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SPININNOVATION
T H E M A G A Z I N E F O R
S P I N N I N G M I L L S
High Precision
Components
for Ring Spinning
and Roving Frames
SQ Modernization
for Autocoro
Textil Bezerra
de Menezes, Brazil
Rosink – Cot Grinder
Bräcker –
Spinning Rings
Montefibre –
Fibre Manufacturer
SUES
SEN
Prod
ucts
Innovative Modernization and Componentsfor Ring Spinning and Rotor Spinning
EliTeQCompacSetfor Short- and Long-Staple
Spinning Frames
HP ComponentSetConventional Modernization
of Ring Spinning and Roving Frames
Modernization SC/SQfor Autocoro
Rotor Spinning Machines
PREMIUM PARTSSpinning Components for
Open-End Rotor Spinning Machines
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. . .with SUESSEN into the Future of Spinning . . .
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SPINNOVATION No. 8
CONTENTS
High Precision Components –
Top Weighting Arms for Short- and Long-Staple
Ring Spinning Frames
and Short-Staple Roving Frames 3
Experience with SQ Modernization on
Autocoro Rotor Spinning Machines 8
Capacity of Work 3
Bräcker, Switzerland
Ring and Ring Traveller Systems for Compact Yarns 14
Rosink, Germany
Cot Grinder for the EliTop 18
Textil Bezerra de Menezes S.A., Brazil 20
Montefibre, Italy
Joint Development with the Fibre Manufacturer
in Open-End Spinning 22
Electronic Yarn Detector 26
News 27
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SPINNOVATION No. 8
High Precision Components
Top Weighting Arms for Short- and Long-Staple
Ring Spinning Frames
and Short-Staple Roving Frames
By Wolfgang Lehner, SUESSEN Technical Department
Fig. 1
Fig. 2 Fig. 3
HP Top Weighting Arms (Fig. )
HP Top Weighting Arms with partial
weight release mechanism permit
reducing the pressure on the top rol-
lers in such a way, that grooving of the
cots over holiday standstills is
avoided. The top arms are for single-
handed operation. The top roller
retainers fit tightly into the top arm
body.
Top rollers are held strictly parallel
and in perfect alignment with bottom
rollers. Top roller setting can be
adjusted with the top arms in their
loaded position. This permits most
accurate roller settings.
Opening and closing the top arms
does not affect the top roller position
with regard to the yarn path. This is of
significant advantage to CoreYarn
spinners.
Top roller retainer (Fig. 3)
The heavy-duty plate springs apply
their constant pressure to the top rol-
lers directly and totally frictionless. Top
and bottom roller alignment is ensured
by machining the weighting units after
the assembly of the top weighting arms,
just as they are installed in the ring
spinning frame (Fig. 2). Precise machin-
ing and the extra-wide support of the
top rollers ensure perfect alignment
and therefore uniform top roller load.
Supports are available for various top
roller types (manufacturers others
than SUESSEN).
Depending on the design, the load of
weighting units can be set in up to 3
steps.
milling headhelicalmilling cutter
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Heavy-duty plate spring (Fig. 4)
The heavy-duty plate spring, hardened
and with special coating, serves simul-
taneously as guiding element. As a
result, fewer movable components are
required and friction is reduced, com-
pared with other designs. The compu-
ter-optimized leaf spring design pre-
vents side forces on the top rollers.
Conventional units loaded by a flat coil
tend to evade laterally, so that top rol-
lers take an oblique position. The rea-
son is that the ends of flat coils are
never 00% parallel and bow laterally
when loaded in the centre.
Pneumatically loaded systems usually
are equipped with loading elements
subject to friction. Due to the hyster-
esis effect of such systems, the load
varies to a more or less great extent.
The advantage of central load relief is
compensated by a restricted reliability.
Today’s spinning mills being in opera-
tion 24 hours a day and 2 months a
year, central load relief is no longer a
significant advantage.
HP-Cradle (Fig. 5)
The ”SUESSEN High Stability Princi-
ple” method of loading the top apron
cradles provides highest stability and
holds the front edges of the cradles
safely down. It guarantees constant
cradle nip pressure all the time. The
cradles are further equipped with spe-
cial anti-friction clips at their front
edges. The anti-friction clips are made
of an extremely wear-resistant plastic
material and can be replaced if requi-
red. This is very cost-efficient, because
only the clips need to be replaced
in case of necessity, and not the
whole cradle. High-stability cradles in
combination with anti-friction clips
(see Fig. 9) ensure perfect running of
top aprons. As a result, aprons run
smoothly and without buckling even at
narrow settings of the apron nip, which
are favoured for better fibre control in
the main drafting zone. The HP-Top
Weighting Arm Family today has the
following members:
HP-A 30/320
for short-staple fibres up to 60 mm
HP-A 40
for short-staple roving frames
HP-A 50
for worsted ring spinning frames
Fig. 4
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HP-A 30/320 Top Weighting Arm
(Fig. 6)
The HP-A 30/320 top weighting arm
has been developed and designed for
a 3-roller double-apron drafting sys-
tem and is suitable for processing all
fibres up to 60 mm fibre length. The
top weighting arms are entirely identi-
cal with the exception of support bar
diameter only.
HP-A 30:
support bar diameter 28 mm
HP-A 320:
support bar diameter 32 mm
Drafting system setting:
max. total drafting zone
h’+ v’ 45 mm
max. distance A’ 205 mm
min. distance e 60 mm
Back zone v’ min./max. 3/0mm
Main zone h’ min./max. 44/75mm
Back and middle top roller load is
fixed and cannot be adjusted. The
front top roller load can be adjusted in
2 steps.
The following load combinations are
available ex works:
Front top roller load adjustable
in 2 steps: 20N/60N or 72N/230N
Middle top roller load:
20N or 40N or 70N
Back top roller load:
40N or 80N or 230N.
If other combinations are required at a
later date, the relevant weighting unit
can be replaced easily whenever
necessary.
The back and front top roller cots have
a standard diameter of 28 mm, whe-
reas the diameter of the middle top
roller cot is 25 mm. Special dimen-
sions are available on request.
