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Product Differentiation? Hardly To get a pulse on the functioning at ring frames, best is for the spinning manager himself to carry out snap round compromising all ring frames for number of spindles per frame not making yarn at various intervals of the day. This snap round does not bear much time. A worksheet to be maintained in the department with the following data:It struck me the other day during lunch at a local Moe’s Southwestern Grill that a new phenomenon has swept the restaurant landscape in the form of poor attempts to differentiate from the competition—renaming accepted terms of business with cutesy nicknames. This is readily visible in the faster food sector, and it’s becoming more prevalent as companies struggle to connect with the consumer in manners which create loyalty and/or preference.Take Moe’s as a prime example. Personally, I believe they have a very good product to offer, but they’ve gone and out “cuted” themselves with ridiculously silly nicknames for their fare which only serve to confuse and frustrate the customer. It’s easy to see them thinking behind the scenes, but it’s a risky attempt at product differentiation. They’re in fierce competition with franchises such as Qdoba, Baja Fresh, Chipotle, LaBamba, Taco Bell, and Tijuana Flats, (plus many others) but those competitors don’t require a translator to order a simple burrito or taco. Try popping into one of those places one day or night to order a “Joey” or an “Alfredo Garcia.” You’ll get looked at like you have three heads (with good reason).What would possess a franchise to resort to childish nicknames to try to differentiate themselves? It’s probably an executive’s poor excuse of a marketing concept designed to separate from the competition, b . Date 1. Spindle break It is noted that taking snap rounds is up to 2 spindles not making yarn per frame is pragmatic in good Indian mills and as low as less than 1 spindle not making yarn per frame in good Indonesian mills. In general, if a mill has 2 spindle or less not making yarn/frame (irrespective of the no. of spindles/ frame) then the mill is performing well. At last consider control on Relative Humidity. A lot of spinning mills still apply wet and dry bulb thermometers. (Many a times water is not placed in wet bulb). The perfection here is exclusively dependent on the perfect judgment of the person who notes down the temperatures. However meters with digital display of both temp and RH are offered, it is recommended putting thermo hygrographs note down temperature and RH continuously for say 24 hrs. Every morning the spinning personnel should check the shape of the trace mainly of RH and in this regards they have to maintain some kind of standardized RH in the department. There was doubt that with high speed spinning, traveller temperature will increase to blend polyester fibres in the yarn. Luckily nothing like this has happened and blend spinners can carefully run their ring frames even at 25,000 rpm. Conclusion It is observed that if a spinning mill follows the steps recommend as above, they can function their ring frames at speeds up to 25,000 rpm (It appears that 25,000 rpm is still the higher limit even at ITMAA Singapore October 2005) without either rising the breakage rate Your eBay Lifeblood: Customer Service All spinners wish that the spinning productivity of their mill (ring frame production in gms/spindle shift) has the optimum level of efficiency. Though there are many aspects that limit the actual production like ring diameter and its age, lift, age and make of the ring frame, its maximum mechanical speed, type of spindle drive, lot size, fluctuating production program, poor control on RH, lower HP of main driving motor, greater percentage of untrained workers, impoverished technical knowledge of subordinates etc.So, you've put up your eBay listings and now it's time to sit back and let the cash flow grow. Sorry, being a successful seller on eBay isn't that easy. Selling merchandise on eBay is a business. While your choice of product is fundamental to the success of that business, customer service can be the make or break factor. eBay is an open, easily accessed community based website, sellers who don't attend to their customer base may find that they quickly no longer have a customer base.Any buyer can immediately leave feedback concerning his/her transaction with you. In many ways this makes customer service rendered by an eBay merchant even more important than customer service in a bricks and mortar establishment. Therefore, customer service should weigh heavily on all of the decisions you make regarding your eBay business beginning with ad design and right on through the actual delivery of the product. Notice the sentence doesn't read "ending" with the actual delivery. Customer service is ongoing; it never ends.Composing accurate and easily understood eBay ad copy is the first step to good customer service; including pictures to assist your potential customer with his/her buying decision is another way to be a good merchant. Providing reasonable shipping rates and multiple forms