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Two factors that have a particularly strong impact on repair ends down and thus ensure full machine
spinning mill output are efficiency and productivity. performance. Working in the ring spinning
The fully automated piecing robot ROBOspin for ring department is challenging due to long walking
and compact-spinning machines offers a rise in distances, high noise levels, and the dusty
productivity as well as consistent quality during environment. “ROBOspin is the perfect automation
piecing. Spinning mills around the world reduce their solution to efficiently schedule the workforce. Our The individual spindle monitoring system ISM detects the affected spinning position.
manpower requirements by 50% and the robot technical team is very happy with the operation and
reliably reaches up to 95% piecing efficiency. maintenance of the ROBOspin,” says Durai Arun, features of this robot,” adds Durai Arun. down are detected by the individual spindle
Managing Director of Poomex Clothing Company in monitoring system ISM (Fig. 3). ROBOspin travels
Tiruppur, India. The key to high efficiency directly to the affected spinning position and repairs
ROBOspin shortens the time for ends down detection the ends down in the shortest possible time. The
and its repair as much as possible – this is the key to entire piecing cycle runs fully automatically, from
higher machine efficiency. The downtime of spinning searching for the yarn end on the cop to threading
positions while waiting for operating personnel to into the traveler and placing the yarn behind the
delivery roller.
repair the ends down is reduced significantly. This
increases production and minimizes raw material Consistent performance with minimal personnel
waste. With ROBOspin, the spindle speed can thus deployment
be increased, which boosts productivity while the ROBOspin runs with consistently high performance in
efficiency remains the same. various spinning mills around the world. ROBOspin
piecing efficiency reaches up to 95%, and the robot
Fully automated from A to Z reduces personnel requirements in the ring-spinning
The fully automated piecing robot ROBOspin repairs department by 50%. With Rieter’s unique yarn end
ends down that occur during production or doffing. search device, piecing is carried out without affecting
ROBOspin is the industry’s first fully automated This improves the efficiency of the spinning positions the yarn layers on the cop. In addition, the automated
piecing robot (Fig. 1). On the market since 2019, it is and ensures higher productivity and reduced labor costs. piecing process ensures consistent piecer quality.
proving its worth in a variety of countries such as the ROBOspin was installed at Poomex Clothing The operator does not have to handle the cop during
US, Turkey, and India. The piecing robot is a Company in 2020 on an existing ring spinning Each machine has one robot per machine side. Ends the cycle, and top-quality yarn is produced.
response to the constant challenges of spinning mills machine G 32 (Fig 2): “The compact design and
to find dedicated operating personnel to quickly consistency in piecing quality are the standout

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