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Interview

Loepfe: How important is the Testmode feature to Premier and how do you use it?

Dr. KVS: The Testmode feature is very useful because it’s really important to optimize the cuts-to-faults ratio in order to maintain optimum productivity. In fact, we constantly monitor the number of cuts in the yarn. While we know the type of fault we need to remove, depending on whether we are working on yarn for knitted fabrics or woven fabrics, Testmode enables us to fine-tune our approach.

Loepfe: Which problems can be solved with the help of Testmode?

Dr. KVS: There are two issues here. Firstly, you want to remove the faults - but secondly the more cuts you make mean that more splicing is necessary. The splices need to be perfect – and today this is a critical factor when producing high quality single compact yarns with finer counts. So, there’s a balance to be achieved and Testmode supports our decision-making process. Then, there’s also the issue of waste – Testmode has a role to play in reducing waste. We are also looking at still further optimization with the help of Testmode.