Objective The aim of this project is the study and development of the critical devices of a texturing machine to reduce the defective production, decrease the machine noise, eliminate the snow production while increasing the production of synthetic yarn by at least a factor of 75%. In order to accomplish these objectives, advance technologies must be applied in the design of the critical devices such as friction twister, heater (cooler) and shuttle cursor threadguide. At the same time automatic loading devices and on line quality control must be incorporated to assure the best quality in the final product. Today Europe has a prominent position in the manufacturing of texturing machines. The use of advanced technologies in the critical aspects of this type of machines will allow to enhance the competitiveness of European texturing manufacturers and to disseminate the technology developed in this project in the spinning machine manufacturers. The main goals of this project are: To increase the production from 800 meters/min. to 1,500 meters/min. To decrease the defects by a factor of 3, from 3.15% to 1% of the production (from 19.8 TM/year to 6.3 TM/year and machine of defective yarn) . To decrease a 22% of actual energy consumption (from 60 kW/h to 46.8 kW/h and machine). To decrease the noise impact from 90 dB to 82 dB. In order to accomplish with the aforementioned goals the following issues will be developed: Study and development of a new heating and cooling devices for high speed yarn production and reduction of environment pollution (present devices can only work up to 1,000 meters/min. in average). Design and development of a new friction twister and new shuttle cursor threadguide devices to reach the speed requirements, to minimize the noise pollution and improve the quality of the yarn (present devices can only work up to 1,000 meters/min. without quality and stability problems). Design of a on line quality control by means of advanced sensor equipment including computer vision (today, quality control is only applied for thread thickness measurement). Development of a robotics loader to allow a flexible, robust and fast bobbin loading capacity (present machines can only be loaded manually). The technologies developed in this project will impact in the texturing machinery and in the state of the art, and will also impact in the spinning textile machinery. The results will account for a greater production and a better quality while reducing the pollution effects. Fields of science engineering and technologymechanical engineeringthermodynamic engineeringengineering and technologymaterials engineeringtextilesengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringrobotics Programme(s) FP4-BRITE/EURAM 3 - Specific research and technological development programme in the field of industrial and materials technologies, 1994-1998 Topic(s) 0101 - Incorporation of new technologies into production systems Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator Gassol Fibras SA EU contribution No data Address 68-70,68-70 Diputacion 68-70 8015 Barcelona Spain See on map Total cost No data Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all AACHEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY Germany EU contribution No data Address 18,Eilfschornsteinstrasse 18 52062 AACHEN See on map Total cost No data COGNIVISION RESEARCH SL Spain EU contribution No data Address 93,Valencia 93 08029 BARCELONA See on map Total cost No data Officine Meccaniche Riva Srl Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Vignola 7 22048 Oggiono See on map Total cost No data Textil Antonio Falcao Portugal EU contribution No data Address 4750 Barcelos See on map Total cost No data
