Browsing: Weaving

In the latest generation of circular combs, largest active combing surface in combination with adjustable settings in height enables customers to achieve an even more economical combing result. Latest generations of combers such as the Rieter E86 with up to 550 nips/min and production rates of up to 90 kg/h place increased and, in some cases, novel demands on the technology components.

The FT6D roving frame with automatic doffing is the machine that has been installed in all the new spinning units of Sintex Textile Division. Sintex Textile Division is one of the most renowned and successful textile manufacturers in the world. The company thanks to its high quality and outstanding production efficiency standards has become one of the key partners of some of the global leading retail brands such as Armani, Hugo Boss, Diesel and Zara.

Compressed air systems cannot be managed if they cannot be measured, says Hidhay K of Systel Energy Solutions (India). Compressed air is the most inefficient utility available to the industries, wasting as much as 80 per cent of the compressor’s input energy in various form of losses.

Sustainability is in demand, and the new target in the textile industry and elsewhere is: zero waste. With its E³ strategy, Saurer has been moving consistently in this direction for some years. Energy, raw materials and personnel – each of these resources costs money, is in short supply and therefore needs to be used economically and efficiently.

Seamless clothing plays an important role with its advance technology that quickens the production process and gives comfort for the wearer without a seam. Dr S Kauvery Bai and Pallavi BS elaborate on how to design and develop seamless handloom garments using double cloth tubular weaving technique.

In India, major orders were placed for the Rieter’s K 42 compact system, while in China order intake continued to be below average, despite a slight revival. The amount of orders received by the Rieter Group in the first nine months of 2016 was significantly higher than for the same period of the previous year. Cumulative order intake amounted to CHF 718.4 million and was thus up by 22 per cent on the said prior year period. Order intake in the third quarter totaled CHF 207.7 million owing to an investment reluctance in Turkey.

In the textile industry, appreciable amounts of energy could be saved or conserved by regulating the temperature in the steam pipes, adjusting the air/fuel ratio in the boilers, and installing heat exchangers using warm waste water, says Dr P Senthilkumar. The conservation of energy is an essential step towards overcoming the mounting problems of the worldwide energy crisis and environmental degradation.