Improving Production, Quality, Company Positioning

COMPANY INSPECTIONS AND AUDITS WITH MAIN FOCUS ON QUALITY
AND EFFICIENCY, AS WELL AS MATERIAL FLOW:

Careful selection of raw materials:

  • Fiber selection natural fibers (provenienz), fiber maturity, fiber length
  • Selecting fibers only from suppliers who are offering Oeko-Tex Standards
  • Also wool fibers; high quality cashmere, merino, general quality
  • Man-made fibers, staple and continuous
  • Silk threads
  • Carbon and glass fibers for industrial purpose
  • Carpet yarn (BCF) and natural fibers
Further optimization on machinery and equipment:
  • Quality and performance on existing machinery
  • Preventive Maintenance, Maintenance Schedules
  • Requirements for replacements or upgrades
  • Performance and quality assisting components (mechanical, electrical)
Maximum operator and management skills:
  • Existing operator skills, need for more skills and training
  • Assessment and Decision making processes
  • Operator Rewards
 
Continuous Quality Monitoring throughout the production stages by means of sampling:
  • Available Laboratory and Testing Equipment
  • Need for further testing equipment
  • Sampling plan
  • Decision making parameters
  • Quality records
  • Quality Claims and its records à Feedback system
 
On Line Quality Monitoring and Control Systems:
  • Features
  • Merits
  • Costs and Payback
  • What and where to Implement
 
Important Quality Parameters:
  • Raw material, fibers
  • Spinning preparation
  • Spinning
  • Winding and Warping
  • Man-made fiber processing
  • Weaving, Knitting, others
 
Choosing the Oeko-Tex Standard 100 for avoiding harmful chemicals:
  • What is Oeko-Tex Standard 100
  • How to obtain the Oeko-Tex Standard 100
  • Guidelines on obtaining and maintaining the Oeko-Tex Standard 100
  • The Swiss Textile Testing Institute TESTEX®

Importance on Foreign Fiber detection

  • The influence of foreign fibers on production, quality and appearance
  • Methods on how to detect and remove foreign fibers
  • Economical aspects

Fabric Inspection, Knit and Dye Tests
  • Importance on fabric inspection and knit and dye tests
  • Ways to implement fabric inspection and knit and dye tests

Quality Statistics and Quality Positioning (e.g. USTER Statistics©)
  • Company quality positioning
  • Quality Costs
  • Quality Levels
  • Claims, claim records and statistics

Costs
  • Infrastructure
  • Direct and indirect production costs
  • Transportation
  • Taxes

Production environment and Climate
  • The standard Production climate and its influence on performance and Quality
  • How to achieve and maintain the standardizes Production climate
 
Materials handling and transportation within, and between the production areas
 
Waste extraction and recycling
 
Awareness and Decision Making
 
Economize on energy consumption
 
Social Aspects, Operator Motivation, Operator rewards
 
 
Further Topics:

Technical Yarns, Industrial Yarns (Man-Made Fibers)
 
Carpet Yarn and Carpet Production (BCF and natural fibers)

Sewing Threads
 
Silk Thread Production
 
Linen Yarn Production
 
ISO – Issues:
  • Assessments, Reporting and Guidelines
  • Management and operator training
 
Energy Consumption:
  • Assessments and Recommendations
 
Transport / Logistics / Stock Control:
  • Assessments and Recommendations
IT – Solutions for Businesses:
  • Presentation of IT - Solutions
 
Environmental Issues (get greener) à market positioning
 
Social Aspects à market positioning
 
Demographic Situations
 
OPTIONS provided by HebCon Co.:

Praxis oriented Seminars:
To be offered to a selected group either as part of an overall seminar on related topics, or on its own. Such seminars are offered at a central location to a number of interested companies, or can be provided for a specific company only and at their location.
 
In-House Audits
all aspects of the yarn making process, e.g. raw material, production, decision To make an analysis of the actual situation with a presentation of the determined facts. Such an analysis may be focused on quality issues only, or to take into account making
 
In-House Training
Training of designated personnel on specific areas and topics
 
Specific Projects on Quality and Production Performance Issues with presentation of solutions
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