The BD 6 in a new machine design was the focus of attention on all the show days. Thanks to DigiPiecing it achieves a piecing quality previously unachievable in the semi-automatic sector, according to the firm. The BD 6 produces packages in Autocoro format and quality at delivery speeds of up to 230 m/min and is thus in a class of its own.

 

Full order books

 

Schlafhorst reported that the exhibition teams returned with full order books. As early as the second day of ITMA, the Autocoro 9 was ordered by an Indian customer. The Indian textile company T. C. Spinners Private Ltd. from Chandigarh has been familiar with the advantages of the Autocoro 8 for years, the supplier said.

 

The 1000th Autocoro with individual spinning position drive is being supplied to a company in Turkey, Schlafhorst said. This milestone comes only four years after the market introduction of the innovative rotor spinning technology and marks a sensational success, the company said. The 1000th machine, a new Autocoro 9, will ensure high-performance productivity beyond the bounds of conventional rotor spinning machines at the Turkish textile company Emateks, the supplier added.

 

Emateks belongs to the Emre Tekstil Textile Group and was founded in 1991 as an importer for chemicals for the textile industry. In 2001 a dye works facility was added and in 2005 a knitting mill followed. Emateks is now completing its vertical integration with the construction of a new rotor spinning mill. It plans to produce around 20,000 tons of yarn per year in the count range from Ne 10 to Ne 40.

 

The company from Çerkezköy in the European part of Turkey employs around 270 people.

 

Emateks has continuously expanded its value-added chain over the past few years, but yarn production is a relatively recent business. Since the company comes from the processing sector, it considers yarn production naturally from the perspective of a classic yarn customer. Thus, the expectations on quality, flexibility and economic efficiency of a rotor spinning mill are accordingly demanding, according to Schlafhorst.

 

"We, of course, only want to use state-of-the-art rotor spinning technology in our own yarn production," said Gürdal Adal, owner of Emateks. "The Autocoro 9 has impressed us in particular with its high flexibility and economic efficiency, as well as through the huge energy savings of more than 20 percent."

 

Meanwhile, recycling specialist PT Mitra Saruta Indonesia is also producing on two BD 6 rotor spinning machines. At ITMA, Mitra ordered 13 BD 6 rotor spinning machines of the latest generation. The company was won over in “extensive testing by the incomparable quality of the yarns and the superb running properties of the packages,” Schlafhorst said.

 

Other agreements are set to be concluded, as many visitors signaled a firm interest in purchasing, the company said.

 

Source: Saurer Schlahorst

ITMA 2015

Saurer Schlafhorst returns with full order books