The HP-C cradles are available for
spindle gauges 68.4 / 75 / 82.5 mm as
short-staple cradle for up to 40 mm
long fibres, medium-staple cradle for
up to 50 mm long fibres and long-sta-
ple cradle for up to 60 mm long fibres.
Top Weighting Arm HP-A 40
The Top Weighting Arm HP-A 40 for
short-staple roving frames. Available
for 3- and 4-roller design. The HP-A
40 top arm is suitable for processing
cotton, synthetic fibres and blends
with a fibre length up to 60 mm.The
pressure for each line can be adjusted
in three steps.
Drafting system setting
Type A: (Fig. 7a)
max. total drafting zone
h’+ v’ 99 mm
max. distance A’ 252/255 mm
min. distance e 56 mm
Back zone v’ min./max. 35/64 mm
Main zone h’ min./max. 35/64 mm
Type B: (Fig. 7b)
max. total drafting zone
h’+ v’ 99 mm
max. distance A’ 252/255 mm
min. distance e 56 mm
Back zone v’ min./max. 35/29 mm
Main zone h’ min./max. 35/29 mm
Condensing zone k’
min./max. 35/29 mm
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Type C: (Fig. 7c) max. total drafting zone
h’+ v’ 99 mm
max. distance A’ 252/255 mm
min. distance e 56 mm
Back zone v’ min./max. 35/29 mm
Main zone h’ min./max. 35/29 mm
Condensing zone k’
min./max. 35/29 mm
The HP-C cradles for short-staple
top arms are available for fibre length
up to 40 mm and spindle gauge 82.5 /
90 / 00 / 0 / 20 / 30 mm, for fibre
length up to 50 mm and spindle gauge
82.5 / 00 / 0 / 30 mm, for fibre
length up to 60 mm and spindle gauge
82.5 / 00 / 0 / 30 mm.
The loads indicated in Table
are available ex works
(other combinations after consultation
with SUESSEN).
Different loading combinations for Top Weighting Arm HP-A 40
Type Top Roller Load
Front Roller ()
Top Roller Load
Middle Roller (2)
Top Roller Load
Middle Roller (3)
Top Roller Load
Back Roller (4)
A 85N / 230N / 280N
Dia. 28 mm
40N / 70N / 200N
Dia. 25 mm
– 75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 28 mm
A 85N / 230N / 280N
Dia. 3 mm
40N / 70N / 200N
Dia. 25 mm
– 75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 3 mm
A 85N / 230N / 280N
Dia. 28 mm
05N / 35N / 65N
Dia. 25 mm
– 75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 28 mm
A 85N / 230N / 280N
Dia. 3 mm
05N / 35N / 65N
Dia. 25 mm
– 75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 3 mm
B 25N / 70N / 220N
Dia. 28 mm
75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 28 mm
40N / 70N / 200N
Dia. 25 mm
75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 28 mm
B 25N / 70N / 220N
Dia. 3 mm
75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 3 mm
40N / 70N / 200N
Dia. 25 mm
75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 3 mm
B 85N / 230N / 280N
Dia. 28 mm
75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 28 mm
40N / 70N / 200N
Dia. 25 mm
75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 28 mm
B 85N / 230N / 280N
Dia. 3 mm
75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 3 mm
40N / 70N / 200N
Dia. 25
75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 3 mm
C 85N / 230N / 280N
Dia. 28 mm
40N / 70N / 200N
Dia. 25 mm
75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 28 mm
75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 28 mm
C 85N / 230N / 280N
Dia. 3 mm
40N / 70N / 200N
Dia. 25 mm
75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 3 mm
75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 3 mm
C 85N / 230N / 280N
Dia. 28 mm
05N / 35N / 65N
Dia. 25 mm
75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 28 mm
75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 28 mm
C 85N / 230N / 280N
Dia. 3 mm
05N / 35N / 65N
Dia. 25 mm
75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 3 mm
75N / 220N / 270N
Dia. 3 mm
Table
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The following cradles are available for HP-A 50:
Cradle Nip-point drafting Slip drafting
HP-C W70 up to 70 mm fibre length up to 20 (220 )mm fibre length
HP-C W0 up to 00 mm fibre length up to 20 (220) mm fibre length
Table 2
Loads:
Top Roller
Diameter
Front Roller
Load
Middle Roller
Load
Back Roller
Load
40 mm 260N / 305N / 350N 05N / 35N / 65N 245N / 290N / 335N
50 mm 260N / 305N / 350N 05N / 35N / 65N 245N / 290N / 335N
Table 3
Cradle SpacersX
mm
green 2.5
pink 2.75
red 3
orange 3.25
brown 3.5
grey 4
yellow 5
blue 6
beige 7
black 8
Table 4
x
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Top Weighting Arm HP-A 50 (Fig. 8)
For worsted ring spinning frames. The
pressure for each line can be adjusted
in three steps. This top arm is suitable
for processing wool and synthetic
fibres and blends up to a fibre length
of 20 mm.
Drafting system setting:
max. total drafting zone
h’+ v’ 222 mm
max. distance A’ 290 mm
min. distance e 68 mm
Back zone v’ min./max. 40/69 mm
Main zone h’ min./max. 53/82 mm
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SPINNOVATION No. 8
Experience with SQ Modernization
on Autocoro Rotor Spinning Machines
By Mike Basting
Since the development, design and
first presentation of the Quality Moder-
nization Concept in 999, SUESSEN
has converted almost 00 Autocoro
Machines world-wide.
Today, SUESSEN offers different
SQ Modernization Packages for the
SpinBoxes SE 7, SE 8, SE 9 and SE 0.
. Customer Benefit
Modernized machines generally show
π improved yarn quality
π reduced ends-down rate
π increased machine output
π reduced maintenance and clean-
ing costs
π lower energy consumption per kg
yarn
Short pay-back periods are ensured
by calculations of profitability, establi-
shed in co-operation with some of our
customers. Regular periods are bet-
ween 0.5 and 2 years depending on
yarn count, raw material and the local
cost structure. See chart for values in
industrial production.