of payment can also go a long way in building your client list. Adding the eBay shi Today, there is a pressure from the management to decrease the conversion cost to its lowest possible level because of cut throat competition in both the local and export markets. Ring spinning contributes approximately 70 per cent to the total conversion cost. Hence it is possible to speed up the ring frames to its maximum speed mechanically possible considering that spinning preparatory can feed ring frames at high speed. Also, neither the spinning performance nor the yarn quality is adversely affected by such speeding up of the ring frames. Currently many spinning mills in India are capable of managing their ring frames at actual great speeds quite successfully counts 30s-40s at 20/21/22,000 rpm and finer counts - 60s-76s at up to 24,500 rpm and yet maintaining identical breakage rate of 2-3 breaks/l00 spindle hrs that they were earlier performing at 15/16,000 rpm. Also, the yarn quality has not been affected. Factors that affect spinning productivity Many factors that affect spinning productivity/end breakages/ yarn properties/ yarn complaints are mentioned here. Increasing productivity is not just gearing up the ring frames but making many efforts such as arranging proper fibres bales to blowroom in a particular direction, maintaining product quality at spg preparatory machines, care of cots and aprons, QC checks, etc., to make sure that spinning breakages, winding breaks, vital yarn properties and quality of yarn at the looms should not deteriorate at all. Polyester staple fibre associated factors Change the fibre denier, if possible, to the next stage i.e. if a mill is using 1.4 Den fibre, they can use 1.2 Den. Several advantages here are 2025 per cent higher number of fibres in the cross section giving to superior yarn strength, improvement in uster value, lesser imperfections and reduced hairiness - which in turn improves weaving performance up to 4-6 per cent with Sulzer weaving machines. The 'compromise' cut length is 44 mm, though it is believed that in the next 5 years or so, mills will change to 38 mm as is the practice world wide. Many fibre manufacturers give actual values of important fibre properties with each dispatch. How much the mill technicians consider these values provided by the fibre manufacturers is a debatable issue. It has been seen that most of the mill technicians do not have the proper knowledge to evaluate these values of fibre properties. Of course, it is a good idea if the fibre manufacturers provide the information. In fact the actual values of the following fibre properties should be given with every dispatch: . Actual denier Polyester fibre bales to blowroom Most fibre manufacturers should make sure that dispatch of bales is done in serial order. The reason is that the bales are placed in the warehouse in that order. Today's fibre plants are highly productive. Limits sets in which it make about 120 tons/day, are common. Hence a truck load of bales get made in just 2 hrs or so. The fibre properties do not vary within 2 hrs, but if it takes more days or say a week, many fibre properties do change some times even outside the set limits. So it helps day' variations are taken care of very well. This ensures smoother running of fibres and no problems of rings under UV and dye variation in the final fabric It is noted that holding a stock of more than 4 or 6 trucks constantly involves blocking of capital, but . Ensured no complain of dye variation - streaks warp way and bars weft way Hence the benefit received outweighs the extra financial burden. Many mills that have been pursuing this and have gained fully the 3 plus points privilege of above. In Indonesia, many mills utilize Blendomats where 36 bales are placed at one time, hence blending of fibres made on different days. Performance at spinning preparatory machines Check that all mechanical data total/break drafts, roller settings, TM (Twist Multiplier) etc, even trumpet diameter is completely matching on each and every machine working on one mixing. Changes in C.P (Change Pinion for change in draft) to be done on 'group' basis according to the material being used so as to have minimum machine variations. Though blending for bales produced is important, it is likewise important to: 1. Number the card cans In this way one will have intimate fibre to fibre blending. Verify all stop motions at both breaker and finisher draw frame and check whether these are functioning well. Also check that the auto leveler is functioning properly. Check winding tension on the roving remains identical throughout the build of the roving bobbin. Check this by getting 4 full roving bobbins - 2 from front row and 2 from back row; get at least 5 wrappings and work out the average. Place empty roving bobbins on the same 4 spindles and operate the machine until approximately 200 metres is wound up; then detach bobbins and verify wrappings. The variation between the average of wrappings of 'full' and 'empty' bobbins should be less than 2 percent. Check that no roving bobbin with Uster U percent of greater than 3.5 is sent to ring frames. In