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Oerlikon Schlafhorst Express
Trend towards automation
gains momentum
Autoconer X5, type V fully reflects the trend
The automation of ring spinning machines and package winders is
assuming growing importance in many regions. Even in those regions
where labour costs are still low, many spinning mills are turning increasingly
to modern linked systems such as the Autoconer X5, type V as
a forward-looking solution.
Arguments in favour of automation – operator-independent,
high-quality, efficient
The direct link between the ring spinning machine and the package
winder already saves around 30 - 40% on staff costs (compared
with RM) in practice, and this trend is rising. But apart from economic
efficiency, automation offers another convincing argument - quality.
The bobbins are transported contact-free, and therefore with the
minimum impact on the yarn, from the ring spinning machine to the
package winder. The quality of the spun yarn is fully retained. In
addition, in an installation linked to the Autoconer X5 V, the yarn
quality of each individual spinning unit on the ring spinning machine
can be checked and safeguarded at the optimum level by the optional
online spindle identification system SPID. The efficiency and safety of
the flow of material and process sequence no longer depend on the
operators. In automated linked systems, the bobbins are wound into
packages “just in time” by direct transfer to the winding machine.
These “intact” bobbins facilitate higher efficiency ratings of the package
winder on account of greater readying reliability and better unwinding
behaviour in the winding process. The production capacities of
the spinning and winding machine are coordinated to one another in
the optimum manner for greater efficiency, i.e. for more kilograms of
yarn each day.
Clearly structured and flexible in specification – the new material flow in the Autoconer X5.
Tube inspector
BOBBIN / PIECE BOBBIN READYING
Yarn seperation
TUBE HANDLING
Yarn search
Bobbin readying
station
Readying station 2 (optional)
Tube cleaning
(optional)
Tip bunch winding
MANUAL READYING
WINDING UNITS
Innovations
Autoconer X5, type V – the shortest route from the bobbin to
the package
In the new Autoconer X5, type V machine, the bobbins are supplied
to the central readying station once they have been transferred by
the CTS to the Caddies of the Autoconer transport system. The
number of readying stations and the equipping of these with suitable
yarn detachment device types are freely configurable according to
the required cycle rates, materials and bobbin structures. The yarn
end is deposited securely on the tube tip as a tip bunch, so that it
does not get lost during transporting and the winding unit can fall
back on it securely when winding on. The material flow to the winding
units is demand-led, i.e. when the winding units place a request,
they are supplied with the bobbins. To ensure the optimum reliability
of supply, 3 reserve bobbins are always available for each winding
unit. The transport system has been designed to be extremely thrifty
with power (compared with the preceding model, up to 5% of energy
costs can be saved). Long sections (bobbin feed, tube return) are
managed using a conveyor belt system. Within the winding units and
in the central machining centre, mechanical, positive conveying
by means of driver plate is used. After the winding process, final
treatment is carried out in the machining centre. The tube inspector
takes charge of distribution: empty tubes are transferred via the CTS
transfer station to the ring spinning machine, tubes with cut-off pieces
of yarn are optionally fed to the tube cleaning unit, tubes with yarn
remains that can be unwound are fed back into the material flow.