USTER® AFIS PRO 2 developed by Uster which is the powerful manufacturer of textile quality control technology, provides the fibers to be tested in the most accurate way. The accuracy of USTER® AFIS PRO 2’s tests was also proved by the world's leading cotton officials International Cotton Association (ICA, International Cotton Association) after independent series of experiments.
Cotton is the world's favorite fiber and is a fabulous raw material for many textile decisive use. However, as a natural product is not an easy material to work with and most of its types creates quite complex challenges. Manufacturers have to decide which type of cotton they should choose, how to turn the cotton into yarn in the most efficient way with the tests. The world's famous spinners, make their tests by using USTER® AFIS PRO 2 in order to benefit from the maximum degree of raw materials by precisely optimizing their processing machineries.
The biggest problem of yarn production is the level of neps. Too many of neps can leave white specks in the yarn. USTER®AFIS PRO 2 provides accurate information about on total nep count and size, fiber nep count and size, seedcoat nep count and size, and maturity. In this way, manufacturers can produce yarns in a quality level that their customers demand. Selecting the right raw material, the best way to process it, constitues the maturity of the fiber. If the process does not continue by taking the right decisions, the manufacturer can face short fiber and high amount of waste problems. Manufacturers are able to protect themselves against these risks through USTER® AFIS PRO 2. The system's data from a sequence of material tests from blowroom to finisher drawframe allows constant monitoring and accurate information on nep levels (especially fiber neps), fiber maturity, immature fiber levels and short fiber content. Thus, producing low quality yarn risk that will affect the profitability of manufacturers is reduced.
The performances of cleaners in blowroom installations, combs and combing machines; can be determined with the analysis of nep and numbers of machine input and output and this can be used in the modifications of these parameters for some machines.
Uster Technologies Product Manager David McAlister, said about AFIS ® 's advantages "Less variation and greater accuracy over the most critical fiber properties have proven the superiority of AFIS®. To target the most appropriate production rates and to minimize damage to their valuable fiber raw material, AFIS® is vocation."
