#Spinning

2025-10-01

Pre-Cleaner CL-X: The future of cotton cleaning

What if the future of cotton cleaning was already here – setting a new standard for cleaning efficiency, productivity and energy savings? That future has a name: CL-X. Since its market launch in 2022, the Pre-Cleaner CL-X has become a true bestseller, proving its value in several hundred customer applications worldwide. Now, new results from Türkiye demonstrate again how the Pre-Cleaner CL-X outperforms the competition.

The CL-X sets a new standard for cleaning efficiency, productivity and energy savings. © 2025 Trützschler

Benchmarking the best

Compared to a Swiss competitor, the CL-X reduced waste from raw material by up to 2.5% across both ring-spun (100% local Turkish cotton, combed compact, Ne 30/1) and rotor-spun (70% Australian cotton, 30% cotton waste, Ne 16/1) applications, while also enhancing yarn quality. This achievement was made possible through our proven WASTECONTROL system. The improved cleaning efficiency was also reflected in the darker color of the waste, demonstrating a more effective removal of impurities. Smoother downstream processes, ultimately leading to higher yarn quality with fewer IPIs are another confirmed benefit of these trials. Impressed by these results, the Turkish customer placed an order for more CL-X machines to upgrade their blowroom line.

Maximized throughput, minimized energy use

The CL-X doesn’t stop at superior cleaning. It also sets new benchmarks in energy efficiency and a higher production capacity. Where previously two machines were needed to effectively clean cotton, the CL-X now handles the task alone. Thanks to its optimized material and air flow, it processes up to 2,000 kg per hour while consuming over 30% less energy than the current benchmark. That’s not just efficient – it’s transformative.

The dark color of the waste shows the difference in cleaning efficiency. © 2025 Trützschler

Smart design that goes the extra mile

Looking closer at the details, it becomes clear that achieving such efficiency requires a precision-engineered system at every stage. Key improvements include a redesigned grid bar profile offering 20% more cleaning surface and the industry’s longest cleaning section at 2.60 meters. This extended zone enables a precise two-step cleaning process: cotton tufts move at different speeds along the grid bars, while individually adjustable devices at each opening roller separate trash according to its size. Additionally, the WASTECONTROL sensor continuously monitors trash content and raw material quality, using real-time data to optimize machine settings. When too many good fibers are detected in the waste, the system automatically suggests an optimized setting for the knives and deflector blades to minimize fiber loss. This ensures consistently high cleaning performance and maximum fiber yield.

Designed with operators in mind

The CL-X also eases the workload for operators – a major advantage in times of labor shortages and rising personnel costs. Working in tandem with the BO-P bale opener, it automatically adjusts settings such as grid bar positioning, opening roller speed, and inlet airflow to match the current lot. Material flow is continuously monitored to prevent disruptions, while the T-LED remote display provides an overview of all operations. Easy to clean and maintain, the CL-X ensures smooth and reliable operation – even with less experienced personnel.

Worldwide satisfaction

The CL-X continues capturing the attention of spinning mills worldwide. For example, G. Thiruvadi, General Manager at Shri Santhosh Meenakshi Textiles, a leading Indian mill, says: "Facing rising costs and tightening environmental standards, adopting the CL-X has been the best decision for our blowroom operations. We’re seeing cleaner cotton with less waste, and higher-quality yarn, which proves that smart technology can tackle real-world challenges head-on”. This customer quote is representative of for the excellent market feedback that the CL-X has achieved. With the CL-X, the future of cotton cleaning is already there!

Perfect quality through collaboration: Machinery from Trützschler, Toyota and Murata at Zirve Tekstil

In today’s textile industry, excellence is not achieved by chance – it’s the result of deliberate decisions, technical expertise, and the courage to go beyond conventional paths. The Turkish company Zirve Tekstil has done just that: by combining the best technologies from Trützschler, Toyota and Murata, they’ve created a production setup that delivers outstanding yarn quality – recognized worldwide.