Chart
rotor delivery cN/tex Uster CV% IPI
rpm (m/min)
Cotton Ne 2
SE 7 78000 117 11,7 15,2 246
SQ 7-B 95000 142 12,9 13,1 24
Cotton Ne 8
SE 7 78000 141 11,9 14,6 112
SQ 7-B 88000 160 12,5 12,7 17
Cotton NE 8
SE 8 60500 109 9,6 12,4 15
SQ 8-B 80000 144 10,2 12,2 6
Cotton Ne 7
SE 8 65000 133 12,2 13,1 10
SQ 8-B 90000 184 12,6 12,6 4
Cotton Ne 2
SE 8 80000 127 12,5 13,6 19
SQ 8-B 111000 175 13,4 13,2 16
PES/CO Ne 37
SE 8 91500 105 13,6 15,7 283
SQ 8-B 110000 126 14,5 14,9 205
Cotton Ne 20
SE 9 100000 150 9,9 15,6 218
SQ 9-B 125000 187 10,8 15,0 176
PES Ne 2
SE 9 67800 118 23,9 1, 3
SQ 9-B 72000 128 24,3 10,6 3
PES Ne 20
SE 9 70000 101 22,9 11,9 5
SQ 9-B 70000 101 25,4 11,6 3
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2. The Packages
2. Package SQ 7-B
To modernize an Autocoro SE 7 SUESSEN uses the following parts
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 0
2.2 Package SQ 8-B
To modernize an Autocoro SE 8 SUESSEN uses the following parts
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9
2.3 Package SQ 9-B
to modernize an Autocoro SE 9 SUESSEN uses the following parts
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9
Q-Housing with
BYPASS and Fixed
Fibre Beard Support
2 EC Thrust Bearing
3 EC Bearing Support
4 Channel Plate with
Channel Insert
5 Rotor Chamber
6 TwinDiscs
7 Feed Roller Tip
8 SweepCat
9 CFK Yarn Guide Rod
0 Spinning
Components
(Rotor, Nozzle,
Solidring)
Q-Housing with
BYPASS and
Fixed Fibre
Beard Support
2 EC Thrust
Bearing
3 EC Bearing
Support
4 Channel Plate
with Channel
Insert
5 Rotor Chamber
6 Feed Roller Tip
7 SweepCat
8 CFK Yarn Guide Rod
9 Spinning Components
(Rotor, Nozzle, Solidring)
Q-Housing with
BYPASS and
Fixed Fibre
Beard Support
2 EC Thrust Bearing
3 TwinDisc Bearing
with brake shoes
and reinforced
brake spring
4 Channel Plate with
Channel Insert
5 Rotor Chamber
6 Feed Roller Tip
7 SweepCat
8 CFK Yarn Guide Rod
9 Spinning Components
(Rotor, Nozzle, Solidring)
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2.4 Package SQ 0-A
To modernize an Autocoro SE 0 SUESSEN uses the following parts:
1 2 EC Thrust Bearing
2 TwinDisc Bearing with brake shoes
and reinforced brake spring
Fig. Adjustable BYPASS
Fig. 2 Fibre beard support and feed table
2.5 Spinning of man-made fibres
For all modernization packages, spe-
cial opening roller housings are avail-
able for processing polyester fibres
and blends. Together with the spinning
components Mima-nozzle and open-
ing roller S 43 trouble-free spinning of
man-made fibres at high rotor speeds
is no problem any more.
Apart from the scope of delivery of the
different SQ packages a number of
options are available for each pack-
age, so that every customer receives
the optimum modernization package
for his special requirement and appli-
cation.
3. Some Special Technical Features
of SQ Modernization Packages
3. Adjustable BYPASS
The adjustable BYPASS allows higher
air velocity in fibre channel and lower
air velocity in trash extraction chute.
This reduces ”merry-go-round” fibres,
i.e. fewer yarn faults, reduces ”dolphin
jumps”, i.e. less dirt in the yarn, and
reduces extraction of good fibres, i.e.
better usage of cotton. The BYPASS
permits accurate setting of extracted
trash percentage and keeps rotor
groove clean over a longer period.
Ends-down are reduced as well as
imperfections and clearer cuts, where-
as yarn quality and spinning stability
are improved.
3.2 Fixed fibre beard support
for better combing of sliver
Contrary to movable feed tables, the
fixed fibre beard support does not fol-
low the minute variations in sliver
thickness. The combing distance (see
”a” in Fig. 2) is constant with fixed fibre
beard support, hence accurate guid-
ance and subtle intensive combing
of fibre beard is ensured. Further the
combing conditions right up to
fibre beard edges are constant at all
spinning positions.Yarn quality is
improved, in particular evenness.
3.3 Aerodynamically optimized roller
housing
3.3. Trash extraction chute
The aerodynamically optimized trash
extraction chute is as wide as the
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Fig. 3
SQ SE 8/9
Fig. 4 Fixed Fibre Beard Support
Fig. 5 SpeedPass and Swan-Neck
opening roller teeth profile and impro-
ves considerably the trash extraction.
Air turbulence at the opening roller
rims is eliminated with the effect of a
better cleaning performance.
3.3.2 Labyrinth air seal of opening
roller
The aerodynamic labyrinth seal of
opening roller improves air balance
and prevents disturbance of spinning
process due to air leakage. Dirt and fly
collecting behind the opening roller
cover plate is a matter of the past.
3.4 TwinDisc with 2 cooling grooves
2 cooling grooves reduce the heat on
the TwinDiscs at highest rotor speeds
and increase the operating life sub-
stantially.
3.5 EC-Bearing
The EC-Bearing is a maintenance-free
axial bearing for rotors with proven
ball support located in an exchange-
able grease cartridge, to assure opti-
mum lubricant usage and accurate
axial support of rotor. The SpinBox
contamination is minimized. There is
no additional energy consumption,
as is the case with e.g. magnetic
bearings.
3.6 SpeedPass and Swan-Neck
These are features for the special
SpinBox designed for man-made
fibres and blends.With the SpeedPass
the level of suction at the fibre-chan-
nel is increased and ensures better
straightening of the fibres during their
conveyance to the rotor. The ”Swan-
Neck”, an additional cavity in opening
roller housing, facilitates the removal
of fibres from the opening-roller. It
works like an air foil (airplane wing): A
radial pressure gradient is created,
which helps to lift the fibres off the
teeth of the Solidring. It guarantees a
safe removal of delicate fibres from
the opening-roller.
