Oerlikon Barmag: WINGS convincing under production conditions

Only 3 days after delivery, the first two WINGS units commenced yarn production under real conditions. For the very first time, the revolutionary POY concept is being tested under production conditions at their long-term development partner, Trevira GmbH. This marks the kick-off of a trial phase at the Bobingen site destined to last several months, during which high-end yarns with various titers and parameters will be manufactured for the automobile industry using the WINGS systems.

The benefits of the plug-and-play unit launched in September 2007 on the occasion of the ITMA in Munich also convinced Sudhir Singh. Head of Production at the Trevira Group: "Margins in the yarn market are becoming increasingly tight. WINGS' simpler string-up procedure is time and space efficient. It results into considerable savings in terms of manpower and waste."

Compared to conventionally-made yarns, the reduced yarn deflection angle generates yet more even qualities of the yarns spun on a POY system using WINGS. Correspondingly happy with the first test results is Thomas Flessenkemper. Head of Filament Maintenance at the Trevira plant in Bobingen: "100% of the quality data were achieved even with the first part of the initial batch that was spun. We now eagerly look forward to the tests with even more complex products over the following next few weeks."

The winder as a complete take-up machine removes the spatial separation of godets and winders common today. Developed with the objective of increasing the productivity and efficiency of POY systems, the new concept bears the solution in its very name: Winding Integrated Godet Solution in short WINGS.

Courtesy: Oerlikon Barmag Zweigniederlassung der Oerlikon Textile GmbH & Co. KG.