Steam Boilers for
Textile Manufacturing

Steam Boilers for Textile Manufacturing
Textile Manufacturing in Canada Today

Though we may think of the textile industry as being primarily overseas and focused on the fashion industry Canada’s 150-yeal old textile industry of over 8700 manufacturers contributes $1.5 billion per year to the GDP. Beyond just fashion the textile industry encompasses textile engineering, bulk fabric production, garment manufacturing, milling, weaving and other textile processes. Not to mention industrial fabrication with manufacturers creating products such as woven carbon, non-porous coated geosynthetic, para-aramid fabrics (e.g. Kevlar), washable and antibacterial mattress and pillow covers for health care facilities, webbings, and fiberglass used to make a range of molded products.

Textile Manufacturing
Uses for Steam Across the Textile Industry

There are several steps of the textile and fabric process that require hot water and/or steam, from fiber pre-treatment to dyeing and printing there are important points which require clean, pure water and an efficient steam boiler. From preparing the fibers to applying finishes steam is an essential aspect to the textile production process. Miura industrial steam boilers for textile manufacturing operations are a perfect fit.

Pre-treatment involves preparing the raw materials or fabric for dyeing and finishing by removing any dirt or other impurities that can harm the fabric’s quality during the process. There are several steps in this process, and some of them require both steam and hot water that is clean and pure.

While dyeing can technically occur at any stage, it’s usually done before weaving or knitting during the fiber spinning or yarn production stages of textile processing. Transferring the dye to the fabric requires a precise amount of heat and moisture provided by steam. Steam boilers make it possible to heat water and steam to specific temperatures needed to fix the dye and ensure the proper color. When printing fabrics with decorative patterns boilers also help provide the specific settings of heat and moisture required to perform printing on many fabric types.

The finishing process of textile processing can be complicated and involves several steps. One of these steps involves steaming the textiles and removing wrinkles or setting textures such as pleats, gathers or watered marks onto the fabric as it is wound on the bolt. For these finishes continuous steam is the ideal method, making a steam boiler a vital part of the process.

Textile Manufacturing
The Miura Advantage for Textiles

Miura’s flexibility is the biggest advantage for textile manufacturers who need steam boiler systems. Steam requirements on steam boilers for textile manufacturing operations can be erratic, fluctuating over the course of the day’s production needs. Facilities require boilers that can be shut off when they’re not needed to conserve water and fuel. Wile being quick to respond and turn on when the need for steam spikes during other periods of the day.

Conventional fire tube boilers usually don’t have great flexibility because of their long warm-up and cool-down times and letting them run idle wastes unnecessary fuel and money. A better option for most textile production is Miura’s water-tube boiler design. Our water-tube boilers can produce steam from a cold start in minutes, and their small modular design allows you to configure them to turn on and off in keeping with fluctuating demands.

Another aspect of Miura’s flexible boiler solutions is our ease of maintenance and range of enhanced monitoring and self-diagnostics. These monitoring features help you keep up with preventative maintenance, so small problems don’t turn into big ones. A modular boiler system like Miura’s can also come in handy where you can shutdown to perform maintenance on individual units without stopping productivity.

Understandably, most textile manufacturers would prefer to invest their money in quality raw materials rather than on fuel. With fluctuating steam needs, it can be challenging to find boilers that can keep up with the changing needs of textile manufacturing and remain fuel-efficient at the same time. That said, Miura’s modular water-tube boilers once again perform more efficiently than conventional boilers because they require less water to produce steam.