Fig. 6 Labyrinth air sealing
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Package
Type
max.
Rotor
Speed
max.
Delivery
Speed
Application Opening
Roller
Housing
Type
(1) Thrust
Bearing
Housing
(2) Rotor
Bearing
Unit
EC
Bearing
CFK Yarn
Guide Rod
Spinning
Com-
ponents
Sweep
Cat
SQ 7-B1 100,000 160 Cotton Q1-Housing (1) Yes Yes Yes Yes
SQ 7-B2 100,000 160 man-made fibre Q2-Housing (1) Yes Yes Yes Yes
SQ 8-B1 110,000 220 Cotton Q1-Housing (1) Yes Yes Yes Yes
SQ 8-B2 110,000 220 man-made fibre Q2-Housing (1) Yes Yes Yes Yes
SQ 9-A – – no – (2) Yes – – Yes
SQ 9-A – – no – (2) – – – Yes
SQ 9-B1 135,000 220 Cotton Q1-Housing (2) Yes Yes Yes Yes
SQ 9-B2 135,000 220 man-made fibre Q2-Housing (2) Yes Yes Yes Yes
SQ 0-A – – no – (29 Yes Yes Yes Yes
3.7 CFK Yarn Guide Rod
The carbon fibre rod is 5 times lighter
than steel, but with equal stability cha-
racteristics, tube-shaped without any
mass-increasing cover. One piece is
as long as one spinning section, the
pieces are connected by couplings.
The yarn guides are clamped onto the
rod. The rod is guided by special plain
bearings fastened at every spinning
head (see report in SPINNOVATION
No. 7).
3.8 SweepCat
The extracted trash from the sliver falls
out from the housing through the
extraction chute into a wide trough,
placed lower than the usual conveyor
belt underneath the SpinBoxes.
Hence, already extracted trash parti-
cles are no longer sucked back into
the SpinBoxes. This causes fewer
machine stoppages as the SpinBox is
not contaminated any more, longer
manual cleaning intervals are possible
and machine efficiency is increased.
Yarn faults, clearer cuts and ends-
down are reduced.
Summary
Modernized rotor spinning machines
have a great benefit for the spinning
mill due to better yarn quality and
higher machine efficiency. Generally
the pay-back periods are very short.
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SPINNOVATION No. 8
Capacity of Work
By Peter Stahlecker, MD SUESSEN
This term has been around for quite
some time, but some of our customers
do not have a very clear understand-
ing, what this term means.
This article should shed some light on
this value.
. The physical dimension is given by
[cN*cm], that is Force x Length. ()
This gives us a hint: It is the product of
breaking force of the yarn, multiplied
with the breaking elongation of the
yarn.
The higher this value, the better the
yarn will perform in warping and
weaving.
We can visualize it as follows:
π Assume, the yarn was a steel wire:
Obviously, the break force is very
high, elongation very low, and this
”yarn” would not break much dur-
ing weaving.
π Now, assume the yarn was extre-
mely elastic like Lycra: The break
force is very low, elongation very
high, and this ”yarn” would not
break often during weaving, too.
These two extreme cases show, that
the product of elongation and break
force is a suitable indicator of weaving
performance. The higher the value, the
better the weaving performance one
may expect.
2. In a formal way, the Capacity of Work
is defined as follows:
Yarn breakage
CW = ∫ F(E)dE (2)
0
Here, E means Elongation in cm (NOT
in %). F(E) means the Force, that has
to be applied to the yarn to extend it
from its original length L0 to the length
L0 + E. USTER has taken L0 = 50 cm,
presumably, because that is the length
of yarn clamped in the USTER Tensor
Jet (F(E) in engineering or physics is
sometimes called a stress/strain
curve, here the term strain/stress
would be more appropriate).
For those customers, who do not have
an USTER equipped to give this value,
an approximation may be calculated
as follows:
CW = Breakforce x Elongation (3)
[in %] x 50 / 2 [cN*cm]
This formula assumes a strictly linear
relationship between Force and Elon-
gation (F(E) = const * E) and I have
found it to be accurate within better
than 0%.
Summary:
Capacity of Work is a useful value to
indicate the performance of yarn in
weaving.
As EliTeQYarn generally has better
strength and better elongation than
conventional ring spun yarn, its
Capacity of Work is much higher than
that of conventional yarn. This,
together with the low hairiness
explains the vastly better performance
of EliTeQYarn in weaving.
Stress Strain Curve
0
0,02
0,04
0,06
0,08
0,1
0,12
0,14
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10
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19
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25
28
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49
52
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61
64
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70
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85
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Elongation (Arbitrary Units)
Fo
rce (
Arb
itra
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nit
s)
Approximation of Stress Strain curve
Stress Strain Curve
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SPINNOVATION No. 8
Ring and Ring Traveller Systems
for Compact Yarns
By Franz Oberholzer, Head Research Rings and Travellers, Bräcker AG, Switzerland
Introduction
The new compact spinning systems
EliTe and ComforSpinQ produce yarns
which place new demands on the ring
and ring traveller system. Compact
yarns are distinguished by a particu-
larly smooth surface with hardly any
disturbing elements. Since all the
fibres are firmly embedded in the body
of the yarn, they are subject to much
less abrasion at the deflection points
so that virtually no processing errors
occur. The space required by the yarn
in the yarn thread passage is reduced
to a minimum.
However, this extremely low degree of
hairiness results in under-lubrication
of the open friction system and that, in
turn, places special demands on the
rings and travellers.
Obviously, the performance of rings
and ring/traveller systems is influen-
ced by other factors. This article pri-
marily analyses the lack of lubrication
and its repercussions on the rings and
travellers.
Function of the ring and traveller
To give you an overall impression, let
us recapitulate the most important
features of the ring and traveller:
π The ring traveller system is a brak-
ing system (creates the yarn ten-
sion)
π The ring and ring traveller system
is lubricated by fibre elements, wax
and other particles (fibre film). This
coating must regenerate itself con-
tinuously. If the fibre film is stripped
away, metal contact between the
ring and traveller is the result.
