Production Cycle

The yarn, both greige and dyed, is automatically stored through the use of a remote-controlled robot.

Thousands of meters of fabric are then rolled onto large bobbins and, afterwards, stored thanks to a remote-controlled robot.

This machine allows us to place the fabric on the “torpedoes” for dyeing. The fabric is rolled on a perforated cylinder, specifically designed for the torpedo dyeing method.

The Martindale is used for analysing fabrics and leather (natural or synthetic) resistance to wear. In particular, it analyses: the resistance to fabric breakage (abrasion), the pilling formation, eventual colour change and the fabric weight loss.

This test has to be conducted on at least three samples of material at the same time that, in contact with an abrasive material (or with a sample of the same material), undergo some automatic rubbing cycles at a certain pressure. According to the fabric sampling we get, results will determine the number of cycles reported. The abrasion test ends when we witness the rupture of two non-consecutive threads related to the fabric weave. Whereas the pilling test ends with the formation on surface of some abraded material balls.

The Pilling Box is employed to consider the pilling performance of knitted products, woollen, etc. The phial containing the sample is placed into the pilling box, an instrument that, when engaged, flips the sample over and rubs it into the body of the box. Once the cycles end, an operator evaluates the sample.

The “Spray Test” is employed to carry out some watery repellent tests on fabrics or leather by using the spray method. This instrument permits us to determine the aptitude of a fabric or leather to absorb water (precipitation) it comes in contact with. The exact definition we have for this testing method is “wetting endurance”. It determines the index related to the “wettability” that comes from the comparison between the phial aspect and the one concerning all the descriptive and photographic samples given by the referenced standard. We visibly evaluate the “wetting index” according to descriptive (ISO) and photographic (AATCC) scales.

The ironing fastness evaluates fabrics fading degree during the ironing phase and the eventual colour migration over a white sample of fabric, both in moisture and dry conditions.

Through this tool, the colour fastness to rubbing is assessed. It consists of a very simple test aimed at proving the degree of the dye fading fabrics: we rub a white cotton sample on the fabric, firstly in dry conditions and later in humid ones (specifically after having plunged the cotton sample into the water). The colour fastness is then evaluated according to the staining degree of the white fabric: the more the fabric is stained, the worse the result will be, that occurs because the dye index is not suitably set, due to an error during the finishing phase.

Thanks to the Gyrowash, we are able to consider the colour fastness to washing, namely, the degree of degradation and/or the colour fading dyed fabrics suffer from after a washing with a detergent or after a dry cleaning.

IR spectroscopic analysis is a widely used technique in the qualitative and quantitative analysis of fibers, and especially for the identification of substances present on textile products. It is used both as a quality control tool and as an aid in solving quality problems.

The preparation deals with one within the most important operations that occur before the dyeing process. This action is fundamental for the perfect outcome in the final fabric aspect and touch. Inside a single machine, the fabric is washed, bleached (to white) and mercerised (a very strong alkaline treatment capable of making fibres akin to dyeing).

The fabric is impregnated with organic enzymes that “clean” the external bark of the cotton, working on the fabric spinning process 24 hours a day.

A machine that, by working on the fabric width, prepares the fabric through the washing and bleaching processes, getting it ready for the next dyeing operations.

The processes of fulling and rope washing fibrous rope such as woollen ones are carried out in this machine and controlled automatically with an Industry 4.0 management system.

Spectrophotometer is an optical instrument employed for measuring wavelength intensity in a spectrum of light. We employ it so we can read and reproduce all the colours on our fabrics, with instrumental accuracy and not manual.

Machine that remakes a miniature of the dyeing foulard (in relation to) where the production is made.

At Beste S.p.a., no person touches or handles dye powders, chemical auxiliaries or anything else because we have three systems available that manage everything through computerized control; from dosages of 0.1 gram of dye to kg of acids or alkalis.

The fabric or the garment is treated within large tumblers to make it unique and with a type of workmanship that is handcrafted and at the same time unparalleled. Enzymes softening products, dyes and stones are then used and added inside the machine along with fabrics or garments so as to get some very particular effects.

