Oerlikon Barmag makes mother yarn process profitable

For mother yarn made from polyester (PET) or polyamide (PA), Oerlikon Barmag technology provides the necessary precise and gentle yarn handling.

The spinnerets and quenching unit, whose designs are tailored to the requirements of mother yarn, prepare the evenly-cooled filaments for further processing by the system. A special yarn guide in the system supports successful splitting of the yarn. For take-up, the yarn is transferred to the WinFors winder, developed especially for sensitive yarns.

The Oerlikon Barmag FDY mother yarn concept has been optimised for the typical monofilament thick-nesses of 15, 20 and 30 dpf and the associated mother yarn types such as 180 den F12, 240 den F12 and 360 den F12. The type SP8 spinning system with its special design and long quenching unit for high single filament titers all the way through to the FDY draw unit with 4 godets (PET) or with 5 godets (PA).

Mother yarn is used in making drapes, mosquito nets, apparel and monofilaments made from mother yarn are also used in the automobile sector, in items of luggage and in shoes. The demand for mother yarn is increasing with a global growth potential of more than 10 per cent last year alone. (HO)

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India