order to verify this, check Uster U percent of each and every roving bobbin from a frame once every month. Spot out if there are any arms that are producing off spec bobbins. Get the top arms attended to and recheck the Uster U percent. Check that the drafting device at the fly frame is only adding 'allowable' unevenness. By having Uster U per cent of finisher sliver, apply the following formula to envisage roving U per cent (U per cent of roving x 1.25)2 = (U per cent of Finisher drawing x 1.25)2 + K, K may be considered as 10. If the actual roving U per cent is considerably greater than the expected U per cent value, then go for the drafting system, checking conditions of rollers, cots, aprons, roller pressure, setting, draft distribution etc. One feasible cause could also be that the total draft is too high. Also check by inspecting Spectrograms of rovings with greater U per cent that there is no interrupted work. It is important to verify the condition of each and every cot and apron in the mill very frequently, which is practiced daily in Indonesia and once a week by a senior person in India; and any faulty cot/apron is right away put back. It is noted that if the finisher drawing sliver's U per cent is 1.6; CV per cent of wrapping is 0.22 and the spectrogram proves no interrupted irregularity, then this sliver will function at fly frame with practically zero break; and this roving will function on ring frames with 2/3 breaks/100 spindle hrs at ring frame working at real high speed considering ring spinning is well managed but in real life - mainly in textile industry sometimes something else will happen and mill could end up with 10 breaks/100 spindle hrs at high speed. Ring Frame control Considering that a spinning mill has accepted all the steps mentioned above, even then the following points need to be focused upon: Make sure that mechanical data is matching on all ring frames working on one mixing, changes in change pinion be done on 'group' basis. If the actual roving U per cent is considerably greater higher, then, go for the drafting system, conditions of rollers, cots, aprons, roller pressure, setting, draft distribution etc. Cots and aprons should be tested daily - or at least once in 2/3 days. Also ring travellers should be altered on schedule. To get a pulse on the functioning at ring frames, best is for the spinning manager himself to carry out snap round compromising all ring frames for number of spindles per frame not making yarn at various intervals of the day. This snap round does not bear much time. A worksheet to be maintained in the department with the following data: . Date 1. Spindle break It is noted that taking snap rounds is up to 2 spindles not making yarn per frame is pragmatic in good Indian mills and as low as less than 1 spindle not making yarn per frame in good Indonesian mills. In general, if a mill has 2 spindle or less not making yarn/frame (irrespective of the no. of spindles/ frame) then the mill is performing well. At last consider control on Relative Humidity. A lot of spinning mills still apply wet and dry bulb thermometers. (Many a times water is not placed in wet bulb). The perfection here is exclusively dependent on the perfect judgment of the person who notes down the temperatures. However meters with digital display of both temp and RH are offered, it is recommended putting thermo hygrographs note down temperature and RH continuously for say 24 hrs. Every morning the spinning personnel should check the shape of the trace mainly of RH and in this regards they have to maintain some kind of standardized RH in the department. There was doubt that with high speed spinning, traveller temperature will increase to blend polyester fibres in the yarn. Luckily nothing like this has happened and blend spinners can carefully run their ring frames even at 25,000 rpm. Conclusion It is observed that if a spinning mill follows the steps recommend as above, they can function their ring frames at speeds up to 25,000 rpm (It appears that 25,000 rpm is still the higher limit even at ITMAA Singapore October 2005) without either rising the breakage rate w Store Fixture Installation l advantages here are 2025 per cent higher number of fibres in the cross section giving to superior yarn strength, improvement in uster value, lesser imperfections and reduced hairiness - which in turn improves weaving performance up to 4-6 per cent with Sulzer weaving machines.Store fixture installation is the process of setting up infrastructure in a retail or whole sale store. Stores install numerous fixtures to minimize disruptions in business operations, maximize the daily sale rate, and as a means to attract maximum customers. An important factor of any business process is the way in which the products are displayed.Every shop has fixtures, which include showcases, wall fixtures, floor fixtures, and cash-wraps. But, an apparel store requires additional fixtures such as clothing racks, counters, show cases, mannequins, counter tops, specialty racks, and other specialty fixtures. The type of hardware and fixtures needed varies from one business to the other.Standard store