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                                  Michael Wolf, Design and    Post-consumer waste (1% of the total waste of
                                  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
                                  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
 limitations, adding at least 10-15% of carrier material   recycling yarns a challenge. Especially in   and every year about 101   the produced yarns' quality regarding evenness,
 accelerates production and reduces sliver breaks. At   mechanically recycled fibres influence the quality of   million tons of textile waste   aging, emission, and elongation. For laminated and
 Truetzschler, the new integrated draw frame (IDF)   end-products, and has limitations as the fibers   is being generated. When we come towards   unlaminated fabrics, aging, fogging, emission, odor,
 method has been developed, which is more effective   cannot be used unlimited times. Saurer has   recycling the colossal textile waste mountains, the   Martindale, Velctro, light fastness, stretching,
 than the conventional draw frame. The IDF provides a   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   &5($7,1* $ &$6&$'(
 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,
 making the spinning of   including SynchroPiecing 36 for the effective piecing,   R EC Y C L I N G  T H E  F U T U R E A U T O M O T I V E  I N T ER I O R
 Vacuum trash cleaner VTC makes the machine clean



 and results in impurities free yarns, Corolab yarn   sustainable production, which offers less energy
 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
 The Saurer ring spinning machines offer flexibility in   of fiber and yarn, including machinery, components,
 the processing of recycled fibers, from fine counts   and software. We partner with customers, providing
 with 36 mm ring & 180 mm tube length to coarse   smart fit-for-purpose solutions to help our clients   /$1'),//(' ,1&,1(5$7('
 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,
 Polycotton, Kevlar, recycled fibers. The machine   worsted, rotor, and air spinning) combines with   12
 setup is based on TwinSuction and OptiSuction for   automation and digital products.

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