π The friction (friction coefficient)
depends on a variety of parame-
ters such as fibre type, lubricant
content of the fibres, ring and trav-
eller surface, shape and profile of
the traveller etc.
Requirements of the ring surface
As a result of the lack of lubrication
produced by compact yarns, the trav-
eller running surface on the ring is
subject to considerable friction. If no
lubricating film exists, temperatures of
over 800Ω C occur in the contact area
of the traveller/ring.With conventional
ring surfaces, small particles of travel-
ler material are welded onto the ring.
This process is referred to as micro
welding. It leads to premature wear of
the ring and results in erratic traveller
operation, differences in yarn tension
and a reduction in yarn quality. For
compact yarns it is therefore very
important that rings with an excellent
wear-resistance are used.
Ring surface destroyed as a result of
micro welding
Titan ring surface displays no micro
welding
Flange shapes
Compact yarns are mostly produced
in finer yarn counts. The flange pro-
file and the inclined flange profile
Orbit are preferred, as they proved to
be successful for conventional ring
yarns.
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Flange Orbit
Bräcker rings and travellers for the
successful processing of compact
yarns
Rings
Bräcker Titan rings satisfy the require-
ments in terms of resistance to wear
and ensure that traveller material is
not welded onto the ring. As a result,
constant yarn quality can be produced
from spindle to spindle and machine
to machine.
Titan ring
The operating life of a Titan ring is
extremely long so that an optimum
yarn quality is guaranteed over a con-
siderable time.
Operating life of Titan rings
The flange shape Fl A98 is the stand-
ard design installed in the SUESSEN
EliTeQCompactSet and can be used
universally for the entire yarn count
range both for normal and high perfor-
mance use.
Orbit rings are suitable for the high
performance domain and are used
exclusively on Rieter K40 and K44
machines.Yarns coarser than Ne 30
and finer than Ne 80 are also spun on
Rieter K-machines preferably on
flange rings.
Travellers
In order to make best use of the redu-
ced fibre lubrication, travellers offering
a deeper thread passage must be
used. Due to the compactness of the
yarns, however, no negative repercus-
sions such as production neps occur.
Moreover, for cotton yarns, a broad
half-round profile (udr) is preferred,
while for blends and special yarns a
normal half-round profile (dr) is desir-
able.
C EL udr and SFB 2.8 RL dr are the
travellers used most for spinning
compact yarns. Nevertheless, the
specific performance parameters and
customer wishes are to be taken into
account.
Ring / ring traveller combinations for
compact yarns
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Table illustrates the ring travellers recommended for the compact spinning process. The details are based on data from
more than 30 spinning mills and represent the majority of the installed spindles for compact yarns.
Summary
The processing of compact yarns pla-
ces special demands on rings and
travellers. Thanks to intensive co-ope-
ration with the machine manufacturers
and users since the introduction of
compact yarns, Bräcker has become
the leading player in the production of
rings and travellers.Why don’t you
take advantage of Bräcker’s broad-
based experience, too.
Yarn Count Ne 0 2 14 6 20 24 30 36 40 50 60 70 80 90 00 05
Rieter
K40 K44
Orbit SFB 2.8 RL dr
SFB 2.8 PM udr/dr
63 45 40 35.5 28 25 22.4 8
Fl C EL udr
45 40 35.5 28 25 22.4 18 16 14 12.5
C UL udr
40 25 00 90 80 56 45 40
SUESSEN Fl
EliTeQ
C EL udr
35.5 3.5 28 25 22.4 18 16 14 2.5 .2
C UL udr
25 2 90 80 7 56 40 35.5
Soft Twist, Low speed C MM udr
00 80 63 50 45 40
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SPINNOVATION No. 8
Rosink Cot Grinder now also for the EliTop
By Udo Stentenbach, Managing Director Rosink, Germany
Rosink GmbH + Co. Maschinenfabrik,
Nordhorn Germany, successful in
design and development of textile
machines for spinning mills for the last
55 years, has taken over the complete
product line of ECC GmbH, former
Wolters-Platt GmbH.
Over the last years, the machines
belonging to the so-called ”service
machines for the cylinder workshop”
have been manufactured by Rosink.
Since technical documentation and
files as well as the complete stocks
are also part of the take-over, Rosink
can guarantee a very good after-sales
service to all users of the former Wol-
ters machines.
Since March 2002, the whole Wolters-
range of service machines for the
cylinder workshop and the flat cloth-
ing workshop, as well as all the service
machines for the carding machines
are developed and manufactured
under the name of Rosink.
The modernity of Rosink allows the
permanent development of the former
”Wolters” machines.
The combination of the different pro-
duct lines of Rosink, i.e. can coilers,
drafting units, special machines and
stainless steel cylinders with the Ser-
vice Machines gives Rosink a larger
position world-wide and the possibility
of being closer to the market in order
to provide a better service to their cus-
tomers.
In cooperation with Spindelfabrik
Suessen, Rosink has developed a tool,
which can be easily mounted on the
manual side of the SZ or the SZ M
cot grinder and allows to buff com-
plete EliTops in only one step.
It is no longer necessary to dismantle
the EliTop in order to buff the different
cots one by one.
Once the cot grinder has been
adapted to the EliTop you are using,
you just need to place the other ones
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in the machine to grind them as required. Both top roller
pairs are buffed exactly to the pre-selected diameter, so
that the required tension draft (diameter relation) keeps
constant.
The obtained micro-inch finish, concentricity and diameter
tolerances meet with the instructions and recommendations
of Spindelfabrik Suessen. It is possible to grind the EliTops
up to 8 times with a pre-selected diameter reduction of 0.3
mm.When using two tools on one machine, it is possible to
grind two EliTops at the same time.
It is very easy and simple to adapt the special tool to the
Rosink cot grinder.
Of course you still have the possibility of grinding manually
any other cot with a diameter between 24 and 80 mm and a
maximum length of 400 mm on the machine.
At the moment Rosink is developing a system in order to
grind the complete EliTops automatically, what would of
course facilitate and accelerate the buffing of EliTops.
This is already possible, when the EliTops are dismantled.