fixtures are made of aluminum and wood and decorated with sliding glass doors and locks for security. Stores require such type of fixtures in large numbers depending upon the size. A professional touch is needed for the installation. It is important to ensure a clean and uniform appearance during installation. For this, detailed specifications, such as style of fixtures, dimensions, number of shelves per unit, and color are considered. After installation, a demographic report is prepared for carefully identifying where the products are placed and whether the placement attracts the full attention of customers entering the store.If you are a storeowner and want to The 'compromise' cut length is 44 mm, though it is believed that in the next 5 years or so, mills will change to 38 mm as is the practice world wide. Many fibre manufacturers give actual values of important fibre properties with each dispatch. How much the mill technicians consider these values provided by the fibre manufacturers is a debatable issue. It has been seen that most of the mill technicians do not have the proper knowledge to evaluate these values of fibre properties. Of course, it is a good idea if the fibre manufacturers provide the information. In fact the actual values of the following fibre properties should be given with every dispatch: . Actual denier Polyester fibre bales to blowroom Most fibre manufacturers should make sure that dispatch of bales is done in serial order. The reason is that the bales are placed in the warehouse in that order. Today's fibre plants are highly productive. Limits sets in which it make about 120 tons/day, are common. Hence a truck load of bales get made in just 2 hrs or so. The fibre properties do not vary within 2 hrs, but if it takes more days or say a week, many fibre properties do change some times even outside the set limits. So it helps day' variations are taken care of very well. This ensures smoother running of fibres and no problems of rings under UV and dye variation in the final fabric It is noted that holding a stock of more than 4 or 6 trucks constantly involves blocking of capital, but . Ensured no complain of dye variation - streaks warp way and bars weft way Hence the benefit received outweighs the extra financial burden. Many mills that have been pursuing this and have gained fully the 3 plus points privilege of above. In Indonesia, many mills utilize Blendomats where 36 bales are placed at one time, hence blending of fibres made on different days. Performance at spinning preparatory machines Check that all mechanical data total/break drafts, roller settings, TM (Twist Multiplier) etc, even trumpet diameter is completely matching on each and every machine working on one mixing. Changes in C.P (Change Pinion for change in draft) to be done on 'group' basis according to the material being used so as to have minimum machine variations. Though blending for bales produced is important, it is likewise important to: 1. Number the card cans In this way one will have intimate fibre to fibre blending. Verify all stop motions at both breaker and finisher draw frame and check whether these are functioning well. Also check that the auto leveler is functioning properly. Check winding tension on the roving remains identical throughout the build of the roving bobbin. Check this by getting 4 full roving bobbins - 2 from front row and 2 from back row; get at least 5 wrappings and work out the average. Place empty roving bobbins on the same 4 spindles and operate the machine until approximately 200 metres is wound up; then detach bobbins and verify wrappings. The variation between the average of wrappings of 'full' and 'empty' bobbins should be less than 2 percent. Check that no roving bobbin with Uster U percent of greater than 3.5 is sent to ring frames. In order to verify this, check Uster U percent of each and every roving bobbin from a frame once every month. Spot out if there are any arms that are producing off spec bobbins. Get the top arms attended to and recheck the Uster U percent. Check that the drafting device at the fly frame is only adding 'allowable' unevenness. By having Uster U per cent of finisher sliver, apply the following formula to envisage roving U per cent (U per cent of roving x 1.25)2 = (U per cent of Finisher drawing x 1.25)2 + K, K may be considered as 10. If the actual roving U per cent is considerably greater than the expected U per cent value, then go for the drafting system, checking conditions of rollers, cots, aprons, roller pressure, setting, draft distribution etc. One feasible cause could also be that the total draft is too high. Also check by inspecting Spectrograms of rovings with greater U per cent that there is no interrupted work. It is important to verify the condition of each and every cot and apron in the mill very frequently, which is practiced daily in Indonesia and once a week by a senior person in India; and any faulty cot/apron is right away put back. It is noted that if the finisher drawing sliver's U per cent is 1.6; CV per cent of wrapping is 0.22 and the spectrogram proves no interrupted irregularity, then this sliver