Premium Textile Components, comprising of four companies – Bräcker, Graf, Novibra and Suessen – joined their sales forces, uniting the world’s leading brands for the supply of technology components to the textile industry, forming the only global provider of components for all spinning technologies. At ITMA Asia the latest development to improve the fibre yield and productivity was presented.
Bräcker AG
Founded in 1835 as a family business, Bräcker AG soon developed as a specialist for key products in the textile industry. With the expansion to France in 1951, the foundation was laid for successful international development. Thanks to steadfast development of new markets early on, in particular overseas, Bräcker AG became a global market leader. The take-over of Gretener Yarn Carriers in 2001 and of BERKOL in December 2007 completed and strengthened Bräcker AG’s product range.
A totally re-engineered concept, based on experience with the very successful BERKOL BGS machines and incorporating the latest electronics technology, as well as adapting to the latest requirements of today’s spinning technology:
– the supergrinder concept is a modular concept
– the grinding capacity has been increased by over 50 per cent
– grinding capacity of over 350 top rollers/hour
– storage capacity of 450 top rollers with 32 mm diameter
– 10 per cent less electrical power consumption
– user-friendly touch-screen panel
– multilanguage operation guidance
The TRITON surface coating combines abrasion and chemical wear resistance. TRITON rings are specially designed for the wet spinning of flax fibres over the full yarn count range.
The TRITON coating offers a
dvantages like smooth and even surface properties, thus low end down rate; long traveller life and excellent yarn quality; high wear resistance against abrasion; long ring service life; and favourable price / performance ratio.
Bräcker has been able to maintain its leadership position in spinning rings with the TITAN ring, of which so far more than 30 Mio pieces have been sold to successful spinning mills around the world. Its continuous efforts in developing new travellers, in response to new requirements, continue to be successful, and it constantly introduces new travellers to optimize productivity and efficiency of the most modern ringspinning machines.
Bräcker also exhibited the proven accessories such as ORBIT spinning rings and the relevant travellers, PYRIT and ZIRKON travellers for especially demanding applications, cost saving tools such as the Bräcker RAPID for easy and time saving insertion of travellers, and the well known and appreciated range of BERKOL cots and aprons.
Graf + Cie AG
As a renowned partner supplying premium components for key processes in the short staple spinning industry and nonwoven applications, Graf is the leading manufacturer of metallic card clothing, stationary flats and flexible flat clothing, circular, and top combs for most major producers of carding and combing machines, roller cards as well as spinning mills. Graf provides added value to customers spotlighting convenience at work, superior performance and focusing on high quality yarn output.
Thanks to innovative geometry, excellent material and firstclass processing, Hipro metallic card clothings ensure top performance and precision, together with an exceptionally long working life. Hipro metallic card clothings are suitable for all standard man-made fibres in the nonwoven sector and also for wool. They can be used on the doffer, worker, stripper and condenser rollers. These excellent, robust clothings are available with normal profile and as interlinked clothings.
The resist-O-top generation of flexible flat clothings for processing of cotton, man-made, and regenerated fibres as well as for blends and swing applications is another of Graf’s innovations with a noticeable impact in the market. The resist-O-top setting pattern favours the extraction of short fibres and trash as well as the elimination of neps. This flat series is progressively set without straight gaps between the rows of teeth. The wire dimensions for all C and M-types are selected with a difference of 5 numbers. The whole range of flats is available for all different types of cards.
The latest series of circular combs is exclusively designed for the new combing machine of Rieter type E80. The comb with a design that takes into account the latest technological developments and requirements has a much enlarged combing area in excess of 130° and is available in three versions.
The range of the new combs is: Ri-Q-Comb i400 for short and medium staple, Ri-Q-Comb i500 for medium and long staple and Ri-QComb i700 for very long staple. The obvious benefit of the new series of combs to the customer is the marked improvement in quality and production!
Novibra Boskovice s.r.o.
Novibra is the leader in spindle technology and the only 100 per cent in-house spindle maker. In 1988 the revolutionary HPS design changed the classical ring spinning and opened new prospects for spinning in speed up to 25 000 rpm. Till now this design maintains unbeatable position and becomes synonym for high speed spindle design.
The high performance of spindles on modern automated ring frames requires state-of-the-art clamping device for an effective and reliable doffing.
The new Novibra clamping crown CROCOdoff uses centrifugal effect for opening and closing at defined spindle speed. Reliable clamping and yarn cutting brings considerable advantages, to the spinners, during doffing.
Suessen GmbH
Only recently did Suessen celebrate its 90th anniversary. Since its foundation in 1920, the company has been of great value for the spinning industry with its innovations and developments of lasting effect and influence on the history of spinning.
Suessen is a global supplier of technology components and conversions for the yarn manufacturing industry in ring, open-end and airjet spinning. Suessen EliTe Compact Spinning System is the preferred compact spinning system for spinning mills the world over.
The company makes considerable investments in continuous R&D, combined with applied research that is directly carried out at the customers’ mills. This ensures that the company is able to further develop its technical and technological components in both an uncompromising and resolute manner. In particular, it focuses on universal applicability, improved yarn quality, increased service life, reduced maintenance and proven reliability in industrial application.
At ITMA Asia the focus was on the following products:
EliTe CompactSet V5: Worldwide over 5.500.000 units of EliTe Compact spindles have been sold.
A new feature is the EliVAC-CDS – Central Duct Solution. The central suction duct is located on top of the ring spinning machine, the vacuum is generated by one motor with filter box.
The main advantages offered are easy and fast installation, less energy consumption by approx. 20%, less maintenance and fewer spare parts required.
ACP quality package with new PINSpacer NT: The Active Cradle with the PINSpacer NT improves the drafting process by an enhanced inter-fiber friction in the main draft zone. The Active Cradle with flexible leading edge and optimised pin position improves the values of the most important yarn parameters and is suitable for all popular top weighting arms.
Cot Protecting System: The new CPS in man-made fibre ring spinning reduces maintenance in the drafting unit by extending the top roller life time. An apron protects the delivery roller cot from wear. With no grinding of delivery cots, constant and equal yarn quality over a long time is ensured.