By Ganesh Kalidasan
Quality & productivity in textiles decides the survival of a company in this new era. Sovereign Engineers stands for quality drafting components since 1972, engaging high precision machinery for manufacturing and to maintain accuracy of the products such as fluted & knurled rollers, roller stand assembly, nose bar, bottom tension device, arm bar, arm bar bracket, gearing unit and other drafting spares along with SKF top arm drafting components for all makes of ring spinning frames / speed frames.
More than a million spindles of ring frame and three lakh spindles of speed frame are converted by Sovereign are in operation the world over. The company has been awarded ISO 9001 – 2008 by TUV SUD South Asia Private Ltd., for implementing and maintaining the quality systems.
Major mills usually renovate their drafting once in 10-12 years maximum to maintain product quality and to get higher productivity. Even if the top arms are in good condition, bottom rollers need to be changed within the specified period to meet the quality standards.
Tailor-made execution in drafting conversion work undertaken by the company for different makes / types of ring frames and speed frames in reputed mills like Lakshmi Mills Ltd., Madura Coats Group, Selvaraja Mills (P) Ltd., JCT Ltd., GIS Cotton Mills, Banswara Syntex, RSWM Ltd. Group, Nahar Group, Vardhaman Group, Vikram Woollens (P) Ltd., Modern Woollens, Bhiwani Textiles Mills, Orient Syntex, ST. Cottex Exports, Gujarat Ambhuja Exports, Arvind Group, Rajasthan Syntex & Rajasthan Textile Mills, Reliance Group and Raymond’s Group.
Sovereign exports its products to Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia, Spain, Germany, Italy, Phillipines, Vietnam, Syria, Turkey, Egypt, etc. It also supplies drafting components to reputed textile machinery manufacturers as original equipment manufacturer (OEM) both in India and abroad.
Sovereign has a market share of 40-50 per cent in the domestic vertical, and exports contribute to more than 50 per cent of their revenue. Every year its export market is steadily growing, and concentration is now more on generation of orders from overseas & OEMs. The well-equipped infrastructure, lab and inspection facility to produce high precision and quality products has always been its biggest advantage.
The company provides drafting conversions for ring spinning frame & speed frames to achieve desired quality standards such as Evenness, Imperfections and Classimat faults. This can be achieved by retro-fitment work with conversion kits like bottom rollers, nose bar or apron tension device.
One of the most important features of the bottom roller is its hardness which is carried out as part of in-house facility to impart the uniform and required hardness. This ensures maximum top arm loads to avoid any distortion even during higher speeds. Hard chrome plating prevents the roller from any surface damage. This results in extended life span without affecting the performance and quality deterioration.
Roller stand and slides are made up of special grade cast iron with different inclinations and centre heights. Nose bars short, medium and long profiles are used to process different types of fibre. Drafting spares like spacers, roving guides, inlet condensers, back condensers, etc., are also available with Sovereign Engineers.
The Sovereign Group comprises spinning mills with one lakh spindles, two engineering industries for manufacturing drafting conversion materials and one engineering industry for manufacturing ring travellers in Coimbatore.