Trützschler brought the innovations of its four divisions, including Spinning, Nonwovens, Man-made Fibers and Card
Clothing, to the recent ITMA ASIA + CITME 2018. Some of the machines from the spinning division were
showcased for the first time in Asia.
Trützschler focuses heavily on the
Chinese market and intends to expand its production capability in the country. In
an interview during the exhibition, Mr. Harald Schoepp, General Manager of Trützschler Textile Machinery (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., told CTA: "Recently, we are
buying some lands for the construction of the fifth phase of plant in China. We
expect that the plant will be completed within one and a half years. We will
then enhance the production capability of non-woven machinery and start
manufacturing TCO12 combing
machine in China."
Speaking
on the market development trend, he said: "Currently, clients are looking
for more automated machinery, and automation is the prerequisite for achieving Industry
4.0. Our T-DATA data monitoring system represents a great leap towards Industry
4.0. At the next ITMA to be held in Barcelona, visitors will see how this system
connects with other machinery."
Mr. Harald
Schoepp further introduced the innovative achievements in the Spinning division. "This year, ITMA
ASIA marks the launch of the new autoleveller draw frame TD 10. Easy operation,
maintenance free and compact structure are the outstanding features of this
machine.”
Despite
20% less space requirement, TD10 is possible to increase the filter once more. The
intelligent SMART CREEL in combination with T-LED offers a high level of
functional reliability and more comfort for the operator and mill manager.

Another
highlight in the Spinning division was
the TC10 carding machine. The carding machine in the traditional working width
of 1m has been specifically designed for the Chinese market. Equipped with an
integrated drafting assembly IDF2, TC10 is used for rotor spinning. The
traditional draw frame is not necessary and the yarn quality is improved at the
same time. “Our TC10 carding machine sets up benchmark in the market and it is our
most popular carding machine in China," commented Schoepp.
TC 15
carding machine provides higher productivity with independent monitoring and
smart control. The 1.28m wide carding machine stands for higher sliver evenness
and improved operation performance. At the booth, the high
flexibility with five different sliver coiling systems was also demonstrated.
Meanwhile,
users may equip the carding machine with T-MOVE can filling station. T-Move is
designed for new Jumbo Cans. The new can filling station does more than just
save space. The new moving head allows a can change at high delivery speeds and
thus improves card efficiency.
"T-MOVE
has been very successful since its launch. More than 10% of our carding
machines sold last year are equipped with T-MOVE and I believe this percentage will
be higher and higher,” he said.
At
the booth, a large combing machine TCO12 was
also seen. With self-optimizers, it realizes full automated quality control. It
can steadily produce high-quality combing sliver at high output.

“We have been receiving positive feedback
from the market on TCO 12 due to its easy operating system and high level of
automation. But the price of the machinery is a bit high now as the machines
are all imported. We expect that the price will be adjusted when we start producing
the TCO 12 in our fifth phase of plant in China.”
The foreign part separator, T-SCAN
TS-T5, was also displayed at the booth. In this machine, five detection
technologies, covering the detections of colored parts, shiny parts, transparent
and semi-transparent parts, fluorescent parts, and small thread-shaped parts, ensure
all-time high separation efficiency.
In
the Nonwoven division, the
semi-automatic surface winder TWW-SD was debuted at the exhibition. Robust
master roll winders are used when the production of ready-for–sale rolls is decoupled
from the nonwovens production. The two-stage configuration with downstream
unwinding, slitting and winding increases process stability. The surface winder
TWW-SD provides an appropriate solution for spunlace systems, for a variety of
thermal bonding processes as well as for technical nonwovens.
For
the Card Clothing division, the new GX1
cylinder clothing and flat clothing NOVOTOP 30 were presented for different processing
needs and special applications of the market:
The
new GX1 cylinder clothing has been specifically developed for use in the area
of carded and combed cotton. Improved fiber guidance is said to result in less
short fiber content and better nep separation. The clothing is basically
maintenance-free but can also be ground when required. Meanwhile, the flat
clothing NOVOTOP 30 has been newly developed for the processing of coarse
and/or dyed fibers and reclaimed fibers for rotor spinning. It is ideally
suited for use with yarn counts below Ne 10 and realizes high production
speeds.
The Man-made Fibers division informed about the development of carpet yarn
systems, including the 4-end M40 machine with high productivity and the
innovative technologies of BCF systems.