Easy Care and Wrinkle Resistance Finishing Equipment
topic
Easy care finishing applies dimethylol dihydroxy ethylene urea or modified urea-based crosslinking agents at 3 to 8 percent on weight of fabric with catalyst and softener through pad-dry-cure processing at 160 to 175 degrees Celsius for 2 to 3 minutes, crosslinking adjacent cellulose polymer chains to provide wrinkle recovery angles above 240 degrees by W+F measurement and smooth drying appearance ratings above 3.5 on AATCC 124 scale.
Role
Provides the easy-care performance that enables cotton and cotton blend shirts, trousers, and home textiles to be worn and used with minimal ironing after laundering, with crosslinking finish chemistry application being the primary value-added finishing process for cotton shirting and workwear fabrics where easy-care performance is the primary consumer purchase driver differentiating premium finished fabric from commodity cotton.