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66 67 Michael Wolf, Design and Post-consumer waste (1% of the total waste of
VDMA web talks on development engineer, textiles), work-wear waste (a mixture of different
Imat-uve, expressed his
tough fibers), and pre-consumer waste are fed for the
views on "New life for old
cutting, cleaning, and carding processes. The newly
recycling and sustainability clothes - Mixed fiber developed process has a filtration technique to
recycling for high demands."
separate metal parts (zippers and buttons). The sliver
Mr. Wolf said that textiles
produced from the system is aligned with optimum
waste is a global problem,
quality. At Imat-uve, there are various labs to check
in various textile processes limitations, adding at least 10-15% of carrier material recycling yarns a challenge. Especially in is being generated. When we come towards the produced yarns' quality regarding evenness,
and every year about 101
accelerates production and reduces sliver breaks. At
million tons of textile waste
mechanically recycled fibres influence the quality of
aging, emission, and elongation. For laminated and
Truetzschler, the new integrated draw frame (IDF)
end-products, and has limitations as the fibers
unlaminated fabrics, aging, fogging, emission, odor,
method has been developed, which is more effective
than the conventional draw frame. The IDF provides a cannot be used unlimited times. Saurer has recycling the colossal textile waste mountains, the Martindale, Velctro, light fastness, stretching,
customer-focused product innovations for recycling,
problem is that these are unsorted textile waste as
thickness, and various other parameters are tested.
shortened drafting process for the materials with high especially in pre-spinning and rotor spinning. In different fabrics are made from different blended
Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau Dr. Bettina Temath, Head of short fiber content. The traditional processing ring-spinning, the drafting zone requires specific fiber fibers. We have come with a new idea to solve this Mr. Wolf said that the project is still in progress and
(VDMA) is a Germany-based largest industry Global Marketing, through draw frames usually results in a high amount lengths to draft correctly, and therefore today majority issue, "The Interreg Project," in 2019. running with positive feedback from customers. He
association in Europe. VDMA was established in Truetzschler, presented her of floating fibers and false drafts. of the recycled fibres are still rotor spun. Although noted that majorly automotive industries and fashion
1892 and provides a platform for its member talk "From waste to value: ring frames can process almost all fiber types, higher The Interreg project aims to increase the lifecycle of sectors are actively participating in using the recycled
companies with various networks to discuss Recycling processes in The Trützschler Group is a German textile machine short fiber content tends to result in a higher number garments. The project is about CREATING A CASCADE materials. Furthermore, such recycled fabrics could
technological challenges, interdisciplinary issues, spinning preparation." Dr. manufacturer based in Monchengladbach. The family of yarn breaks and higher waste resulting in the share to increase a garment's life by minimizing the be used for home textiles and various other knitting
and many other topics. Bettina highlighted the business is divided into Spinning, Nonwovens & of recycled fibers being considerably lower than in garments' potential to go to landfill after being industries as well, he said.
importance of recycling Man-Made Fibers, and Card Clothing. Machines, rotor spinning. discarded directly. Instead of going to a landfill or
Recently, VDMA has organized the events on 21 cotton waste and explained systems, and accessories for spinning preparation, burnt away, the garments could be used to make the Imat-uve is an innovative, independent development
January 2021 named "Material efficiency and fiber that all types of cotton fibers the nonwovens, and man-made fiber industries are Mr. Bucken demonstrated that Saurer's rotor spinning car interior material; after that, they could be used to and engineering company that supports its
recycling in textile spinning: Approaches for the are not similar. Therefore, different types of waste produced at eight locations worldwide. In addition to portfolio offers excellent features for processing a make home furniture material, followed by the customers from the initial idea to the finished product
circular economy." In this event, three keynote cotton require different recycling processes. As the the four plants in Germany, this includes production high short fibre content. The highest raw material formation of insulation material, and finally, into the along the entire process chain. This includes project
speakers shared their companies, ideas, and fibers' length decreases, recycling becomes more sites in China, India, the USA, and Brazil and a utilization and special short fibre spinning features landfills. By choosing such a long way of product use, identification, design, and development to test
innovations regarding recycling techniques in the difficult. Similarly, used clothes present the biggest development site in Switzerland. Service companies have made the Saurer market leader in this field. The environmental pollution could be significantly reduced. materials, components, and systems.
spinning section. After the talks, there had been an challenge for recycling processes. Post-consumer are located in Turkey, Mexico, Uzbekistan, and company's Autocoro technology is the number one
extensive question and answer session where the waste requires critical steps, including sorting, service bases in Bangladesh, Vietnam, Indonesia, for automated spinning for 10 years, with nearly one
experts answered the technical questions with their removing foreign impurities, cutting/opening/tearing, and Pakistan. million spinning units worldwide. Furthermore, the
vast experience and knowledge. separate pre-cleaning, and a proper spinning Saurer BD series semiautomatic rotor spinning
preparation. Rene Bucken, Head of machine has more than 0,5 million installed units
The session was a great success attended by central sales functions processing recycled fibers, mainly in India, China,
professionals from 53 countries. There were various Even after so much innovation and technological Saurer Spinning Solutions, and Turkey.
renowned speakers from different sectors who advancement, the processing of 100% hard waste is presented "Efficiency in
presented their talk on the said topic. The summary possible, but production rate and sliver break-ups spinning regenerated fiber." Mr. Bucken said that with Autocoro, the highest
of the keynote talks is: can be improved. Therefore, to avoid such Mr. Bucken said that in the efficiency in recycled fiber processing is possible as
high short fiber content is with its various features to smoothen the production,
including SynchroPiecing 36 for the effective piecing,
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clearing with an excellent yarn evenness targeted to consumption.
the needs in knitting and weaving, and Efficiency
indication, and much more. Saurer is a leading globally operating technology
company focusing on innovations for the processing
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with 36 mm ring & 180 mm tube length to coarse smart fit-for-purpose solutions to help our clients
counts with 54 mm ring & 260 mm tube length and achieve their business aspirations. Saurer offers all
✓ processing nearly all fibers such as Cotton, Polyester, the five end-spinning applications (ring, compact,
worsted, rotor, and air spinning) combines with
Polycotton, Kevlar, recycled fibers. The machine
setup is based on TwinSuction and OptiSuction for automation and digital products.
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