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             Neuenhauser Automation up until Sack Packing
             Online checking of material variation and paper cone   pallets for individual varieties. Neuenhauser perfectly
             color and ultimately the dedicated pallet formation   addressed all our requirements and designed the
             has reduced the risk of material mixing inside the   system in a collaborative way keeping in perspective
             sack. Handling a larger number of varieties has never   all our needs.
             been easier and this system has made it possible.
                                                              TEXtalks: What other Neuenhauser technologies are
             TEXtalks: As the world’s first spinning mill to use   operating at Ibrahim Fibres and are you planning to
             this fully automated system, how did team        invest in any new technologies by them in the
             Neuenhauser address specific requirements and    future?
             challenges on and off-site according to the concept   Zafar Iqbal: We have a Lap Transport system for
             of your mills?                                   automatic shifting of laps from Lap Winder to
             Zafar Iqbal: We are extremely proud to be the first   Combers. In the future, Ibrahim Fibres is planning to
             spinning mill to take this step which will also   adopt AGVs for Sliver Cans, yarn bag transportation
             encourage other mills to utilise the maximum     systems & autonomous vacuum cleaners.
             potential of artificial intelligence. Certainly, it was a
             green field project, and the system needed to be fully   TEXtalks: How was the after-sales service for this
             tailor-made as per the design, space, and capacity   new installation?
             requirements. We had a deep discussion with the   Zafar Iqbal: The after-sale services were very good in
             Neuenhauser and ATC team while planning and      regards to addressing the equipment issues, our
             finalizing the project.                          daily concerns, software malfunctioning, and
                                                              damaged parts delivery. Moreover, Mr. Asad from
             We communicated our requirements and challenges   ATC is always cooperative & available 24/7 for rapid
             to Neuenhauser and ATC to which they were very   communication to Neuenhauser as well as arranging
             cooperative. These requirements included individual   local service engineers. Over all we are satisfied with
             cone weighing through dynamic scales, material   the services and this high-performance automated
             variation, and paper cone checking, and dedicated   system.



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