Textile Industry

Hank Dyeing Machines

The Hank Dyeing/Cabinet Dyeing Machine is primarily used for dyeing acrylic or wool yarn. In this process, yarns are wound into loose coils, arranged in skeins or hanks, and hung over a bar before being immersed in the dye bath. The machine features a steam coil at the bottom, which heats the dye liquor during the dyeing process, ensuring even colour absorption and efficient dye penetration.

Typical issues include

  • Higher energy consumption due to temperature overshoots, higher steam pressures and condensate evacuation issues.
  • Productivity loss caused by longer batch times due to incorrect steam trap selection or group trapping
  • Equipment downtime due to condensate accumulation in the heat exchanger

Our Solution:

Forbes Marshall offers a comprehensive solution to optimise the performance of the hank dyeing machines. This includes

Benefits

Consistent temperatures and gradients

Energy savings

Water savings

Lower effluent loads

Lower rejections and reworks

Enhanced condensate recovery factor at higher temperature

Optimum batch time

High equipment heat exchanger uptime