As part of its technology upgradation program, Birla Century has installed a fabric spreading system which consists of a spreader and table. This Morgan Fusion spreader is based on the latest generation technology and electronic components to provide highest efficiency in spreading all types of fabric. Highly energy efficient, it accurately aligns fabric edges at both ends.
The table, with modern design perforated surface, is equipped with blowing fans to shift the layered mass quantity of fabric from one end to the other in an efficient manner. It is suitable to spread 30,000 meters fabric on a day on the table.
The automatic drawing-in machine is most modern but simple in operation, with technical properties to deliver faultless quality of drawn-in warps. Thanks to its unique camera system, even coloured warps are recognized, and the pattern can be programmed via download from a textile CAD system. This results in high production with good warp quality.
The Micros and sueding machine from Lafer of Italy consists of diamond emery enabling the company to cater to the latest market demand for special finishes of soft surface touch, peach skin / sueding / carbon peach effect, etc., on yarn dyed, piece dyed shirting and bottom weight of cotton / cotton-Lycra fabric. Additionally, the machine can produce surface raising, velvety effect and flannel effect on fabric surface. The production capacity is 3.5 lakh meters per month.
Century Denim is the first Indian denim plant with a caustic recovery plant (CRP), from Korting, Germany. The plant is fully automatic at three stages. Recovering almost 90 per cent caustic from effluent wash liquor of mercerize process, it works on the evaporation principle, and not only reduces the pollution load and cost of the effluent treatment plant, but generates fresh water which is reused for further processing.
In today’s scenario, to cater to overseas and domestic leading brands and to showcase the R&D strength by offering more innovative designs and products at a faster rate, a pilot sampling plant is a necessity. Century Denim has set up a new pilot sampling plant at its R&D centre. This facility is not only helpful for creating an up-market collection range to offer to a niche segment but also for developing innovative fabric samples with designs / blends in the shortest time and for quality improvement and customer services.
A Xorella yarn conditioning machine has also been installed. This improves the quality of value-added yarn such as elastane, slub, multi-count, etc., and fabrics made of such yarn. It also enhances the working of yarn in further processes such as warping & weaving and improves the efficiency of looms. The machine capacity is 24 MT/day.
A doubling & twisting unit with a monthly capacity of 90 tonnes was commissioned in December last to cater to the embroidery yarn segment. The unit houses 20 state-of-art TFO machines and a complete hank facility with heat setting. Plans are underway to increase the unit capacity to 150 tonnes by October next.
Out of 12 new CSY machines, order for which was placed earlier, four machines were commissioned in March last, and the remaining eight machines will be commissioned in the second half of this financial year.
A doubling and twisting unit of a monthly capacity of 90 tons was also commissioned in December 2014. The capacity will be enhanced to 150 tons soon. Additional capacity for production of zero twist rayon tyre yarn is likely to be commissioned by September next.