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SPINNOVATION No. 8
Textil Bezerra de Menezes S.A., Brazil
Interview with Mr. Ivan Bezerra Filho, Vice President
by Fred Mägerle, SUESSEN, Area Sales Manager
Fig. : Mr. Ivan Bezerra Filho,Vice President TBM
In 200, TBM purchased from
SUESSEN 24 Fiomax E EliTeQCom-
pact Ring Spinning Machines. Each
machine is equipped with 200 spin-
dles.
SPINNOVATION: Mr. Bezerra, please
be so kind as to you give us a brief
summary of the history of TBM.
Mr. Bezerra: The beginning of textile
business was with the cotton mill in
the 950s. In 975 we decided to verti-
calize and so the first spinning mill
was born, which finally started its ope-
ration in June 980.
In 984 the Textil Bezerra de Menezes
S/A amplified and started the second
unit in August 988.
The year 2000 was marked by the
acquisition of a spinning mill in
Caruaru City in the state of Pernam-
buco, amplifying our productivity
range.
In 2002 we inaugurated another spin-
ning mill, using an innovative spinning
technology: Compact yarns in 00%
cotton. This unit is situated in Maraca-
nau, the state of Ceara.
SPINNOVATION: Why did TBM pur-
chase the EliTeQSpinning System?
Mr. Bezerra: Our objective was (and is)
to spin a yarn which maintains its cha-
racteristics in comfort, humidity
absorption and touch, coming at the
same time very close to a continuous
filament yarn concerning regularity,
brightness of the colours and lustre.
SPINNOVATION: What are the main
benefits for TBM as a compact yarn
manufacturer?
Mr. Bezerra: The greatest benefit is giv-
ing our clients the possibility of offer-
ing a new product with different appli-
cations, becoming more competitive
abroad, being the first and unique
spinner in Brazil.
SPINNOVATION: What are the main
benefits for your compact yarn
clients?
Mr. Bezerra: The main characteristic of
compact yarn is the reduced hairiness
and - as a consequence of the higher
resistance - you can spin with lower
twist, getting a better touch and dye-
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Fig 2: Mr. Ricardo Santos, Mill Manager TBM (R.H.) with our Mr. Mägerle in front of
the SUESSEN Fiomax E installation.
stuff absorption.You can even make
savings in the use of dyeing agents. In
the weaving process you can reduce
the sizing application because of the
higher yarn strength.
SPINNOVATION: Did you make any
savings in cotton quality, noil or cotton
waste?
Mr. Bezerra: The percentage of cotton
waste on the ring spinning frame is
drastically reduced, but we are not
looking for savings in the spinning
process.We want to give the benefits
to our clients. Therefore we are now
using even better cotton, Pima-like
cotton.
SPINNOVATION: Are you spinning the
same yarn count as before?
Mr. Bezerra: Besides Ne 24, 30, 36 and
40 as we did before, we are now spin-
ning even Ne 45, 50 and Ne 60 for
knitting and weaving applications.
SPINNOVATION: Do you spin the yarn
with the same twist/same production
as in conventional spinning?
Mr. Bezerra: At the moment we are
spinning with the same twist factor, but
we realized very soon that it is poss-
ible to reduce twist, as compact yarn
has a much higher yarn strength. Now
we are studying this twist reduction
and we believe that this is possible up
to 5% less twist.
SPINNOVATION: Do you think that
compact yarn will substitute conven-
tional ring yarn in the future?
Mr. Bezerra: We believe so, maybe not
all the conventional yarn, but a major
part of it. Compact yarn is perfectly
suited for combed yarns of superior
quality, for an application range that
has not existed before.
SPINNOVATION: Do the clients in
Brazil already know the advantages of
compact yarn?
Mr. Bezerra: Yes, because in the begin-
ning we sent many samples to our
clients. All those samples found
approval and many of our clients are
now buying already for the 4th time in
less than 4 months.
Some clients do not buy imported
yarns any more, but they buy the yarn
now from TBM, appreciating all the
advantages of the compact yarn.
SPINNOVATION: It was a pleasure
talking to you. Thank you very much
for your time.
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Joint Development in Open-End Spinning
with the Fibre Manufacturer
By Dr. Marco Torre, Montefibre S.p.A., Italy
Stephan Urmetzer, WST/Rieter Design Center, Germany
Antonio Durante, SUESSEN Sales Manager
The Joint Development
The Joint Development originally was
initiated by Dr. Torre and Mr. Durante.
The main goal was to unite the forces
while developing new fibres on the
one side and new SpinBox features for
man-made fibres on the other side.
The experience gained is beneficial
for both sides, as customers can be
better advised, and consequently the
sales success for both products -
SpinBox and fibres - increases.
Montefibre - Company Profile
Montefibre S.p.A. is an Italian Com-
pany holding a top rank at world level
in the acrylic industry, and at Euro-
pean level in the manufacture of
polyester fibres and PET polymers for
textiles and technical applications.
Currently, Montefibre S.p.A. has four
manufacturing sites, three in Italy
(Acerra, Ottana, Porto Marghera) and
one in Spain (Miranda de Ebro).
Montefibre S.p.A. is strongly commit-
ted to continuously innovating and
diversifying its product mix in the sec-
tor of higher added value, while rein-
forcing its R & D activities to provide
new answers to the industry’s chang-
ing needs and consumers’ quality
demands. As regards acrylic fibre
production, Montefibre S.p.A. is the
worldwide leader owing to its know-
how and technology, its great product
range and market share.
In the polyester sector, Montefibre
S.p.A., with its Acerra factory, is the
only European enterprise with a verti-
cal plant and a very advanced techno-
logy. This plant makes its own chemi-
cal agent DMT to feed the continuous
polymerization lines for the production
of a wide range of fibres and polym-
ers, suitable for all conversion techno-
logies.
Montefibre S.p.A., for the production of
polyester fibres, has been on the mar-
ket since 957 with the TeritalQ brand
name.
Today, TeritalQ is synonymous with a
comprehensive range of products,
able to meet any requirement of the
customers in the textile and nonwov-
ens industry.
