(14400 Spindles)
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8th Floor, Parishrama Bhavan, Basheerbagh, Hyderabad
1. Introduction: Spinning in conversion of fibers into yarn. These fibers can be natural fibers (cotton) or manmade fibers (polyester). Spinning also entails production of manmade filament yarn (yarn that is not made from fibers). Final product of spinning is yarn. Cotton value chain starts from Ginning that adds value to it by separating cotton from seed and impurities. Spinning is the foundation process and all the subsequent value additions i.e. Weaving, Knitting, Processing, Garments and Made ups, depend upon it. Any variation in quality of spinning product directly affects the entire value chain.
2. Market: The world cotton cultivation area and cotton production are estimated at around 30-31 million hectares and 20 million tons respectively. The biggest cultivators of cotton are America, India, China, Egypt, Pakistan, Sudan and Eastern Europe. India is the third largest producers of cotton after USA and China. USA has a considerable share in world exports. India and China both fall short of their domestic requirement and are net importers. Andhra Pradesh is 3rd largest state in India which grows cotton. Among the consumers China leads the way being followed by India, Pakistan, USA and Turkey.
Indian Textile Industry contributes 4% to the GDP of the country, it contributes 14% to Industrial Production, 9% of excise collections, 18% of employment in industrial sector, and has 16 % share in country’s export. Textile industry provides employment to 35 million people in India.
3. Raw Material: The main raw material for the spinning process is Ginned cotton will be available in Bales of 170 Kgs/bale.
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4. Manufacturing Process& Technology Spinning process is shown in the flowchart given below. Cotton which is in the form bales is fed to blow room followed by various operations like carding and combing depends on the