Enkrott is one of the partners of the GIATEX project - Intelligent Water Management in the Textile and Clothing Industry, whose objective is to create a new paradigm in water management in a sector of great relevance in the Portuguese industry, based on a more efficient and rational use.
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GIATEX will be developed by a consortium formed within the framework of a Mobilizing Agenda for the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), led by Estamparia Adalberto, with scientific coordination from the CITEVE technological center and the participation of 27 partners, including companies, universities and other entities. The project, which has an investment of more than 20 million euros, started on October 31, 2022.
Given the characteristics of their production process, companies in the textile and clothing sector are, as a rule, intensive consumers of water. For Enkrott, it is an opportunity to contribute its know-how and technology, both in water treatment processes and in digital solutions applied to them, to improve the use of this essential resource in this industry, which results in clear environmental and economic benefits.
The consortium proposes to reduce specific water consumption by introducing less intensive textile ennobling technologies and treatment systems that allow its reuse and circularity, as well as applying monitoring and control systems that support the decision and integral management of water in its process.
To this end, it will put into practice a methodology that includes the study and characterization of processes, the development of intelligent monitoring systems, implementation of the technologies applied in pilot units and the development of an IT tool to support water management.