Montefibre S.p.A.’s polyester product
range includes polymers and staples,
both row- and mass-dyed, for any end
use, in a variety of industrial sectors:
from apparel to furnishing, from auto-
motive to geotextiles, up to medical
and hygienic applications.
In addition to commodities, Montefibre
S.p.A. offers specialities like flame-
retardant fibres (Fidion fr), bioactive
fibres (TeritalQ Saniwear) and cationic
dyeable fibres.
SPECIAL FIBRES
TeritalQ T5 CD (cationic dyeable)
(.7 dtex / 38 mm): polyester staple
fibre suitable for all applications where
superior colour fastness and bright-
ness is required.
TeritalQ T5 CD is designed for differ-
ent end uses; it is particularly suited
for blends with standard polyester
for melange and colour effects; with
TeritalQ T5 CD it is possible to obtain
high colour fastness and dyeing uni-
formity.
TeritalQ T5 CD is even suitable for
blends with wool or with elastan fibres
to take advantage of its dyeing pro-
perties without using carriers in the
dyestuff at boiling temperature (00ΩC
on average).
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TeritalQ T5 CD used in 00% or in
blend with other fibres allows to obtain
a soft handle of the final fabrics.
TeritalQ T5 CD can be used for cloth-
ing as well as home furnishing.
TeritalQ Saniwear T5 AB
(.7 dtex / 38 mm): polyester staple
fibre with inherent antibacterial pro-
perties achieved by incorporating an
inorganic agent into the fibre which
ensures an effective and long lasting
activity against bacterial growth (i.e.
Bacillus Subtilis, Klebsiella Pneumo-
nia, Staphylococcus Epidermidis).
TeritalQ Saniwear antibacterial activity
is ensured according to the tests
(Shake Flask Test) carried out by qua-
lified and independent laboratories.
TeritalQ Saniwear fibre properties are
similar to those of a regular polyester,
so it can be processed along the tex-
tile chain where it is normally used at
00% or in blends both with regular
polyester or natural fibres.
The blend composition (% of TeritalQ
Saniwear) and the finishing processes
should be adjusted according to the
end use.
TeritalQ Saniwear comply with OEKO-
TEX standard 00 Product Class I and
even with UNI EN ISO 0993 part 0
regulation.
TeritalQ Saniwear can be used for clo-
things (polar fleece, active sportswear,
work clothing) as well as furnishing
(textile for bedding, tablecloth).
Fidion fr is a flame-retardant polyester
fibre with built-in fire-resistance and
self-extinguishing properties.
Chemically, it consists of polyethylene
terephtalate, with the only addition of
phosphorous compounds.
It does not contain any halogen pro-
ducts.
The inherent flame-retardant proper-
ties of Fidion fr is expressed as a cata-
lytic inhibition, raising the oxygen
quantity required for combustion
(L.O.I.).
Fidion fr is available in fibre form (sta-
ple, tow, top) for use in short- and
long-staple spinning, as well as in
direct uses (nonwovens, waddings,
fillings, etc.).
Fidion fr products have permanent
fireproof properties and resistance to
all kinds of washing processes, plus
the OEKO-TEX certification, guaran-
teeing the total absence of noxious
substances for mankind and environ-
ment.
Co-operation with SUESSEN
Spinning synthetic fibres on rotor
spinning machines is always a great
challenge due to the special fibre pro-
perties, in particular of PES fibres. This
is one of the rare cases when the pro-
duction limit is reached at a relatively
early stage, due to the material spun,
and not due to maximum rotor speed
or delivery.
For this reason it is of particular impor-
tance that SpinBox and accessories
are specially designed for the spinning
of synthetic yarns. This is the only way
to ensure that the characteristics of
newly developed fibres are evaluated
correctly and their utilization proper-
ties in the spinning mill can be asses-
sed in advance.
A co-operation of Montefibre S.p.A.
with SUESSEN and the WST Research
Centre was the obvious choice.
Within the scope of modernization of
rotor spinning machines, SUESSEN
offers the SC 2-M Compact SpinBox,
specially designed for processing
synthetic fibres. In combination with
spinning accessories, which meet the
particular demands of these fibres, a
package results enabling the custom-
ers to process synthetic fibres at the
highest quality level.
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This means in detail: If PES is spun at
too high a rotor speed, the heat gene-
rated at the navels leads to thermal
damages of the fibres. This becomes
noticeable either in spinning by a
reduced spinning stability, or in sub-
sequent processes by bad yarn qua-
lity. Therefore, the SC 2-M SpinBox is
equipped with a special navel for
polyester, which due to its geometry
and material allows higher rotor
speeds than navels used until now.
This special navel is the MIMA navel.
Production increase of 5 to 20% is
possible, and in most cases yarn qua-
lity is even improved. For a long time,
PES fibres were processed with steel
navels, which offered satisfactory
results for the moment, but generated
higher abrasion (Staff) and had a
shorter operating life than the MIMA
navel with its specially developed
ceramic. Another disadvantage is that
steel navels do not have uniform sur-
face properties and therefore are
unable to provide constant yarn para-
meters over a specified time.
The SC 2-M SpinBox is equipped with
the MIMA navel for processing polyes-
ter.We can therefore ensure that both
the fibre developing industry and spin-
ning mills are supported in the most
effective way.
Another feature of the SpinBox for
synthetic fibres is the newly developed
opening roller S 43. Apart from the risk
of thermal damages when spinning
PES and other synthetic fibres, there is
a risk of mechanical damages by the
opening roller. As a result, yarn quality
deteriorates, end-down rate increases
and dust accumulates in the SpinBox.
The tooth shape of the S 43 SOLID-
RING is thus to ensure a smooth and
careful opening of the fibre beard.
Furthermore, the SOLIDRING meets
another important demand. Fibres
should not only be combed and trans-
ported safely, but they should also
come off easily from the SOLIDRING
and be transferred to the fibre
channel. Otherwise, part of the fibre
mass will recirculate with the SOLID-
RING, accumulate and result in yarn
defects and end-breaks. Such fibres
are called ”merry-go-round” fibres.
SOLIDRING S 43 meets all these
demands – smooth fibre opening and
safe fibre transfer – and is therefore
used for evaluating newly developed
fibre types apart from being frequently
used in spinning mills.
