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SETEX offers potential

By Imtiaz Rastgar
Compressed Air quality and access of Industry

quantity both are necessary 4.0 in the textile

production

for high quality textiles OrgaTEX BI Production Report

As a technology supplier for textile finishing, SETEX
automation and software solutions pave way to prevent this, the OrgaTEX Maintenance Manager
calculates when the best time for maintenance is.
Millions of miles of fabric are produced every year in direct contact with the compressed air. Expensive Industry 4.0. With SETEX controllers and OrgaTEX The integrated solution with condition monitoring of
using compressed air driven spinning machines and nozzle replacements, production losses and product optimization software, they offer structured integrated the machines, visualization at the controls and criteria
air jet looms. Ensuring a quality stream of rejections will result. solutions into early-stage production processes and evaluation in the MES system ensures, in sync with
compressed air is essential in minimizing fabric optimize resources. A well-organized breakdown of the detailed planning, that maintenance work fits into
staining and production loss. With increasing Pneumatic Transport costs is a fundamental challenge when it comes to the production process. Integrated digital machine
demand, textile manufacturers must select an The production of man-made raw materials, for use preparing a detailed analysis of existing cost structures documentation and recommended spare parts are
efficient and cost-effective solution that provides a in textiles, also uses compressed air. One of the and identifying new potential for profit gains. contributing significantly to a more efficient
quick return on investment. applications is the pneumatic transport of PVC, PTA production.
or DMT chips. Oil contamination can cause The requirements of Industry 4.0, which will entail
Producing beautiful fabrics, with the most substandard products besides being a fire hazard. changes to production and business processes, The OrgaTEX-inteos Manufacturing Operations
sophisticated colors and patterns is an art. Fashion Oil may also damage controls and instrumentation create exciting possibilities for machine and textile Management (MOM) - sometimes referred to as
designers entrust their creations only to weavers or components, resulting in breakdowns. manufacturers. SETEX supports during this process production management - involves process
spinners who are able to deliver the highest quality. and develop IT solutions for single machines right up execution along the entire textile production chain,
That’s why textile producers consciously choose Texturizing to entire digital factories. Integration into the from fiber to product and from recipe to delivery.
100% oil-free compressed air. Because you know In this process, yarn is intermingled using a jet of air respective production environment and optimal
quality and productivity do matter. through a nozzle. Blockage due to oil will cause support of the responsible staff are decisive for the In response to OEM customers, they have further
uneven intermingling and destroy the yarn. Staining high degree of acceptance and effectiveness of their developed the proven camera mount CamCount V3
Air-Jet Weaving of the yarn will also result. production-related systems. technology to perform image and database analysis
Compressed air is blown through fine nozzles to on a single SETEX C390 DIN rail mount controller.
transport the weft. Oil in the air blocks the nozzles, In many applications, such as yarn texturizing or By using the latest technologies and by running a
leading to production stoppages and costly nozzle textile weaving high volumes of compressed air large number of service and sales stations worldwide OrgaTEX supports the current trends in the Industry
replacements. Fabric staining will also result, causing comes in direct contact with the manufactured SETEX has become one of the worldwide leading 4.0 environment and enables textile production mills
product rejections. fabrics. To help maintain high-quality standards, specialist for automation systems in dye houses and to optimize processes and save costs individually.
CompAir compressors provide ISO 8573-1 Class 0 finishing plants. Leading technological competence is The goal is to provide a consecutive integration of
Exhaust air from the nozzles blows over the air-jet oil-free air and show minimal variation at extreme flow the base to safeguard and expend this market position. intelligence for production that can be extend
weaving machines. Any oil present deposits on the demands. individually at any time.
reeds. It attracts dust and fibers causing the reeds to OrgaTEX BI analyzes show the influence of a
stick together and break. Resulting production losses machine, a process or the production environment SETEX Manufacturing Execution System
and reed replacements are very expensive. Conclusion Oil in Compressed Air will lead to quality on the production result. OrgaTEX.MES software is designed in modular form
problems and steps must be taken in selection of air to provide managers of textile dye and finishing mills
Air-Jet Spinning compressors as well as maintenance of filtration OrgaTEX Energy Management and the power of the with the information they need. This innovative
Cotton is spun into yarn using compressed air equipment for delivery of 100% oil free air. Addition Plant Navigator algorithms balance the resource system is made for real-time data acquisition and
through fine nozzles. Oil in compressed air will lead of these instruments to air transmission lines can consumption of water, steam, gas and electricity with interpretation. Process data of each connected
to nozzle clogging. It will also stain the yarn, which is lead to control over air quality. the production machines. machine can be seen in real-time during the running
process or analyzed later on. Third party integration
Costs of machine downtime and penalties for late of color kitchen systems helps to manage the dye
deliveries affect the effectiveness of production. To house and improves data transparency.

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