Altun Tekstil, one of Turkey’s leading companies in home textile and upholstery fabrics, has commissioned the first Montex®Coat coating system in Turkey. The advanced machine installed at the ever-expanding family-owned company’s industrial complex in Bursa is being employed to provide an anti-slip and textured backing to upholstery fabrics with a stable and uniform foam, via knife-over-roller coating. While all of the stenters are engineered for specific product lines, the Montex®Coat unit is integrated into the latest of these lines, which has a maximum working width of 2.2 metres and eight chambers. The fully integrated line benefits from universal control technology and the unique Monforts visualisation system. The Montex®Coat’s bordering system has been optimised for enhanced user-friendliness, while the doctor blade adjustment range is the most precise available on the market.
Altun Tekstil, established in 1993, produces texturized yarn, weaving and raschel knitting as well as dyeing and finishing. The company’s fabric range also extends to a wide variety of apparel styles with a major focus on tulle curtains and upholstery. Altun Tekstil exports its fabrics to more than 60 countries, with its major export markets being Russia and Ukraine, as well as many Middle Eastern and European countries.
Altun Tekstil has invested in eight Monfogs stenters since 2016
Company owner Murat Altun said that their investments continue to increase despite the current market conditions and made the following statement; “We have established both a knit and woven fabric dyehouse and an integrated upholstery fabric weaving factory, where in 2022 we will also backward integrate into synthetic filament spinning from chips. In the longer term, we plan to bring all of our operations together in a single facility of 350 thousand square metres, to employ approximately 10,000 people. We have new investment targets that aim to further reduce our dependence on overseas suppliers and enable us to do everything within our own operations”.
Altun Tekstil has installed eight Monfongs stenters in various widths at its two plants since 2016, the year Monforts Turkish representative Neotek was founded. Plant Manager Mehmet Mor stated that they have been working with Neotek from the start and disclosed; “Both its service and the product quality with Monforts technology are extremely satisfying”. Monforts Sales Manager Thomas Päffgen said; “With the Montex®Coat unit Altun Tekstil is able to achieve an even foam application at high speed which results in a very economic process”.