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Finally the SpinBox itself. Owing to its
special air guidance, it facilitates the
fibre transport from the feed table over
the opening roller to the fibre channel
and the rotor. The transfer of fibres
from the SOLIDRING is supported by
a ”SpeedPass” on the one hand, which
provides additional air in the fibre
channel and consequently separates
the fibres safely from the opening
roller, and by a ”Swan Neck” on the
other hand, which enables the usually
very flexible synthetic fibres to come
off from the opening roller teeth.
Owing to all these features, the
SC 2-M Compact SpinBox and the
relevant spinning accessories is
the superior box for processing
synthetic fibres. Many spinning mills
already benefit from the advantages to
distinguish themselves from their
competitors.
The co-operation of SUESSEN with its
SC 2-M SpinBox and Montefibre
S.p.A., one of the leading producers of
synthetic fibres, is for the benefit of
both companies and finally for the
benefit of our customers.We will conti-
nue these joint projects to support
Montefibre S.p.A. with its innovations,
and the experience we acquire as
manufacturer of SpinBoxes will help to
improve our products according to
market requirements.
Dr. Marco Torre gra-
duated in chemistry
at the University of
Genoa. Previous
occupations gave
him experience in
manufacturing
nylon6 fibres. At the
beginning of 2000,
Dr. Torre joined
Montefibre S.p.A. In
the R&D team he was
responsible for the
new product deve-
lopment in the
polyester sector.
Since 2002, he is
responsible for the
Polyester Technical
Service.
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Electronic Yarn Detector
The Electronic Yarn Detector has been
designed to replace the mechanical
yarn detector system on Autocoro
Open-End Rotor Spinning Machines. It
offers the following advantages:
π Non-contact yarn motion control
π Winding tension adjustable to
technological requirements
π Minimized yarn elongation loss in
winding process
π Fast and precise stop of spinning
position in case of end-down
Disadvantages of mechanical yarn
detectors:
π Central adjustment of winding ten-
sion for the whole machine accord-
ing to the reliability of the most
unfavourable yarn detector to
avoid unmotivated release. This
tension level often exceeds the
technological requirements by far
and results in yarn elongation loss.
π Due to the own weight of the
detecting wire, a minimum winding
tension is required to prevent un-
intentional stop.
π Alternating mechanical yarn detec-
tors often cause unnecessary fibre
feed before the spinning position is
actually stopped, what increases
good fibre loss.
π High maintenance costs to avoid
overfeed due to malfunctioning
mechanical yarn detectors.
The Electronic Yarn Detector easily
solves all these problems of the
mechanical yarn detector.
The winding tension can be minimized
to obtain the softest packages poss-
ible required for a perfect dyeing
process.
The Electronic Yarn Detector is main-
tenance-free and resistant to wear.
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NEWSNEWSNEWS
Texas Tech Paper
on Compact Spinning
The International Textile Center of the
Texas Tech University in Lubbock (Tx),
USA, only recently published a most
interesting article in Textile Topics
Volume 2002-2, Spring 2002 con-
cerning
Compact Spinning: The New Poten-
tial for Short Staple Cottons
They evaluated the performance of dif-
ferent U.S. and Texas upland cottons
on modern conventional ring spinning
machines and the improvements in
performance resulting from compact
spinning. They concluded that the
compact yarn structure gets very
close to a maximum utilization of each
fibre in the yarn bundle. A higher yarn
strength is achieved from any fibres
used. However, the improvement
appears to be greater for shorter sta-
ple cotton than for longer staple cot-
ton. Fibres, inadequate for use in con-
ventional ring spinning, may be spun
satisfactorily on the compact system.
As expected, the compact spinning
system greatly reduced the yarn hairi-
ness. The spinning machines used
were the SUESSEN Fiomax 000 for
conventional ring spinning and the
SUESSEN Fiomax E (equipped with
EliTeQCompactSet) for compact ring
spinning.
For fully detailed report please see the
ITC homepage www.itc.ttu.edu, section
publications, Textile Topics Spring
2002.
Successful Joint Seminar Held
in Bangkok
SUESSEN, NOVIBRA, BRÄCKER and
TTCM held their first joint seminar at
the Oriental Hotel in Bangkok on 3st
July, 2002.
Under the title ”Mastering the Future
with EliTeQ”, Mr. Peter Stahlecker from
SUESSEN reported about the possibi-
lities the EliTeQCompactSet offers to
the customer.
Mr. Rolf Bachmann from BRÄCKER
reported about their success with the
Titan Ring, and Mr. Horst Ernst from
NOVIBRA proudly presented their
Energy Saving Spindle.
Mr.Visith from TTCM and his very
competent team were in charge of the
organization of the seminar.
SUESSEN could report that the first
machines in Thailand have been
successfully modernized to spin
EliTeQYarn.
Over 00 customers attended the
seminar and the subsequent dinner.
The high attendance was proof of the
ever increasing interest customers
have in compact spinning, particularly
in SUESSEN’s EliTeQSpinning Sys-
tem.
EliTeQCompactSet Installation
in P.R. China
In the Chinese Wuxi No. Cotton Mill,
SUESSEN equipped 25 Jingwei ring
spinning machines, type FA 506
(420 spindles each), make 200-2002,
with the EliTeQCompactSet for com-
pact ring spinning.
The Chinese market is very promising
for conversions. Quite a number of
other spinning mills is also interested
in modernizing their ring spinning
frames with the EliTeQCompactSet.
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for Ring Spinning
and Roving Frames
SQ Modernization
for Autocoro
Textil Bezerra
de Menezes, Brazil
Rosink – Cot Grinder
Bräcker –
Spinning Rings
Montefibre –
Fibre Manufacturer
SUES
SEN
Prod
ucts
Innovative Modernization and Componentsfor Ring Spinning and Rotor Spinning
EliTeQCompacSetfor Short- and Long-Staple
Spinning Frames
HP ComponentSetConventional Modernization
of Ring Spinning and Roving Frames
Modernization SC/SQfor Autocoro
Rotor Spinning Machines
PREMIUM PARTSSpinning Components for
Open-End Rotor Spinning Machines
s
. . .with SUESSEN into the Future of Spinning . . .