The Indian denim market is booming, with a 15% turnover rise to a volume of US$ 4.5 billion in the last five years. Experts predict that the US$ 8 billion mark will be reached by 2023.

According to Saurer Schlafhorst, a leading textile machinery manufacturer, the growth of denim yarn production in the country has been correspondingly dynamic with an increased use of Autocoro 9 automated, independent production unit.

With a market share of over 90%, the Autocoro plays a major role in the growth and value added in the Indian textile industry, the company reports.

Increasing productivity

Sudarshan Jeans is one of the biggest denim manufacturers in India and is also the largest India based customer for the Autocoro 8 and Autocoro 9 made by the German textile machinery manufacturer. Sudarshan already owned the Autocoro 8, when the company decided to invest in the new Autocoro 9 model, which was exhibited at ITMA 2015 in Milan. Thirteen Autocoro 8 and 9 machines with a total of 6,528 spinning positions are now in operation at two plants around the clock, producing cotton yarns that are predominantly intended for downstream processing within the company.

“Our market is characterised by intense competition. The new Autocoro 9 ensures that we are even better placed to implement our company philosophy of 'value for money' while also attaining maximum productivity and efficiency in operation,” commented Sudarshan Bansal, Chairman and Managing Director of the company.

“With its innovative individual spinning position drive and superlative efficiency, the new Autocoro technology has raised our productivity to new record highs,” notes Director Gautam Bansal. “Operating with minimum infrastructure and the lowest levels of energy consumption, we are now more productive than ever.”

The individual spinning position drive enables higher rotor speeds while consuming less energy per kilogram of yarn than conventional rotor spinning technology featuring belt drives, the company explains. “At these rotor speeds, we are therefore able to make full use of the raw material within the limits of textile technology in order to increase productivity,” said General Manager Shankar Khot.

First Autocoro 9 in India

The Indian textile industry has already made consistent use of the innovative Autocoro 8 technology over recent years in order to achieve above-average growth and profitable margins. One of the first Autocoro 9 machines was supplied to an Indian quality spinning mill T.C. Spinners, which ordered the Autocoro 9 at ITMA 2015 in Milan.

T.C. Spinners was founded in 2006 and primarily produces weaving and knitting yarns that are made from 100% cotton, as well as polyester yarns. The family-run company boasts a total production capacity of around 50,000 spinning positions.

The Autocoro 9, which delivers a further significant boost to production with its 720 spinning positions, has been well and truly put through its paces by T.C. Spinners in the course of everyday operations since it entered operation in 2016, the company reports. According to the manufacturer, with the new technology, the energy consumption is up to 25% lower, with spinning costs falling by as much as 19%.

“T.C. Spinners produces a wide range of top-quality yarns. As a result, we also value the high flexibility offered by the individual spinning position drive, which enables economical production even in the context of frequent lot changes. The new Autocoro 9 now offers us even greater utilisation of space, higher productivity and higher energy efficiency,” said Dhuruv Satia, Managing Director.

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