Benefits
Correct humidity control during textile manufacturing improves quality, profitability and machine efficiency.
Improves profitability and high ROI
Humidification improves quality, productivity and thereby profitability. Production costs are minimized with a fast return on investment.
Prevent product weight loss
With humidification, product weight loss is minimized through enhanced moisture regain.
Reduces fiber shedding
Moisture added into the air of a textile factory reduces the amount of fiber shedding and maintains yarn strength throughout production.
Humidity control in textile manufacturing
Increase textile manufacturing profitability and fast payback
A low air humidity will dry out fibers. Maintaining the correct relative humidity will prevent moisture loss during textile processing and storage. As textiles are priced on weight and quality, optimizing indoor conditions is a critical requirement. Controlling moisture loss with humidification can potentially minimize typical textile weight loss from ~4% to just 0.5%. The correct humidity will also minimize yarn breakages during the production process, which not only improves the quality of the final product, but also prevents machine downtime which is extremely costly. Combined, this very quickly provides a significant return on investment.
Close humidity control throughout a textile factory
The characteristics of the atmosphere across a production area can vary greatly depending on geographic location and seasonal fluctuations. Any change in temperature will impact on the relative humidity (RH). Hot spots on machinery will cause a localized drop in RH that can rapidly drive moisture off the product leading to fiber shedding, ends breaking and weight loss. To achieve a consistent level of humidity across areas that can be hundreds of yards long, it is important to have a humidification system with many points of moisture injection. Single 'spot' humidifiers that introduce a large amount of humidity from one unit (or only a small number of units) cannot maintain room humidity as evenly as a system with many controlled capacity outlets. Condair supports customers by developing solutions tailored specifically to the required specifications of their facilities.
Static control
Static build-up can cause reduced productivity and product quality due to fly attraction. Vaporizing moisture into the air through humidification naturally dissipates static charges alleviating these problems.
Employee health and comfort
Humidification makes the factory a more pleasant place to work and keeps staff healthier. A cold water humidifier will provide the additional benefit of 680W of evaporative cooling for every 2lbs of water absorbed by the air. Across a textile production area, this cooling effect can reduce the ambient temperature by between 40-54°F. This is a welcome improvement to the working conditions for staff in the area. Humidification also has the benefit of significantly reducing the amount of dust and fly particles in the air, as well as preventing the drying up of mucus membranes which act as a natural barrier to any remaining dust entering the lungs.
Use Cases
Prevent Evaporative Losses
Organic materials have an internal moisture content and will lose moisture to the atmosphere when exposed to air with low humidity. Humidifiers are used to create an environment with the proper balance between the material’s internal moisture content and the air’s relative humidity.
Anti-Static and ESD Prevention
Low humidity increases static buildup because dry air acts as an insulator, making electrostatic discharge (ESD) more likely. Maintaining 40–60% relative humidity helps dissipate electrical charges and significantly reduces ESD risk.
Reliable Operations Start with a Controlled Environment
Humidity fluctuations can cause static discharge, material distortion, and premature wear on sensitive equipment—all leading to costly downtime. By maintaining consistent humidity, it protects both the machinery and the materials they process, ensuring smoother production, fewer interruptions, and maximum operational uptime.
Humidification Solutions for Dust and Odor Reduction
Humidification systems provide an effective way to maintain required humidity limits, improve process flow, and protect employee health in many industries that generate significant dust emissions.
Discover Condair in action
VMT Spinning Company, India
VMT Spinning Company has recently installed a JetSpray humidification system from Condair in its post winding section, at its state-of-the-art cotton production facility in Baddi, India, to maintain yarn quality and strength. The JetSpray humidifier was supplied and installed by Condair™s Indian representative, Regent Machine and Servicing, and is capable of delivering around 250 litres of moisture per hour to maintain the ideal air humidity.
Ganges Jute Mill
15 JetSpray humidification systems are maintaining an optimum 70%RH in the spinning and weaving areas of Ganges Jute Mill in Kolkota, West Bengal. With a total output of up to 9,000 litres of humidity per hour, the humidification system helps maintain jute product weight and quality as well as delivering evaporative cooling for the hard working mill staff.
