#ITMA-Asia + CITME-2012

2012-05-16

U.T.I.T. WAGNER' s Bobbin Transport System on ITMA Asia + CITME 2012 exhibition

U.T.I.T. WAGNER (HALL W2 – STAND G36) offers tailor made solutions which range from the automatic transfer of textile material through the different steps of spinning to the checking of the final product, from conditioning to palletizing, storing and delivery of yarn.

The company has developed original solutions which allow to enhance and optimize the flow of material through the mill; this has gained U.T.I.T. a prominent position in the spinning industry.

U.T.I.T. WAGNER, with its sixty year activity, was the first European company to design and built integral material handling systems in the field of staple fiber spinning. Its presence in ASIA has long been established, with the realization of several significant plants for major spinning mills: the most recent ones for THAI RUNG TEXTILE (Thailand), KANGWAL TEXTILE (Thailand), CONE DENIM LTD (China), PEFECTA LTD (Hong Kong), RAYMOND LTD (India), SPENTEX LTD (India), SOLID DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (Philippines), PHONG PHU (Vietnam), IBRHAIM (Pakistan).

Bobbin Transport System

Bobbin transport system is certainly the area in spinning mill which investments in automation are more easily justified. This is due to labor saving, but also thanks to the substantial contribution that automation gives in reducing the risks of poor quality. The Roving bobbin is one of the most delicate intermediate products to handle. Automatic bobbin transport means eliminating: - All need to handle the bobbin or touch the textile product. - The need for intermediate storage areas where the bobbins can accidentally age, get dirty and deteriorate themselves.

Cone Handling System

Installing package handling system means a considerable turning point in automating spinning mill process. Automatic collecting and packing system permits to break production rhythm and customize, according with needs, the final packed units flow. Automation directly interfaces to production line and provides package handling and packaging process fully independently. Main advantages of an automatic cone handling system are: - Labor rationalization and saving, Cones not manually handled , Production reliability and continuity - Spaces optimization (in spinning and storing), Production and packing separation, Production final Feed-back

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