Oerlikon Schlafhorst Express - Oerlikon Schlafhorst - Oerlikon Textile
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Technology <strong>Oerlikon</strong> <strong>Schlafhorst</strong> <strong>Express</strong> 11<br />
<strong>Oerlikon</strong> <strong>Schlafhorst</strong> and Birla Cellulose<br />
Spun-dyed viscose –<br />
the all-rounder among viscose fibres<br />
The international fibre manufacturer Birla Cellulose<br />
of India is the world’s biggest producer of viscose<br />
fibres for clothing textiles. Its production plants all<br />
over the world have a combined annual production<br />
capacity of more than 250 million tonnes. Among<br />
the particularly well-known products and brands of<br />
the company are Birla Viscose, Birla Ecocel, Birla Modal<br />
and Birla Excel. Birla also produces spun-dyed viscose fibres under<br />
the Birla Spunshades brand.<br />
Global market leaders like to pair up and partnerships in this<br />
regard are of great value to all those involved, especially for spinning<br />
and weaving mills. This is highlighted by the close and exclusive<br />
working relationship between Birla Cellulose and <strong>Oerlikon</strong><br />
<strong>Schlafhorst</strong> in the field of textile product development using<br />
spun-dyed viscose fibres. In Kharach, India, Birla Cellulose<br />
has set up a dedicated <strong>Textile</strong><br />
Research and Application<br />
Development Centre (TRADC)<br />
for this. In this technical centre,<br />
which contains a modern Autocoro<br />
rotor spinning machine and all the<br />
downstream textile processing machines,<br />
Birla Cellulose can simulate the practical textile<br />
process perfectly, thus offering superb opportunities<br />
for the development of marketable fibres, yarns<br />
and textiles.<br />
Spun-dyed viscose – good for the coffers<br />
and great for the environment<br />
Activities there in recent months have centred on<br />
the further development of spun-dyed viscose.<br />
These viscose fibres are proving to be ecological<br />
and economical all-rounders. They are the only<br />
viscose fibres that contain no heavy metals and<br />
are 100 percent biodegradable. Fibre production<br />
is thrifty in respect of all resources, both with<br />
regard to water and energy consumption and<br />
also time. The wastewater and steam balance<br />
is also extremely favourable. The thriftiness<br />
Spun-dyed viscose fibres are ideal<br />
for the Autocoro spinning mill.<br />
continues in the finishing process, because entire process stages<br />
such as dyeing are dispensed with completely. Another special feature<br />
is the fact that the frugal origins of textiles made from spun-dyed<br />
viscose are not discernible, as the final look and colour brilliance of<br />
the fabric are as excellent as its wash resistance and dimensional<br />
stability – particularly important service properties for the consumer.<br />
<strong>Oerlikon</strong> <strong>Schlafhorst</strong> and Birla Cellulose – pioneers<br />
for successful spinning and weaving mills<br />
So that the many Autocoro spinning mills can derive<br />
maximum benefit from this versatile viscose fibre,<br />
<strong>Oerlikon</strong> <strong>Schlafhorst</strong> in conjunction with Birla Cellulose<br />
has developed optimum settings for a large number of<br />
weaving and knitting yarns. These are precisely coordinated<br />
to the requirements of spun-dyed viscose and<br />
link the aspects of yarn quality and productivity<br />
perfectly to one another. It proved possible, for<br />
example, to increase the rotor speed for a knit yarn<br />
to 115,000 rpm without giving rise to the dust generation<br />
that frequently occurs and is so feared when<br />
using viscose in knitting and weaving, along with the<br />
reduction in the strength of the yarn and of the woven<br />
or knitted fabric associated with this.<br />
Your Autocoro spinning mill can profit from the outstanding<br />
properties of spun-dyed viscose too. The textile technologists<br />
of <strong>Oerlikon</strong> <strong>Schlafhorst</strong> and Birla Cellulose will be<br />
happy to assist you further. Just speak to our specialists.<br />
Spun-dyed viscose for<br />
draping fabrics with brilliant colours.