just 3 minutes.

The special drying conditions in the air/steam mixture also minimises the risk of over drying.

Additional effects, in addition to non-iron and wrinkle-free properties, such as laundry freshness can also be achieved with simple recipe/process modification.

As a continuous process, MxL requires no time-consuming dwell process, offers a reliable and simple process control to achieve the unique features.

Since the installation does not require any conditioning chambers it ensures significant space savings and offers reduced investment costs. 

The Monforts MxL process line comprises a padder, stretching field (only for liquid ammonia treated fabrics) and a Thermex hotflue treatment chamber. The fabric is washed directly after processing.