Analysis of spinning process using the Taguchi method. Part V: Effect of spinning processvariables on physical properties of ring, rotor and air-jet yarns

Abstract

Effect of lap hank and drafts, of various spinning sequence of machines, was studied on physical properties of different yarns using Taguchi method and analysis of variance. The ring yarn is highly even and has the least number of thin places and neps but thick places are the least in rotor yarn. The air-jet yarn is the least even and has the highest number of thin places, thick places and neps. The total hairiness is the least on rotor yarn and number of hairs =3 mm (S3) the least in ring yarn. In air-jet yarn the total hairiness and S3 are the highest. The finer lap hank and higher card draft in preparatory process produces even ring and rotor yarns with lower hairiness. However, the higher speed frame draft improves the evenness of yarn produced from coarser lap hank and lower card draft. Lower ring frame, rotor and high air-jet draft improves the properties of the respective yarns. Increase in ring/air-jet draft increases S3.