Pakistan spinner relies on Uster RSO 3D to meet customer needs

Spinners in Pakistan report continuing problems in obtaining local supplies of raw cotton, so they are under increasing cost pressure at a time when customer demands for consistent quality are increasing all the time.

Zahidjee Textile Mills Ltd., has headquarters in Lahore and production units at two different locations in Faisalabad. The company, like its competitors, has been challenged by a combination of external factors, including energy costs and rising inflation, as well as the constant need for process improvements to guarantee quality at controllable costs. The cost factor is the most serious issue for Zahidjee and it is in this area that the systems from Uster Technologies have provided real and measurable benefits.

“In this In this fast-changing market environment, it is difficult to retain valued customers,“ says Mr. Muhammad Amjad, Executive Director Mills Operation with Zahidjee Textile Mills. The answer to these challenges has been the adoption of the Uster Sentinel ring spinning optimization system with RSO 3D.

Zahidjee operates a suite of Uster systems, including AFIS Pro, Uster Tester, Uster Sentinel and Uster Quantum Expert 4, and the integration of these solutions has been key to both quality and cost improvements. In particular, the rapid response features guided by RSO 3D. Operatives can now deal urgently with problems as they arise, so that production of B-grade yarn is reduced, less waste is generated and overall quality consistency is improved.

The Zahidjee spinning units produce both compact and conventional ring yarns in 100% cotton and cotton/polyester blends, in both carded and combed variants. It is a large operation, with a total of 162,900 ring spinning spindles installed and a sewing unit for home textiles.

Major markets are in Pakistan for knitwear, woven and denim production, as well as home textile exports to the USA.