Saurer's Autoconer MultiLink – flexible, cost-effective and space-saving

The trend towards automation significantly determines investments of the textile industry, both in new installations and in the replacement sector. The Autoconer with RFID material flow technology offers various automation solutions that can be individually and intelligent adapted to customer requirements. With MultiLink, it is now possible to design the spinning mill layouts more flexible, cost-effective and space-saving.

Flexible, space-saving spinning mill layouts

Up to four ring-spinning machines can be linked to one Autoconer via MultiLink. This makes automation possible in situations where it was previously not economical. This applies, for example, to conditions where space is cramped or limited, typical of the replacement segment. Mill layouts for linked installations with relatively narrow spacing between the machine, e.g. already from 1.80 m distance centre to centre of the ring-spinning machines, are possible. Thanks to MultiLink, spinning mills that still work manually today can now go into economical automation. This is because assigning up to four ring-spinning machines also enables a profitable link with shorter spinning machines, which is typical for the manually operated sector. MultiLink is implementable as a direct or underfloor link. Since the interface and the positioning of the machines are variable, there is a high degree of flexibility in the design of the spinning mill layout. Parallel positioning or in row – this is done optimally according to the space available in the spinning mill.

Investment costs are reduced by up to 15% – energy costs are reduced by up to 20%, highest throughput rates with the Autoconer