Narteks, a leading cotton yarn supplier in Türkiye, has relied on Rieter’s ring- and compact-spinning systems for years. To respond faster to changing yarn demands and raw materials, Narteks has added a rotor spinning line equipped with Rieter preparation machines.
In a challenging market environment, flexibility and low conversion costs are key. Labor costs are rising and skilled operators are scarce, while customers demand stable quality across different yarn counts, blends and recycled fibres. Frequent changeovers can increase downtime, waste and quality risk. Narteks needed machines that provide a high level of automation, support fast adjustments and can serve all requirements of the market.
High productivity
Figure 2: The highly automated Rieter preparation line supports agile raw material changes.
Narteks selected Rieter’s preparation machines for its rotor spinning line: the blowroom line VARIOline (including the precision blender A 81), the card C 80 with highest productivity and the double-head draw frame RSB-D 26 which stands out due to its limited space requirements. The machines are characterised by high productivity and low energy consumption. This creates a robust preparation process as the basis for stable, cost-efficient rotor spinning.
Fast changes, low conversion costs
Figure 3: Yilmaz Can, mill manager at Narteks, is satisfied with the profitable preparation process of his rotor spinning line.
With Rieter’s solution, Narteks benefits from clear advantages in daily operation. The new Rieter fibre and spinning preparation provides high flexibility across various fibre blends, recycled materials and yarn counts, enabling fast responses to changing market requirements. This agility ensures faster changes, smoother operations and consistently low conversion costs. A high level of automation reduces manual intervention and supports consistent operation even when experienced personnel are scarce. This is confirmed by Yilmaz Can, Mill Manager at Narteks: “Rieter’s preparation machines make our rotor line profitable even in a market with low yarn prices. We can change raw materials and yarn counts quickly, allowing us to react fast to customer demands. The high level of automation, strong productivity and low energy consumption contribute to significantly lower conversion costs.”
Optimised space requirements
Optimised energy consumption and reduced waste help lower conversion costs, while the compact concept with double-head draw frames save valuable floor space. The high productivity of the card C 80 additionally saves space as a smaller number of cards is needed for the same output. Stable sliver quality supports smooth downstream rotor spinning, helping Narteks maintain high output and meet demanding customer expectations.
About Rieter
Rieter is the world’s leading system supplier for processing natural and man-made fibres into short-staple and long-staple yarn, as well as for the production of filament yarns, man-made fibres and nonwovens. With its comprehensive technology portfolio, Rieter covers the entire textile value chain – from fibre to yarn, and from polymer melt to texturised filament, synthetic staple fibres and nonwoven.
Headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland, the company designs and engineers complex spinning plants, machines, systems, and components that enable an efficient and economical production. Rieter’s leading technologies ensure minimal resource consumption, making a significant contribution to sustainability across the global textile value chain. Rieter has a history spanning more than 230 years, operates 17 production sites in nine countries, and employs around 4 220 people worldwide, approximately 15.4 per cent of them in Switzerland.