Denim Division

Historical Facts

Production started in 1995
Yearly production capacity = 30 million meters
Minimum order quantity =40,000 meters

Utilities Data

Power generation capacity on natural gas =13 MW
Power generation capacity on diesel gen = 4MW
Standby local power (Wapda) = 5MW

Technical Data

Total production (finished fabrics)=82,000 meters per day
Total no of warping machines = 05
Dyeing machines = 02
Total no of re-beaming machines = 28
Sizing machines = 03
Total no of looms (air jet Omni plus) =179
Total no of finishing machines (Capability of flat finish) = 03
Total no of inspection frames =14 Well-equipped testing lab

Machinery Details Of Denim Division

Warping section

Colman company USA
Griffin company USA
Karl Mayer company Germany

Re-beaming area

West point USA
Mac coy USA

Weaving sheds

Picanol omni plus Belgium

Finishing department

Cibitex Italy
Brugmen

Dyeing section

G.M.C (Greenville machinery). USA
Morrison USA

Sizing section

Benninger zell germany
Benninger Switzerland

Inspection department

P.L.M impianti spa Italy
Benningger
Morrison

DENIM DIVISION DETAILS

Institutional

DBU is one of the largest denim fabric producers in Pakistan with yearly production capacity of 42 million meters and self power generation capacity of 13 MW. We are leader in various segments in the market from more than 20 years. Our main areas of operation are the production and sales of Indigo and Twill. We are improving production, innovating industrial facilities and constantly investing in technology and training our more than 1,000 professionals.

 

1. Yarn

Denim business unit receives high quality cotton yarn from its sister companies. Best cotton factories and spinning mills have been producing the qualities which we need for our hi-tech denim manufacturing.

2. Warping

Yarns are converted into ropes and ropes are winded onto beams to make balls which are essential to feed Rope Dyeing machines.
Karl Mayer, Griffin, Barber Colman.

3. Dyeing

Continuous process of rope dyeing with indigo. This is the step where ring-dyed yarn is produced that fades better and faster than fully dyed yarn.
Morrison, GMC.

4. Rebeaming

Indigo dyed ropes are separated and transferred to sizing beams.
Karl Mayer, Griffin, Barber Colman, McCOY.

5. Sizing

Sizing process plays an important role for the fabric quality. Strength is given by sizing to bear high tension and abrasion during the weaving process.
Benninger

6. Weaving

It’s a process of Interlacement warp and weft yarns to form the fabric. Hi-tech looms are used for better production efficiency and selvedge looms are used for real selvedge fabrics.
Picanol Omni plus 800, Picanol Omni plus, Picanol President.

7. Finishing

Final chemical and mechanical finishing processes such as singing, bleaching, mercerizing, fabric dyeing, coating and sanforizing etc. are applied on state of the art equipment.
Benninger, Monforts, Morrison, Brugman, Cibitex.

8. Quality Control And Dispatch

Packing is done on fully automatic machines after physical faults determination in visual metre-by-metre inspection. Afterwards, shade evaluation is done; our lab is equipped with Hunterlab device.
PLM Impianti.