Saurer Focuses On Circular Economy At ITMA 2023

At ITMA 2023, Swiss textile machinery manufacturer, Saurer Group, with a legacy of 170 years, will focus on various initiatives like circular economy, sustainability, digitisation, and automation in Hall 2, Stall B101.

To optimise processing of recycled fibres, it offers Autocard SC7 in which, all drafting systems are driven independently and can be adjusted easily online to facilitate processing of recycled fibres.

According to Saurer, its rotor-spinning machines too are ideal for processing recycled fibres with high short-fibre content.

The BD 8 semi-automatic rotor-spinning machine has a new Twinsuction system at both ends of the BD 8, which results in energy savings and higher quality consistency.

Automatic package removal on the BD 8 makes it possible to change a package by simply pushing a button. This ergonomic solution allows operators to change packages easily and with the LED operator guiding system, machine efficiency can be increased.

On the other hand, the new, fully automatic Autocoro 11 rotor-spinning machine is the fourth generation of Autocoro with individual drive technology, which is already operating reliably with more than one million sold worldwide.

Equipped with the Recycling Xtreme rX edition, the new Autocoro generation is tailor-made for recycled fibres. In addition, the Autocoro 11 comes with more powerful automation and with a new LED-supported operator guidance system, which further enhances the high productivity of the Autocoro 11.

Another Saurer technology, the Autoairo sets new benchmarks for producing high-quality air spun yarns, named Belairo. These yarns have high pilling resistance and are very durable.

Compared to combed ring spun yarn, production of Belairo yarns uses less energy and production space, which means less building and air conditioning costs. Saurer has combined this resource-saving spinning technology with the most advanced automation solutions in this segment.

This has been made possible due to digital control of the autonomous spinning positions and due to new smart features; yarn quality is guaranteed and not dependent on staff availability.

Saurer’s Autoairo air-spinning machine offers flexibility in processing different fibres like cotton, polyester, viscose as well as new chemically regenerated fibres.

The energy-efficient Autospeed roving frame with automatic doffer and up to 240 spindles saves up to 20% of energy compared with the previous model, while doffing takes less than 2 minutes.

Also on display is the highly productive ZI 72XL compact-spinning machine, which offers a high degree of flexibility for almost all applications and is suitable for recycling fibres.

Featuring the new self-cleaning compact yarn system, Impact FX pro with multihole aprons, the ZI 72XL delivers excellent yarn values for standard and recycled yarns, especially for fine yarns.

The ZI 451 worsted compact-spinning machine for woollen and acrylic yarns will also be on show which has high flexibility and profitability.

While, the newly designed PK 1580 drafting system for roving frames is designed ergonomically and easy to handle.

The CompactTwister can twist recycled yarns, thus increasing the strength for the downstream process, while the TechnoCorder TC2 Plus can process sustainable fibres such as bio-based Eco-PET and Dyneema-PE, flax and natural fibres and offers a yarn lubrication device to ease further process steps.

The latest feature, PreciWinding, (TC2 Plus) features a newly developed take-up area for producing twist packages of outstanding quality.