Among other things, Econ-Air ensures that textile goods are dried to the highest quality: Colour fastness, dimensional stability and the feel of the fabric are unique and impress customers and markets alike.

Major order from India

iNTERSPARE has developed very successfully as a manufacturer of textile finishing machines in recent years. With the production of new machines from the Krantz, Artos and Babcock series in Reinbek in Germany, iNTERSPARE fulfils the highest quality requirements and thus rounds off the many advantages that a stenter frame like the Krantz K30 or a shrink dryer like the Krantz Syncro offer thanks to their superior design.

'As a textile machine manufacturer, we have established ourselves in the global markets,' says iNTERSPARE Managing Director Dirk Polchow. ‘Textile finishers see that we have delivered numerous stenter frames and shrink dryers in recent years and now believe in iNTERSPARE just as they believe in Krantz, Artos and Babcock. It has always been our aim to continue the tradition of these brands, and we are succeeding.’

The company recently received a large order from a major customer from India for the delivery of four Krantz K30 8-field stenter frames and three Krantz Syncro shrink dryers. The first machines of the order, which will be completed by mid-2026, are already on their way to the customer.

'Our customers want to impress their customers with their products. Best quality is required, and this is ensured with our machines. In the beginning, we were surprised when we visited customers and saw Krantz, Artos and Babcock machines still in heavy use after fifty and more years. We were assured that the machines were not only still being used very productively but were even the favorites for special requirements or challenging applications. This is feedback on durability that strengthens our own convictions,' explains Dirk Polchow.

Asian markets in focus

ITMA Asia + CITME 2025 is a very important trade fair for iNTERSPARE, as it can be visited by many customers from countries and markets that are of particular interest to iNTERSPARE. The company currently supplies new systems primarily to India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh, so these have emerged as key markets in which iNTERSPARE has built up a strong reputation and works very successfully with local representatives such as GLOBAL in India. However, ITMA Asia in Singapore is an excellent opportunity for all companies in Southeast Asia that are convinced by Krantz, Artos and Babcock Textile Machinery to exchange ideas with iNTERSPARE and learn a lot of new things.

‘India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are very important markets for us, in which we want to continue to impress and from which we have received further orders,’ says Dirk Polchow. 'We are now considering expanding our production capacity with a new building. Fortunately, we still have enough space on our premises.'

CO₂ reduction thanks to Econ-Air

The Econ-Air airflow system (Babcock patent) is one reason why customers value Krantz systems so highly. It ensures optimum energy use and avoids energy waste. The air supplied from the infeed slot is heated, directed to the fabric and travels with it through the bays until it is extracted by the exhaust fan at maximum absorbed humidity and replaced by fresh air via the fabric infeed slot. Since fresh air is supplied to the entry compartment and only the optimally moistened air is extracted, all the energy required goes directly into the drying process. The permanent humidity level generated by Econ-Air in the dryer replaces an additional, external steam spraying device. Energy loss to the outside is minimised by design. 3-layer insulation panels and doors prevent heat bridges from the inside to the outside of the insulation. A synthetic connecting strip interrupts the heat transfer from the inner sheet to the outer sheet of the insulation panel. Between these is a high-quality, pressed Rockwool insulation mat that is not subject to shrinkage and prevents warping by fixing evenly.

Krantz K30 and Krantz Syncro

iNTERSPARE Textilmaschinen has once again raised the energy efficiency of the Syncro to a higher level with a number of innovations. This relates in particular to the use of the latest generation of motors and Lenze inverters. Components from other brand manufacturers, such as the padder used, have been integrated into the control and operation of the Syncro, measuring systems have been expanded and the preparation and storage of data has been optimised by means of a latest-generation router and an expansion of the software. 

Carefully selected industry partners and suppliers guarantee the highest quality and reliability. iNTERSPARE will be happy to provide information on this and other innovations such as the expansion of the visualisation software, the new interface, the electrical components and the new automatic filter belt cleaning system with traversing fluff extraction device at the stand.

Modifications and Service

Several thousand machines for textile finishing from the Artos, Babcock (BTM) and Krantz product lines were installed in the last 50 years and a lot of these machines are still used for textile applications. 

iNTERSPARE Textilmaschinen is offering its customers the opportunity to continue operating these machines for many more years, by adapting them to the increasing demands using various retrofitting and modernisation modules from the assembly kits. Precisely coordinated modernisation packages with customisable individual modules out-of-the-box make all retrofits and modernisations cost-efficient, calculable and quickly feasible. At ITMA Asia Singapore, the iNTERSPARE experts will be happy to demonstrate the advantages of a retrofit and how it can be carried out.

The keywords in this context are improved energy efficiency, the CO₂ footprint of the goods, the latest generation of controls and operating elements, in combination with enhanced software and the supply of spare parts.

iNTERSPARE Textilmaschinen will be exhibiting at the VDMA joint stand in hall 7 / stand A104 and looks forward to welcoming all visitors.