will function at fly frame with practically zero break; and this roving will function on ring frames with 2/3 breaks/100 spindle hrs at ring frame working at real high speed considering ring spinning is well managed but in real life - mainly in textile industry sometimes something else will happen and mill could end up with 10 breaks/100 spindle hrs at high speed. Ring Frame control Considering that a spinning mill has accepted all the steps mentioned above, even then the following points need to be focused upon: Make sure that mechanical data is matching on all ring frames working on one mixing, changes in change pinion be done on 'group' basis. If the actual roving U per cent is considerably greater higher, then, go for the drafting system, conditions of rollers, cots, aprons, roller pressure, setting, draft distribution etc. Cots and aprons should be tested daily - or at least once in 2/3 days. Also ring travellers should be altered on schedule. To get a pulse on the functioning at ring frames, best is for the spinning manager himself to carry out snap round compromising all ring frames for number of spindles per frame not making yarn at various intervals of the day. This snap round does not bear much time. A worksheet to be maintained in the department with the following data: . Date 1. Spindle break It is noted that taking snap rounds is up to 2 spindles not making yarn per frame is pragmatic in good Indian mills and as low as less than 1 spindle not making yarn per frame in good Indonesian mills. In general, if a mill has 2 spindle or less not making yarn/frame (irrespective of the no. of spindles/ frame) then the mill is performing well. At last consider control on Relative Humidity. A lot of spinning mills still apply wet and dry bulb thermometers. (Many a times water is not placed in wet bulb). The perfection here is exclusively dependent on the perfect judgment of the person who notes down the temperatures. However meters with digital display of both temp and RH are offered, it is recommended putting thermo hygrographs note down temperature and RH continuously for say 24 hrs. Every morning the spinning personnel should check the shape of the trace mainly of RH and in this regards they have to maintain some kind of standardized RH in the department. There was doubt that with high speed spinning, traveller temperature will increase to blend polyester fibres in the yarn. Luckily nothing like this has happened and blend spinners can carefully run their ring frames even at 25,000 rpm. Conclusion It is observed that if a spinning mill follows the steps recommend as above, they can function their ring frames at speeds up to 25,000 rpm (It appears that 25,000 rpm is still the higher limit even at ITMAA Singapore October 2005) without either rising the breakage rate Spelling Counts . Ensured no complain of dye variation - streaks warp way and bars weft wayI have dealt with many companies, read many books, and looked at images. Many times there are spelling or grammatical errors. I realize that it is very difficult to catch every error and my materials are no exception. No matter how many times you pass the words by a team, something will always be overlooked. If you take time to look at your materials with a fine tooth comb, you may still miss a small error. What you should be doing is proof reading absolutely everything that you send out. One spelling or grammatical error stands out like a sore thumb; it is always noticed by someone outside your company. You should make every effort to make sure that your documents are perfect, although this is very difficult to achieve.Documents that have not been proof-read and are full of errors look like a hand painted sign for a lemonade stand. They scream out as homemade, unprofessional and sloppy. Use the spell and grammar checker on your computer but do not rely on it one hundred percent. Even a computer does not catch everything, especially when a word is spelled correctly but has the wrong meaning.Your image is important, put in the time and effort to eliminate as many spelling and grammar errors as possible. If someone finds an error after you have printed the materials, thank them and make the correction immediately. If you are on top of making the changes and getting some . Ensured no problem of rings under UV lamps. Hence the benefit received outweighs the extra financial burden. Many mills that have been pursuing this and have gained fully the 3 plus points privilege of above. In Indonesia, many mills utilize Blendomats where 36 bales are placed at one time, hence blending of fibres made on different days. Performance at spinning preparatory machines Check that all mechanical data total/break drafts, roller settings, TM (Twist Multiplier) etc, even trumpet diameter is completely matching on each and every machine working on one mixing. Changes in C.P (Change Pinion for change in draft) to be done on 'group' basis according to the material being used so as to have minimum machine variations. Though blending for bales produced is important, it is likewise important to: 1. Number the card cans In this way one will have intimate fibre