NSC, global specialists in textile machines for processing long staple fibres such as wool and wool-like fibres, presented three machines—ERA 50 Combing machine, GC50 chain gill, and BM21 Flyer frame—at the recently concluded international textile machinery exhibition ITMA 2023 in Milan.

The ERA50 combing machine was presented in a multi-servomotor drive design. With this new drive, most of the settings will be possible via the main control screen. A wide range of materials have been tested on this new ERA combing machine and results are promising mainly for delicate material which has to be processed in a gentle manner. Also, despite the additional motors, power consumption remains relatively low.

The GC50 chain gill also benefits from additional axes driven by servomotors which allows more settings on the main control screen.

After nearly 20 years of absence, NSC is back with a new flyer frame BM21 which has been designed to process low cohesion material such as silk, mohair, and linen by giving a twist. Its electrical drive makes the machine user-friendly. All these new servomotor drives will allow more precise settings than using standard gearboxes which will enhance textile quality.

Furthermore, these new drives and technology allow recipes to be saved on each machine, data exchange between machines will be possible through a Manufacturing Execution System (MES – Industry 4.0), as its remote access to the machines in case of incidents.

All these new technologies on NSC machines follow the global trend towards user-friendly, tool-less machines, with accurate settings via the control screen to enhance textile quality.