USTER® CLASSIMAT QUANTUM

TECHNICAL DATA

THE YARN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

September 2002
THE YARN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

Technical Design Architecture: Intelligent Measuring Head

Standalone Classifying Unit

Detectors: Mass
Reflectance for Foreign Fiber

Configuration: Capacitive
Capacitive and Foreign Fiber

Functions Thin and Thick Places: Detection and analysis of seldom-occurring yarn faults.
Classification of yarn faults in 23 thick and 4 thin classes.
Definition of customized class.

Foreign Matter: Classification of foreign matter in 27 classes.

Definition of customized class.
Determination of vegetable matter content.

Yarn Count/Weight: Monitoring of yarn count

– C-channel for yarn count faults (detection of incorrect material).
– Data produced with respect to the incorrect material are rejected.
Definition of length and weight of wound yarn.

Evaluation: Measured values per machine/winding position.

Cumulative/per class.
Absolute/per 100 km.
All/remaining yarn faults after QUANTUM clearing.
All/remaining foreign matters after QUANTUM clearing.

CAY (Computer Scatter plot of yarn faults in USTER® CLASSIMAT matrix.

Aided Yarn Clearing): Scatter plot of foreign matter faults in USTER® FOREIGNCLASS matrix.
Determination of optimum clearing curve, based on scatter plot.
Online visualization of yarn faults (thick places).
Online simulation of defects in fabric or garment.
Cut prognosis indicates the number of cuts with particular settings.

Application Range: Textile laboratory: for quality control and quality assurance.
Production: on the first/last section of the winding machine.
For staple-spun yarns of natural and synthetic fibers.
Checking of uncleared yarn.
Determination of the optimum setting parameters for yarn clearing.
Checking of cleared yarn.
Inspection of purchased yarn.
Test protocols.
Yarn certification.

Power Supply: Supply Voltage 100/120 V; 200/240 V

Stabilizing Range ±25%
Power Consumption max. 300 VA

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THE YARN CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM

Definition Classification Fault size

[%]
of Class Limits Diagram A4
A4 B4 C4 D4
+400
A3
A3 B3 C3 D3
+250 E
A2
A2 B2 C2 D2
+150
A1
A1 B1 C1 D1
+100
A0
A0 B0
B0 C0
C0 D0
D1
+70 F G
+45
0
–30
H1 I1
–45
H2 I2
–75

0
0.1 1 2 4 88 32 F Fault
32 l l length
h
[cm]

Length Classes Cross-section Classes

A: shorter than 1 cm 0: +70 to +100%
B: 1 to 2 cm 1: +100 to +150%
C: 2 to 4 cm 2: +150 to +250%
D: 4 to 8 cm 3: +250 to +400%
E: longer than 8 cm 4: over +400%
F and H: 8 to 32 cm E: over +100%
G and I: longer than 32 cm F and G: +45 to +100%
H1 and I1: –30 to –45%
H2 and I2: –45 to–75%

Definition of Classification Reflectance

Visibility
Foreign Matter Diagram
[%] A4
A4 B4 C4 D4 E4
Class Limits
30

A3
A3 B3 C3 D3 E3
20 F
A2
A2 B21 B22 C2 D2 E2
10
B13 B14 C12 D12 E12
7
B11 B12 C11 D11 E11
5

00 110 1.4
14 2
2 3
3 55 7
7 FFault
l l length
h
[cm]

Length Classes Cross-section Classes

A: shorter than 1 cm 1: 5 to 10%
B: 1 to 2 cm 2: 10 to 20%
C: 2 to 3 cm 3: 20 to 30%
D: 3 to 5 cm 4: over 30%
E: 5 to 7 cm
F: longer than 7 cm

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Measuring Head Types of Special measuring head designs for different automatic cone winding machines.
Measuring Heads: Two types of measuring heads for different yarn count ranges.

Yarn Count Range: C15: Nm 10 – 280 Nec 6 – 170 100 – 3.7 tex
C20: Nm 5 – 125 Nec 3 – 75 200 – 8 tex

Alarms Textile Alarms: Yarn fault for individual winding positions.

Yarn count alarm for incorrect yarn counts in measuring slot.
Setting range:
– 1 to 9999 yarn faults
– 1 to 999 km reference lengths

Bobbin Alarm: Alarm if a bobbin exceeds the preset limit values. ¹

Detection of «rogue» bobbins. ¹

Technical Alarm: Function alarm is actuated by the following disturbances:

– Failure of the classifying unit
– Voltage deviation
– Failure of the measuring head
– Deviation in the sensitivity of a fault channel

¹ only possible if the corresponding signal is supplied by the winding machine.

Online USTER® Material-dependent USTER® STATISTICS 2001 according USTER® CLASSIMAT

Application STATISTICS 2001: QUANTUM.
Software For comparisons of measured values, USTER® STATISTICS can be displayed on the
screen.

USTER® Material-dependent USTER® STATISTICS 1997 according USTER® CLASSIMAT 3.

STATISTICS 1997: For comparisons of measured values, USTER® STATISTICS can be displayed on the
screen.

Customer Statistics: Similar to USTER® STATISTICS but based on customer’s data.

For comparisons of measured values, the Customer Statistics can be displayed on
the screen.

USTER® YARN GRADES: USTER® YARN GRADES Ring Spinning Capacitive.

USTER® YARN GRADES Rotor Spinning Capacitive.
Online visualisation of thick places.

Trend Analysis: Line diagram for representation of all classifications carried out.
Assessment of quality over an extended period on the basis of individually arranged
class totals.

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General Ambient Location/Room

Conditions Conditions: Textile laboratory with standard climatic conditions specified below.

Recommended To prevent any influence on testing material, the specified climatic conditions must
Standard Conditions: be observed!
– Temperature: (20±2)°C
– Humidity: (65±2)% relative humidity

Room Climate: For all electronic parts:

– Temperature: +4 to +40°C
– Humidity: max. 80% relative humidity, non-condensing

Installation Winding: Murata MC7-V, MC7.x

Savio Espero, Orion
Schlafhorst AC138, AC338
SSM PW1, PS6, DP1
Motocono
Most manually operated machines

Application to machines from other manufacturers on request.

Winding Positions: 6 to 12 positions, exclusive operation on winding machine only.

Speed: 100 – 2000 Meters/Minute

Reliability Factory Testing: Full Functional

Factory Calibration: Complete
Operation: Self-Calibrating

System Overview Flatscreen PC Classing Control Unit Tensioner Device

(optional)

Bracket
(optional)

Keyboard
Mouse
Measuring Heads
Application Software

Subject to technical
USTER® CAY® Visuali- Foreign
modifications Color Printer Statistics sation Matter USTER® Grades
(optional)

USTER® CLASSIMAT QUANTUM 5 (5)