LMW showcased its latest innovations for the textile industry at ITMA 2023, Milan, Italy, held between 8th to 14th June 2023. LMW’s stall received a phenomenal response with tremendous footfall from customers and visitors enquiring about the unique, state-of-the art and novel innovations on display. The state-of-the-art solutions for regenerated fibre processing that supports sustainability and circularity in textiles was well appreciated.
The company introduced the most innovative Card LC636 SX with CDS & Fix-Fil, Twin Delivery Auto Leveller Draw Frame LDF3 2S, Smart Ring Frame LR 90 series and the latest fully automated yarn piecing system for Ring spinning machine, Ring Frame Auto Piecing (RAP). The longest smart Ring Frame LR 90 Series, the first of its kind to the market with 2400 spindles and with a host of features that deliver superlative benefits was officially launched by Shri R. Jagadish Chandran, Chairman of Premier Mills Private Limited, on the first day.
LMW’s stall also witnessed a special visitation from Honorable Union State Minister of Railways and Union State Minister of Textiles, Smt. Darshana Jardosh, on the first day of the exhibition. The Hon. Minister observed the latest and unconventional innovations on display and had a fruitful discussion with the Chairman and Managing Director of LMW, Mr. Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu on the market and the global trends.
LMW also emphasized its commitment towards sustainability and circularity in its offerings by presenting T-shirts manufactured from recycled yarn on LMW machines (Blowroom to Ring Frame) at ITMA 2023 which demonstrated the quality and applicability of the ring yarn spun from recycled material. For years, spinners have relied on LMW machines to harness the advantages of spinning recycled fibers from various raw materials such as PET bottles and fabric cut waste. LMW’s spinning line enables the production of yarn from recycled materials up to a count of 40 Ne, with a blend ratio of 80% pre and post-consumer waste material and 20% virgin cotton.
The highlights of the latest innovations at ITMA 2023:
Card LC636 SX – Driving productivity and quality through innovation
Smart Card LC636 SX with CDS & Fix-Fil, the most innovative Card that drives productivity and quality to the highest levels. With optional features of CDS (Card with Drafting System) and Fix-Fil can changer arrangement, this card ensures high efficiency and productivity up to 250 kg/hr with consistent quality.
The 1.5-meter working width and 36 working flats ensure quality deliverable, thanks to the highly impressive active carding and cylinder area. Due to its unique design of various technological elements and energy efficient drives, the smart card delivers higher realization of up to 1% with power savings of up to 15%. This smart card is equipped with a new patented 120 mm height flats to have stable and constant cylinder to flat setting across the width. The flats to cylinder setting sensing are through optical sensors mounted on four flats such that at any time the distance is sensed and known (Optional feature). To improve user friendliness and maintenance friendliness, FASS – Flats Automatic Setting System is provided as an optional feature wherein it retains the 5 individual place adjustments through motor.
This card is loaded with a host of features that benefit customers and meet the demanding requirements of the market. Overall, experience high productivity, enhanced quality, better realization, lower power consumption, optimized space utilization, and reduced manpower requirements. It’s time to take your spinning game to the next level with this innovation. Choosing the LC636 SX Card is a significant step towards achieving optimal utilization of resources and increasing productivity.
Draw Frame LDF3 2S – Compact Footprint Twin Delivery Auto Leveller Draw Frame
Presenting the Twin Delivery Auto Leveller Draw Frame LDF3 2S in succession with the most successful Auto Leveller Draw Frame model LDF3 S. This innovative state-of-the- art machine has the most compact footprint and is designed to deliver consistent quality, with a high degree of auto levelling efficiency. The state-of-the-art machine is equipped with independent drive arrangement that helps in running two different materials with different process parameters to meet the end user requirement. The machine is servo driven for precise operation and the drive system is mechanically well synchronized with timing belt arrangement thus ensuring higher speeds of up to 1100 m / min.
The Duo Digital Levelling Principle delivers benchmark sliver quality. Accuracy in measurement of input sliver and transmitting to drives when any deviation is measured helps in achieving perfect sliver quality in delivery consistently. The TR Strip arrangement – Programmable oscillating stripper for cleaning of top rollers ensures cleanliness of the top rollers and supports in achieving improved sliver quality. The SP – Smart Auto Piecing System is a pneumatically aided auto-piecing technology which eliminates manual piecing of material after breakage and saves considerable amount of time. The user friendliness and maintenance friendliness of the machine is enhanced with the centralized roller setting arrangement with a single tool. With its superior deliverables the Twin Delivery Auto Leveller Draw Frame LDF3 2S is the perfect choice for modern textile mills.
Ring Frame LRJ 90/SX – Smartest Ring Frame for Smart Spinning
The Ring Frame LR 90 Series is the longest Ring Frame offering in the market with a maximum spindleage of up to 2400. With a higher spindle speed of up to 30,000 rpm (mechanical), the machine delivers higher productivity with consistent quality. The technological enhancements and the quality package ensure up to 30% improvement in yarn imperfection and classimat H1 fault and reduction in EBH up to 2-3%.
Power Savings
The energy efficient, low decibel HLED spindles coupled with HK RYC consumes lower power and saves up to 8%. The pneumafil suction and compact suction are so designed that the overall power savings including the spindles is up to 10%.
Space Savings
This Smart Ring Frame is designed with a gauge length of 65 mm and occupies the lowest footprint and saves space of up to 8%.
Automation
The state-of-the-art automation includes the Ring rail drive, new Auto-doffer drive mechanisms and Suction unit with AWES.
Ring Frame Auto Piecing (RAP) – “As Human Piecing – AHP”
Ring Frame Auto Piecing (RAP), the fully automated yarn piecing system for ring spinning machine, receives information on yarn break through YBS (Yarn Break Sensor) and travels to the particular spindle and automatically pieces the yarn instantly as a human does.
Manpower Savings
The biggest challenge faced by the spinning industry is shortage of skilled manpower, especially in Ring spinning. The piecer needs to be trained and skilled to do the piecing with lesser end mending time to avoid production losses. The RAP ensures auto piecing thus reducing the dependency on manpower.
Increased Productivity
RAP consistently works 24 x 7 throughout the year. The RAP unit receives signal from the YBS (Yarn breakage sensor) and travels directly to the respective spinning position and automatically mends the yarn as a human does. RAP captures the broken end from the package in a unique way without lifting the package, then inserts the yarn into the traveler and gets over pieced. The immediate attention to the broken end and the shorter auto piecing cycle time around 35 seconds ensures higher productivity.
Precise Quality
RAP ensures the consistent piecing length in the mended yarn. Auto Piecer also eliminates the contamination on the cop outer surface (through manual handling) which enhances and retains the quality of the yarn.
Flexibility
The unique design of Ring Frame Auto Piecing (RAP) is suitable for both types of spinning technology, Normal Ring Spinning and Compact Spinning. It works with ease on all applications.
“LMW thanks all customers and visitors who had visited their stall at ITMA 2023 and wishes them all success.”