The yarn inspection system

USTER®TESTER 5-S800

USTER® TESTER 5-S800

Hairiness with the OH Sensor

Only USTER® HAIRINESS

as a standard describes the

hairiness of the yarn with high

reproducibility, precision and

accuracy.

Dust & Trash with the OI Sensor

Yarn and fiber impurities lead to

weak places and therefore re-

duce further processing efficiency.

The yarn hairiness

provided by the

USTER® TESTER 5-S800 OH Sensor

allows a prediction of the wear

and tear behavior of fabrics.

The OI Module detects and classi-

fies trash and dust particles in the

yarn.

In the modern spinning room, the term USTER® has for many yearsbeen a synonym for the quality management of yarns, roving andsliver. Through new innovations, the USTER® TESTER 5-S800 virtuallyenables online testing, but in the QC laboratory. The doubling oftesting speed to 800 m/min means you can almost double your sam-ple throughput. Spindle monitoring in the spinning room has neverbeen this reliable. Finally, enough testing capacity exist!

Tradition of innovation –the key to your success strategy

All of us want to satisfy our customers’ quality requirements andincrease the sales value of our products. However, we can’t do that without the right bases for decisions. Do you want detailed information on the quality of your yarn? Do you wantto keep precisely to the yarn profile agreed with your customer?Of course, that’s what you want – and the USTER® TESTER 5-S800is just the right solution for you.

The USTER® TESTER 5-S800 tests the most important quality parameters such as yarn evenness and yarn imperfections withhigh precision and at an unbelievable 800 m/min. Even at thistremendous speed, almost twice the current level of productivity,the S800 enables repreducible measurements at all times.

Together with the USTER® STATISTICS, the only internationallyaccepted standards, the USTER® TESTER 5-S800 guarantees modern,systematic and comparable yarn testing in the textile laboratory. Thedetermined values remove all doubts and uncertainties concerningquality parameters, quickly determining the cause of yarn defects.

You determine the required quality –we deliver the solution

Intelligence. Confidence. Success.

Varying hairiness of yarns is often responsible for quality lossesand problems in further processing – about 15% of unacceptablefabric appearance is caused by uncorrected hairiness variations.There is no doubt that USTER® HAIRINESS is the only acceptedand only accurate measurement. It reflects an extremly importantquality parameter in the modern spinning mill and particularly foryarn trading – measuring to USTER® STATISTICS standards, there-fore, is an absolute must.

Over 80% of installed USTER® TESTER units are fitted with thisinnovative module for comprehensive, reproducible measuring ofyarn hairiness. You, too, should measure the yarn quality with theUSTER® TESTER 5-S800 – and increase your output of top-qualityyarns.

OH Sensor – USTER® HAIRINESSA perceptive indication of touch and wear

Factors such as hairiness, diameter variations, form, density andimpurities through trash and dust affect the quality of yarns in fabrics and knitwear – and ultimately the quality of the end product. One measuring technology alone is rarely sufficient toenable full assessment of a yarn. Only a combination of severalsensor technologies allows effective and efficient quality monitor-ing. The USTER® TESTER 5-S800 writes a new chapter in measur-ing technology. Foreign fibers are now one of the biggest con-cerns in the spinning room. Foreign fibers left behind in the yarnrender it sometimes almost unsellable. With its new optical sen-sor, the USTER® TESTER 5-S800 allows you to measure and clas-sify these unwanted fibers.

Unique sensor technology –gives you the advantage

International benchmarking.

Diameter & Shape with the OM Sensor

The OM Sensor determines the two-

dimensional yarn diameter, structure

and fine structure, shape and density –

a must for advanced compact spinning.

Foreign fibers with the FM Sensor

Foreign fibers in knitted or

woven fabrics are undesirable

these days.

Differing dye behavior

renders wovens and knitted

fabric useless.

The FM Sensor provides an

indication as early as in the

laboratory of whether there

are foreign fibers in the yarn.

In the finishing process, about 12% of customers’ complaints con-cern color variations and shadow-forming due to differences inyarn diameter, yarn density and yarn shape. These types of faultsare not caused by yarn mass fluctuations and can only be meas-ured by a two-dimensional sensor technology. At the same time,the surface structure, shape and density of a yarn can be meas-ured – which is unique to the USTER® TESTER 5-S800 for yarn test-ing. The knowledge gained will help you to improve the visualquality and thus the quality image of your final product.

OM Sensor – diameter and shape Advanced prediction of appearence

Impurities in yarn are a major concern for your weaving and knit-ting customers. Trash and seed-coat fragments that remain in theyarn are the direct cause of up to 25% of production downtimesin the weaving process. Likewise, dust-soiled yarn can also con-siderably reduce the working life of knitting needle heads, as wellas in the friction areas in circular and flat knitting production ma-chines.

But you can improve this situation and increase your customers’satisfaction! The unique OI Sensor in the USTER® TESTER 5-S800measures trash, dirt and dust particles directly in the yarn. Thismeasuring method also allows for an optimal control processacross the entire spinning procedure. This represents a major stepforward in producing your customers’ required yarn quality at thelowest possible cost to you.

OI Sensor – accurate measurementof dust and trash content

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Automatic assessment

of yarn quality by means

of the USTER® STATISTICS

or own choice of limits.

USTER® STATISTICSSimulation

The simulation of knitted and

woven fabrics shows the possible

effects of yarn mass fluctuations.

Intelligent tool

Parameters which are recognized

all over the world guarantee

an optimal yarn trading process.

Fluctuations in the mass

diagram are automatically

recorded and imperfections

are marked individually.

Foreign fibers almost never cause a yarn break in the spinningroom. However, foreign fibers in the end product can render theproduct unsellable. Fast and reliable detection is thereforeextremely important. The USTER® TESTER 5-S800 detects andclassifies foreign fibers in the same operation as all the otherquality parameters. If cops contaminated with foreign fibers aretested in the spinning room, just a few kilometers of yarn are suf-ficient to detect that a foreign fiber problem exists. With the FMSensor, the USTER® TESTER 5-S800 offers the most comprehen-sive quality control there has ever been – and you’ll appreciatethat in the future.

FM Sensor – classification of foreign fibers

USTER®’s patented Knowledge Based System (KBS) simplifies faultdetection within a textile production chain as far back as the card-ing process. Based on the yarn measurements made, the sourceof any problems and potentially damaged spinning machine partscan be identified. In this way untrained lab personnel can reactquickly without specialist mechanical training and avoid produc-tion of second grade quality. The spectrogram detects periodicand nearly periodic faults due to defective rotating parts very ac-curately! The USTER® simulation software visualizes in a fast waythe appearance of those faults.

With USTER® as your partner, you benefit not only with your qual-ity management – but also with our standards and inspectioninstruments you have unique advantages that let you manufacturethe best quality possible at minimum cost.

KBS –advanced identification of machine defects

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USTER® is the world’s leadingsupplier of total quality solu-tions from fiber to fabric.USTER® standards and precisemeasurement provide unpar-alleled advantages for produ-cing best quality at minimumcost.

Think quality, think USTER® –and move beyond quality management.

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