to fibre blending. Verify all stop motions at both breaker and finisher draw frame and check whether these are functioning well. Also check that the auto leveler is functioning properly. Check winding tension on the roving remains identical throughout the build of the roving bobbin. Check this by getting 4 full roving bobbins - 2 from front row and 2 from back row; get at least 5 wrappings and work out the average. Place empty roving bobbins on the same 4 spindles and operate the machine until approximately 200 metres is wound up; then detach bobbins and verify wrappings. The variation between the average of wrappings of 'full' and 'empty' bobbins should be less than 2 percent. Check that no roving bobbin with Uster U percent of greater than 3.5 is sent to ring frames. In order to verify this, check Uster U percent of each and every roving bobbin from a frame once every month. Spot out if there are any arms that are producing off spec bobbins. Get the top arms attended to and recheck the Uster U percent. Check that the drafting device at the fly frame is only adding 'allowable' unevenness. By having Uster U per cent of finisher sliver, apply the following formula to envisage roving U per cent (U per cent of roving x 1.25)2 = (U per cent of Finisher drawing x 1.25)2 + K, K may be considered as 10. If the actual roving U per cent is considerably greater than the expected U per cent value, then go for the drafting system, checking conditions of rollers, cots, aprons, roller pressure, setting, draft distribution etc. One feasible cause could also be that the total draft is too high. Also check by inspecting Spectrograms of rovings with greater U per cent that there is no interrupted work. It is important to verify the condition of each and every cot and apron in the mill very frequently, which is practiced daily in Indonesia and once a week by a senior person in India; and any faulty cot/apron is right away put back. It is noted that if the finisher drawing sliver's U per cent is 1.6; CV per cent of wrapping is 0.22 and the spectrogram proves no interrupted irregularity, then this sliver will function at fly frame with practically zero break; and this roving will function on ring frames with 2/3 breaks/100 spindle hrs at ring frame working at real high speed considering ring spinning is well managed but in real life - mainly in textile industry sometimes something else will happen and mill could end up with 10 breaks/100 spindle hrs at high speed. Ring Frame control Considering that a spinning mill has accepted all the steps mentioned above, even then the following points need to be focused upon: Make sure that mechanical data is matching on all ring frames working on one mixing, changes in change pinion be done on 'group' basis. If the actual roving U per cent is considerably greater higher, then, go for the drafting system, conditions of rollers, cots, aprons, roller pressure, setting, draft distribution etc. Cots and aprons should be tested daily - or at least once in 2/3 days. Also ring travellers should be altered on schedule. To get a pulse on the functioning at ring frames, best is for the spinning manager himself to carry out snap round compromising all ring frames for number of spindles per frame not making yarn at various intervals of the day. This snap round does not bear much time. A worksheet to be maintained in the department with the following data: . Date 1. Spindle break It is noted that taking snap rounds is up to 2 spindles not making yarn per frame is pragmatic in good Indian mills and as low as less than 1 spindle not making yarn per frame in good Indonesian mills. In general, if a mill has 2 spindle or less not making yarn/frame (irrespective of the no. of spindles/ frame) then the mill is performing well. At last consider control on Relative Humidity. A lot of spinning mills still apply wet and dry bulb thermometers. (Many a times water is not placed in wet bulb). The perfection here is exclusively dependent on the perfect judgment of the person who notes down the temperatures. However meters with digital display of both temp and RH are offered, it is recommended putting thermo hygrographs note down temperature and RH continuously for say 24 hrs. Every morning the spinning personnel should check the shape of the trace mainly of RH and in this regards they have to maintain some kind of standardized RH in the department. There was doubt that with high speed spinning, traveller temperature will increase to blend polyester fibres in the yarn. Luckily nothing like this has happened and blend spinners can carefully run their ring frames even at 25,000 rpm. Conclusion It is observed that if a spinning mill follows the steps recommend as above, they can function their ring frames at speeds up to 25,000 rpm (It appears that 25,000 rpm is still the higher limit even at ITMAA Singapore October 2005) without either rising the breakage rate Bad Customer Service Is Not So Funny: Five Secrets to Giving Outstanding Customer Service The following story tells how a customer experience went from funny to sad in less than 24 hours, and five secrets to creating an outstanding