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The Textile Magazine
APRIL 2012
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from Shanghai and therefore firmly rooted in this key
market. This will prove ever more important if, as ex-
pected, certain production steps gradually relocate to
the interior of the country and away from the coastal
regions.
Oerlikon Textile will especially benefit from the
development of the textile industry in these regions
as well as from the trend toward cutting-edge tech-
nical textiles with highly distinctive characteristics.
The segment is the worldwide market and technology
leader and will be the first to drive innovations and to
satisfy demand. Oerlikon is the leader in melt spinning
One of the seven innova-
tions Oerlikon Textile pre-
sented at ITMA in Barcelona
was the Autocoro 8. It is the
world’s first rotor spinning
machine with individually
driven spinning positions.
This revolutionary concept
gives spinning mills excep-
tional flexibility, substantially
boosting their productivity
and creating savings in terms
of energy, raw materials, lo-
gistics and personnel.
The Autocoro 8 has up to
480 spinning positions, each
constituting a self-contained
production unit with independent spinning and winding
processes and integrated piecing. One of the machine’s
most innovative features is its electro-magnetic rotor
motor, which delivers speeds of up to 200,000 rotations
per minute, 10 times faster than a Formula 1 engine.
This is made possible by both the innovative drive sys-
tem and the exceptionally high quality of component
workmanship.
The Autocoro 8’s high rpm makes it possible to
achieve yarn take-up speeds of up to 300 metres per
minute for each machine length. Since a lot of changes
machines for the manufacture of synthetic fibers as
well as in texturing machines for finishing these fibers.
It is also the preferred partner for spinning mills that
produce high-quality yarns from such natural fibers as
cotton.
The segment’s spinning and winding machines, for
instance, offer these spinning mills significantly im-
proved productivity with a lower level of energy con-
sumption. The equipment’s ergonomic design also
lowers workforce requirements and maintenance costs,
which helps operators to be more competitive.
Oerlikon Autocoro 8 is 25% more productive
can now be carried out while running at full capacity,
faster production speeds are possible and piecing down-
time is eliminated.
The Autocoro 8 provides up to 25 per cent more pro-
ductivity than standard rotor spinning machines with
belt drives, and is helping Oerlikon Textile expand its
position as market and technology leader in rotor spin-
ning machines.
A number of orders for the machine were placed at
ITMA 2011, including a major order from the Noman
Group, the largest textile company in Bangladesh.
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