An intermittent process in which the fabric is dyed under pressure and we have the maximum dyeing fastness and depth. Even though it is the most expensive method of all, it makes the fabric richer in full and vivid colours. JET machines are versatile and capable of dyeing any fibre, as they reach 140°C.

It consists of a very innovative intermittent pressured dyeing process. A very complex procedure in which the fabric is rolled up on a drilled stand called Subbio, then placed within the torpedo and later submerged. The dyeing process is carried out thanks to the transfer of high-pressured fluid from the inside the stand to the outside going through the fabric, which, therefore, becomes dyed. We witness a great savings in water and electricity usage in this innovative machine, but, above all, it allows shortening the time.

At Beste S.p.a no one touches or handles dyestuffs, chemical auxiliaries or similar products. Instead, we utilize three computerized systems in place that manage the entire operation; from doses of 0.1 grams of dyestuff, to kilograms of acids, or alkali.

In this machine, the fabric is dried and secured to make it stable against shrinkage (caused by steam water, dry cleaning). Through a peculiar technology 4.0 check, we control the residual moisture on the fabric and recover the heat expelled in the chimneys.

Another machine for drying and ennobling fabric: the fabric is dried in rope by passing it through a ring with a strong jet of hot air. While the fabric dries, it is softened by mechanical action.

The fabric is abrased with some sand paper so as to create a peachy handfeel result. Given that the machine is adjusted with high precision because the greatest risk is to tear the fabric if the pressure should be too high, the resulted effect is surely surprising.

The fabric is washed and treated in these huge tumblers to make it special, unique and with a type of processing that is artisanal and at the same time truly unique. Enzymes, softeners and stones are used and inserted into the machine along with the fabric to achieve very special effects.

The fabric is brushed with this machine to pull out the hair and make the surface resemble a fur. Depending on the brushed fibres, very different looks can come out.

The fabric is hit by a huge dose of steam so that it is indented and compacted, preventing shrinkage and defects in subsequent cutting and sewing operations.

With this machine, the fabric is ironed as we normally do with the garment iron.

At the end of the production cycle, the fabric is carefully inspected, pointing out one by one all the defects it can present thanks to highly specialized staff who also compiles a report that is sent to the customer where the defects the fabric presents can be seen as on a map.

Totally electronic cutting method, provided with a circular blade that cuts a textile mattress laying down on vacuum carpet. All the operation is automatic and managed by a computer that moves a working diagram precisely drawn up by a CAD workstation.

Its function is to modulate the consistence and drapery of single fabric pieces. It works according to three different variables, namely time, temperature and pressure. All the components are manually laid down on a conveyor and passed through the grille of the machine.

Its main function is to seal fabrics, namely, apply a tape along the fabrics junctures where the needle holes compromise the integrity and protective capacity of a material. Others more aesthetically oriented are added today to its original function. The process still remains the same: through a hot steam jet and a pair of pressure rollers, the machine applies a tape on cut, sewn, or joined surfaces.

A laboratory equipped with sewing machines of the latest generation. Every machine is equipped with a touch screen display that allows managing the machine setting through a series of programs which are regulated according to every fabric weight, their elasticity and the surface resistance. They differ in structure: flat, armed or columned, or for the type of working process they realize. Altogether they present an unparalled creative potential.

In the past, not many years ago, these machines were entirely mechanical, engineering masterpieces. However, times have changed and so have machines, but not their function: they manage the embroidery that defines and strengthens the buttonhole. The electric component allows choosing the embroidery shape and dimension quickly, as well as fitting to the fabric type.

The classic ironing board, similar to the domestic one but differs in performance. Temperatures are higher and a vacuum device allows molding all the materials in the best way possible.

It consists of a quite wide accessories collection, from the most diverse characteristics and backgrounds. Buttons, snaps, buckles, zippers, ribbons, and everything else is needed to complete and enrich a garment. These are the required ingredients for the “laboratory kitchen”.