AI Champdany Flax Mill
AI Champdany Industries Ltd, formerly known as The Champdany Jute Co Ltd, was established in 1873. In 2006 the Flax Linen Unit was started to produce 720 MT of Linen Yarn both wet spun and dry spun made out of imported flax fibre. The Condair Jetspray humidification system helps maintain linen product weight and quality as well as delivering evaporative cooling for the hard working mill staff.
G R Woollen Mills
G R Woollen Mills, an export manufacturer for wool, was established in 1954 and is part of Grentex. They have been accredited with the statis of Star Export House, recognised by the Government of India, since 2003. The Condair Jetspray humidification system helps maintain the ideal humidity for the wool products in weight and quality.
Gloster Limited
Gloster Limited (formerly Gloster Jute Mills Ltd) is a manufacturer and exporter of jute jute allied products. The Condair Jetspray humidification system helps maintain the ideal humidity for traditional jute products including yarn and twin.
Jaya Shree Textiles
Jaya Shree Textiles, a division of Aditya Birla Nuvo Ltd, is a leading player in the linen and wool segment of the Global Textile Business. The Condair Jetspray humidification system helps maintain the ideal humidity for the textile products in weight and quality.
Loro Piana
Karan Textile
Karan Tekstil preferred the Condair brand to provide the ideal humidity level and high efficiency evaporative cooling in the production area of its new investment in Gaziantep Organized Industrial Area. Hygienic, efficient and very low energy consumption Condair HP atomizer humidifiers were used to cool the facility with heat recovery air handling units including direct and indirect cooling systems. In addition, ideal air humidity was maintained to reduce fiber shedding from the yarn and air fly, while maintaining the moisture content of the yarn and minimizing yarn breakage during processing.
Pronovias London - Wedding Dresses
Pronovias is a luxury Spanish wedding gown designer offering a variety of flattering styles for modern, classic, romantic and bold brides. The company started as a family business and has been designing and making wedding dresses for over 50 years, for brides all around the world.The flagship boutique in Bond Street, London, is using a Condair DA dehumidifier to control the humidity in its storage area. The dehumidifier is ensuring the finest materials used in its designs are always kept in perfect condition, no matter what the season or weather is like outside.
Humidification for Footwear Design & Development Institute of India (FDDI)
The FDDI, part of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry run by the Indian Government is a prestigious organisation. They play a pivotal role in training the next generation of footwear designers, leather experts, fashion designers and accessories manufacturers. FDDI offer a range of courses across multiple campuses throughout India. FDDI also provides testing, quality control and R&D services to ensure that the India footwear and fashion industry is at the forefront of innovation.
Humiditfication at Akubra Hats manufacturing in Australia
Australian hat manufacturer, Akubra, has recently installed a JetSpray humidification system from Condair to humidify its forming area. The humidifier is creating the ideal air humidity to ensure a perfect finish on the felt during the manufacturing process and provide the long lasting quality Akubra is known for.
Akubra is an iconic Australian brand, a manufacturer of classic bush hats made of rabbit fur felt with wide brims that are worn widely across rural Australia and also internationally.
Akubra is an iconic Australian brand, a manufacturer of classic bush hats made of rabbit fur felt with wide brims that are worn widely across rural Australia and also internationally.
Precise humidity control at Auro Weaving Mills in India
Auro Weaving Mills in Baddi, India, has installed a JetSpray humidification system from Condair to humidify its warping section. The humidifier is creating the ideal air humidity to reduce fibre shedding from the yarn and airborne fly, as well as maintain yarn moisture content and minimise yarn breakage during processing.
Auro Weaving Mills is a unit of the Vardhman Group, which has 22 manufacturing facilities across India and employs more than 25,000 people. The Auro factory manufactures the highest quality fabric from its 288 airjet looms and produces over 388 lakh (38.8M) mtrs of fabric per year.
Auro Weaving Mills is a unit of the Vardhman Group, which has 22 manufacturing facilities across India and employs more than 25,000 people. The Auro factory manufactures the highest quality fabric from its 288 airjet looms and produces over 388 lakh (38.8M) mtrs of fabric per year.
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