customer experience.Recently, Joy and I were invited to go to a local comedy club. It was one of those clubs where you eat dinner while listening to the comedians.We had a very enjoyable evening with our hosts. The comedians were funny and the meals were delicious. The server gave us our check for the meals and, after perusing the bill, gave the waiter our credit card for payment. I noticed that the waiter went to all the tables he served at the same time and collected all the receipts and credit cards, cash, and payments at the same time. We were a little concerned that the payments would be applied to the wrong receipts. However, we assumed the best and assumed the server had an organized system for applying the payments to the right receipts.We were wrong!We checked our online account balance and saw that there was an incorrect charge of $75 in addition to the normal charge. Not only that, the overcharge resulted in this account being over the limit which resulted in an additional overlimit fee of $39. Suddenly, it was not so funny.The following are five secrets to resolving a customer service situation and creating a great customer service experience: Check that the drafting device at the fly frame is only adding 'allowable' unevenness. By having Uster U per cent of finisher sliver, apply the following formula to envisage roving U per cent (U per cent of roving x 1.25)2 = (U per cent of Finisher drawing x 1.25)2 + K, K may be considered as 10. If the actual roving U per cent is considerably greater than the expected U per cent value, then go for the drafting system, checking conditions of rollers, cots, aprons, roller pressure, setting, draft distribution etc. One feasible cause could also be that the total draft is too high. Also check by inspecting Spectrograms of rovings with greater U per cent that there is no interrupted work. It is important to verify the condition of each and every cot and apron in the mill very frequently, which is practiced daily in Indonesia and once a week by a senior person in India; and any faulty cot/apron is right away put back. It is noted that if the finisher drawing sliver's U per cent is 1.6; CV per cent of wrapping is 0.22 and the spectrogram proves no interrupted irregularity, then this sliver will function at fly frame with practically zero break; and this roving will function on ring frames with 2/3 breaks/100 spindle hrs at ring frame working at real high speed considering ring spinning is well managed but in real life - mainly in textile industry sometimes something else will happen and mill could end up with 10 breaks/100 spindle hrs at high speed. Ring Frame control Considering that a spinning mill has accepted all the steps mentioned above, even then the following points need to be focused upon: Make sure that mechanical data is matching on all ring frames working on one mixing, changes in change pinion be done on 'group' basis. If the actual roving U per cent is considerably greater higher, then, go for the drafting system, conditions of rollers, cots, aprons, roller pressure, setting, draft distribution etc. Cots and aprons should be tested daily - or at least once in 2/3 days. Also ring travellers should be altered on schedule. To get a pulse on the functioning at ring frames, best is for the spinning manager himself to carry out snap round compromising all ring frames for number of spindles per frame not making yarn at various intervals of the day. This snap round does not bear much time. A worksheet to be maintained in the department with the following data: . Date 1. Spindle break It is noted that taking snap rounds is up to 2 spindles not making yarn per frame is pragmatic in good Indian mills and as low as less than 1 spindle not making yarn per frame in good Indonesian mills. In general, if a mill has 2 spindle or less not making yarn/frame (irrespective of the no. of spindles/ frame) then the mill is performing well. At last consider control on Relative Humidity. A lot of spinning mills still apply wet and dry bulb thermometers. (Many a times water is not placed in wet bulb). The perfection here is exclusively dependent on the perfect judgment of the person who notes down the temperatures. However meters with digital display of both temp and RH are offered, it is recommended putting thermo hygrographs note down temperature and RH continuously for say 24 hrs. Every morning the spinning personnel should check the shape of the trace mainly of RH and in this regards they have to maintain some kind of standardized RH in the department. There was doubt that with high speed spinning, traveller temperature will increase to blend polyester fibres in the yarn. Luckily nothing like this has happened and blend spinners can carefully run their ring frames even at 25,000 rpm. Conclusion It is observed that if a spinning mill follows the steps recommend as above, they can function their ring frames at speeds up to 25,000 rpm (It appears that 25,000 rpm is still the higher limit even at ITMAA Singapore October 2005) without either rising the breakage rate Hunting the Executive Head Hunter
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