Details matter: How Trützschler cylinder wires boost efficiency in Pakistan’s spinning sector

Pakistan’s textile industry, especially its spinning sector, is the backbone of the national economy and a vibrant hub of innovation. Today’s spinning mills face growing demands for efficiency, quality, and sustainability. From the serene northern valleys to the vibrant port city of Karachi in the south, mills like Suraj Cotton Mills, Liberty, and Nishat Chunian are turning to advanced solutions.

T-CAN – Revolutionizing can transport

In virtually all spinning mills, transporting sliver cans is still done manually. Rising labor costs, lack of operators and increasing quality requirements make this a growing challenge. With T-CAN, Trützschler introduces a practical solution: a fully automated can transport system that will be presented live at ITMA ASIA 2025 in Singapore.

Trützschler invites to discover the future of fiber processing at ITMA Asia Singapore 2025

From October 28 to 31, the Trützschler Group will showcase its latest technologies at ITMA Asia in Singapore. Visit them at Booth D302 in Hall 4 at the Singapore Expo to explore cutting-edge solutions in Spinning, Card Clothing, and Nonwovens. A special highlight: the newest smart automation solution T-CAN, developed in response to growing labor costs and labor shortages in the textile industry. This innovation will be revealed exclusively at the show – don’t miss the opportunity to experience it first-hand.

Temco launches a new DTY all-in-one solution

Temco introduces the DTY All-in-One Solution – a fully harmonized set of components engineered to give customers a highly stable, low maintenance and reproducible process environment. The solution reduces interruptions, extends component lifetimes and supports consistent yarn quality across all machine positions. All-in-One Solution – a fully harmonized set of components engineered to provide maintenance and reproducible process environment.

DIENES at Techtextil 2026: Flexible pilot lines for bio-based fiber development

The growing relevance of bio-based materials in technical textiles is accompanied by increasing demands for reproducibility, high-quality data, and scalable process routes. Especially when working with cellulose and its derivatives, chitosan, lignin-based approaches, or bio-based PAN as a carbon-fiber precursor, R&D teams face variable feedstock quality, tighter process windows, and the need for reliable comparability across trials. This calls for flexible, data-driven experimental setups that can be reconfigured efficiently when recipes, solvents, and raw-material batches change.

RETECH showcases high-precision godets for high-performance fiber processing at Techtextil 2026

RETECH designs and manufactures godets and draw frames for heated, ambient and cooled processes, enabling precise heat treatment and consistently high yarn quality for a wide range of polymers and applications, with process temperatures of up to 400 °C for high-performance fibers. The company’s key competence lies in exact and stable temperature and speed control, individually adapted to the specific material and process requirements.

New study shows low environmental impact by Cotton made in Africa Organic Cotton from Tanzania

Today, the Aid by Trade Foundation (AbTF) is announcing the results of a comprehensive life-cycle analysis (LCA) for cotton produced in Tanzania under the Cotton made in Africa Organic (CmiA Organic) standard. The study emphasises the small ecological footprint of CmiA Organic verified cotton. This can largely be traced back to the absence of synthetic pesticides, artificial fertilisers, and artificial irrigation. Consequently, CmiA Organic cotton can help the textile industry meet regulatory requirements as well as science-based targets. The results also show that the consequences of climate change threaten the livelihoods of these cotton farmers, even though the type of agriculture they practise barely contributes to climate change.

PERFORMANCE DAYS proves its relevance as the industry’s key meeting point

Held on March 18–19, 2026, PERFORMANCE DAYS once again confirmed its position as a leading international platform for functional textiles. A total of 3.366 trade visitors and around 560 exhibitors gathered in Munich, with the event already kicking off successfully on DAY 0, which received highly positive feedback for its interactive format. Despite challenging conditions caused by the public transport strike in Munich, the event saw strong attendance and a consistently high level of activity across both exhibition days.