AIRO®24

Harness the wind

Dryer for continuous and open-width tumbling treatments of woven, non-woven, and knitted fabrics

AIRO® Hand: softness, volume, drape and dimensional stability

From natural fibers to artificial and synthetic ones in all types of construction such as woven, knitted, flock and non-woven, Airo®24 allows different applications: apparel, upholstery, home, and technical textiles.

Cotton, linen, silk, wool, polyamide, Tencel, Lyocell, Modal, nylon… With Airo®24 (Patented) all types of products such as natural fibers, artificial fibers and synthetic fibers can be treated without limits in terms of weight and width. Results are obtained in complete safety and without defects for a high-quality finishing style.

Some of the treatments and results which can be obtained with AIRO®24 are:

Drying and intensive tumbling, mechanical chemical-free softening, on dry fabric or with steam application
Softness, volume, drape, dimensional stability, elasticity and sewability (AIRO® Hand)
Opening of the chenille, three-dimensionality on jacquards
Depth and richness of colours on yarn-dyed fabrics
Swelling, perfect straightening (super-soft, super-swelling) and de-twisting of the loops on terry towels
Uniformity and no directionality on pile fabrics
Hand breaking and AIRO® hand on particularly rigid fabrics, coupled and laminated
Grain-enhancement and natural/aged look on synthetic leather
Peachy hand on emerized and brushed surfaces
Single pass high efficiency polimerization of resins, resilience, crease-resistance (easy care), wrinkled effect and casual look
Defibrillation and cleaning treatment after bio-polishing and surface finishing
Softness and uniformity of the surface on printed cloths
Preparation for subsequent treatments (shearing, coating…)

The working principle of AIRO®24

Fabric moves at a very high speed, and is suspended and transported by the airflow, in alternate directions… this is the heart of the Biancalani AIRO®24 continuous tumbler treatment. The inversion of the flow is very quick and accurate, and the channel – self-cleaning – is aerodynamically designed in order to avoid any resistance to air.

The impact grill

The special grills, placed in front of the channel openings, allow the fabric to discharge the accumulated kinetic energy, acquiring body, volume, drape, and better stability, while getting rid of any excess of humidity.

Integrated control, real-time monitoring, remote access

The 15" touchscreen and the user-friendly interface allow for complete control and the seamless integration of the AIRO®24 with all the other machines, such as padders and pre-drying modules. Recipes, usage statistics and real-time data can be visualized and managed either on the machine or from a remote computer connected to the network. It is also possible to interface the AIRO®24 with existing monitoring systems.

Full range of accessories and processing options

The AIRO®24 can be fitted with a set of accessories, such as the external steaming set with an exhaust fan and anti-condensation bars, as well as an integrated squeezing foulard, a finishing padder, and pre-drying modules including the new AIRBOX.

High-efficacy filtering

The air that comes out of the self-cleaning treatment channel, loaded with dust and lint, enters in the exhaust flow passing through an automatic filter, which is made up of a large self-cleaning element and a compacting unit with a collection bag. This reduces cleaning operation to a minimum, preventing any clogging problems and avoiding any stoppage of the machine.

Multi-panel configuration for maximizing productivity

The AIRO® 24 can be offered with the quick-threading multi-panel configuration with easy switch from one to two or three independently centered panels of fabric, or with the multi-tubular configuration, which allows the user to fully exploit the processing power of the machine.

Increase the capacity with AIRBOX

The AIRBOX is designed to perfectly fit as a pre-dryer for the AIRO 24, in order to increase the drying capacity and therefore the overall productivity of the whole line. In this configuration, it is completely integrated with the AIRO® 24, and all the parameters of the AIRBOX pre-dryer can be seamlessly managed from the AIRO® 24 control panel.

AIRO® style: high quality finishing style which has no equal in the world

Powerful and frugal, designed to ensure the best results on any fabric for every textile finishing treatment

The combination of temperature and mechanical action on the fabric, the ratio of new and recirculated air injected into the treatment channel and the high air speed, optimize the thermal efficiency of AIRO® 24. Together with its low electrical consumption, AIRO® 24 offers flexible and extremely efficient production, delivering the least cost per metre of processed fabric.

The specific design of the machine avoids the need for maintenance and eliminates the risk of yellowing fabric, even when using the highly efficient microprocessor-controlled gas burner as an alternative (or together, thanks to the twin heating option) to the other heating systems such as steam and diathermic oil.

The SMART-SWITCH 2.0 technology

The SMART-SWITCH system 2.0, patented by Biancalani, intelligently controls and optimizes the change of direction of the air and fabric, allowing to finely modulate the intensity of the mechanical action independently from the drying power. From lightweight materials to heavier ones made of delicate yarn, every type of fabric can benefit from this technology, with a considerable increase in drying capacity and productivity: strong when needed, gentle where deserved.

H-SHUTTER

The patented H-SHUTTER device, that independently varies the width of each end of the treatment channel, increases the performance of the machine, providing extreme flexibility for special treatments such as on polar fleece.

FLEXFLOW

With the new and patented FLEXFLOW option, the height of the treatment channel can be modulated in a range of ±50%, allowing to adaptively shape the flow of the process air and perfectly match it to the characteristics of the fabric, for an optimized process which leads to unprecedented levels of flexibility, productivity and energy saving.

Double capacity: AIRO®24 Tandem

In AIRO®24 the loop of terry towel relaxes and gets positioned vertically with respect to the fabric, and the tandem version of AIRO®24 (patented), specially designed for the needs of terry towel and velvet producers, offers a double drying capacity compared with the standard machine. Also on this variant, the SMART-SWITCH 2.0 can be applied in order to further increase the drying capacity of the machine.

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Technical specifications

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Available working widths	up to 360 cm
Production speed (fabric in/out)	3-50 m/min
Processing speed	up to 2800 m/min
Fabric inlet	free / roll / In line from other devices
Fabric delivery	plaiter / roll / In line to other devices
Maximum air temperature	170°C
Evaporation capacity	up to 750 Kg/h with a single machine
Installed electrical power	starting from 90 kW
Installed thermal power	up to 800 kW
Average utilization of gas \| steam	30 Nm/h (gas) \| 520 Kg/h (steam)
Max consumption of compressed air	500 Nl/min

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