Italy-based Tonello is a global specialist in garment finishing technologies. Now, the company has developed a special finishing technique that can age denim exactly like stone washing, without employing chemicals or pumice stones. The innovation brings sustainable technology to the industry.

Instead a stainless steel abrasive drum is fastened to the washing machine. This drum can create a variety of finishes through flexible abrasion adjustments to create a variety of looks and styles. Due to the mechanical – rather than chemical – nature of the process, the effect is the same as that of stone wash and reduces carbon footprint created by using pumice stones.

The process will reduce water consumption, production costs, carbon footprint, processing time and manual labor. It eliminates the dust and sludge generated from stones, it doesn’t damage the machine, as pumice stones do, and creates desired the finish effects in both sampling and production machines.

Also it has been developed to be applied on all Tonello machines and maintains the same load capacity, enabling easy adoption throughout denim manufacturing facilities. The lining can easily be removed, so the machine can also run normal washing and dyeing processes.

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