LIST OF MACHINES IN PILOT PLANTS
NITRA has full-fledged pilot plant facilities for Fibre Spinning, Pulping, Natural Fibre Extraction, Flex Spinning, Non-woven, Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, and Wet Processing.
FIBRE SPINNING
A) Melt Spinning
| Name of Equipment | No. of Equipment |
|---|---|
| Melt spinning machine | 1 |
| Draw frame machine with heater (filament yarn) | 1 |
| Condensation polymerization reactor | 2 |
| Granule cutting machine | 1 |
| Plastic lab pelletizer | 1 |
| Vacuum oven | 1 |
B) Dry Jet Wet Spinning
| Name of Equipment | No. of Equipment |
|---|---|
| Dry Jet Wet Spinning | 1 |
PULPING UNIT
| Name of Equipment | No. of Equipment |
|---|---|
| Cutter | 1 |
| Digester | 1 |
| Beater | 1 |
| Refiner | 1 |
NATURAL FIBRE EXTRACTION
| Name of Equipment | No. of Equipment |
|---|---|
| Banana stem cutter | 1 |
| Banana decorticator | 1 |
| Banana fibre opener | 1 |
| HTHP – Fibre extraction machine | 1 |
| Fibre Cutter | 1 |
| Fibre opener machine | 1 |
FLEX SPINNING
| Name of Equipment | No. of Equipment |
|---|---|
| Hackling & Spreading Machine | 1 |
| Draw Frame 1 | 3 delivery heads |
| Draw Frame 2 | 3 delivery heads |
| Draw Frame 3 | 4 delivery heads |
| Draw Frame 4 | 5 delivery heads |
| Draw Frame 5 | 12 delivery heads |
| Roving Frame | 60 delivery heads |
| Wet spinning ring frame | 256 heads |
NON-WOVEN PLANT
| Name of Equipment | No. of Equipment |
|---|---|
| Fibre Opener | 02 (1 for coarse fibre + 1 for fine fibre) |
| Carding Machine | 02 (1 for coarse fibre + 1 for fine fibre) |
| Cross Lapper | 02 (1 for coarse fibre + 1 for fine fibre) |
| Needle Punching Machine | 02 (1 for coarse fibre + 1 for fine fibre) |
There are two separate sets of machinery – one for processing coarse fibres and another for fine fibres.
SPINNING
| S. No. | Name of the Machine / Manufacturer | Model & Manufacturing Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Double Roller Ginning Machine (Bajaj Mark-I) | 1994 |
| 2. | Blow Room (Lakshmi Reiter) MBO, Step Cleaner, ERM Cleaner-I & II, Middle Hopper, Scutcher | 1993 |
| 3. | Carding Machine (Lakshmi Rieter) C ½ | 1981 |
| 4. | Draw Frame (Lakshmi Rieter) DO-2S | 1981 |
| 5. | Speed Frame (Lakshmi Rieter) GS | 1981 |
| 6. | Ring Frame (Lakshmi Rieter) DJ5 | 1981 |
| 7. | Compact Spinning Ring Frame (LMW) LRj60/A | 2015 |
| 8. | Friction Spinning Machine (Ferrer-AG) DREF-III | 1998 |
| 9. | Rotor Spinning Machine (TRYTEX) | – |
| 10. | Parallel Winding Machine (Peas Schlofhorst) | VERSA-A 2012 |
| 11. | TFO (TRYTEX) | – |
| 12. | Miniature Carding Machine for Worsted Spinning System (TRYTEX) | – |
| 13. | Gill Box for Worsted Spinning System (TRYTEX) | – |
| 14. | Speed Frame for Worsted Spinning System (TRYTEX) | – |
| 15. | Ring Frame for Worsted Spinning System (TRYTEX) | – |
WEAVING & KNITTING
| S. No. | Name of the Machine / Manufacturer | Model & Manufacturing Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Single End Sizing Machine (CCI – Made in Taiwan) | SS 565 (2010) |
| 2. | Single End Warping Machine (CCI – Made in Taiwan) | SW 550 (2010) |
| 3. | Sample Loom (CCI – Made in Taiwan) | SL 8900EG (2010) |
| 4. | Power Loom with Hardaker make dobby | – |
| 5. | Automatic Power Loom (Lakshmi RUTI-C) | – |
| 6. | Automatic Pirn Winding Machine (Lakshmi Schwieter) | 222 (1982) |
| 7. | Glove Making Machine (Shima Seiki) | SFG 7 L/M |
| 8. | Circular Knitting Machine – Inter Lock (Punjab Machinery, Ludhiana) | 1992 |
| 9. | Flat Bed Knitting Machine | 2007 |
| 10. | Flat Bed Knitting Machine – Intarsia | 2007 |
| 11. | SHIMA SEIKI Computerized Flat Bed Knitting Machine | 2023 |
| 12. | Power Loom – Leno Project (Dashmesh Powerlooms, Panipat) | 2010 |
| 13. | Power Loom – Double Shuttle Project (Dashmesh Powerlooms, Panipat) | 2010 |
| 14. | Wooden Handloom with Dobby | – |
| 15. | Wooden Handloom with 200 Hooks Jacquard | – |
| 16. | Wooden Handloom with 800 Hooks Jacquard | – |
CHEMICAL PROCESSING MACHINES
| S. No. | Name of the Machine / Manufacturer | Model & Manufacturing Year |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Soft Flow Dyeing Machine (KRSNA) | – |
| 2. | Fibre/Yarn Package Dyeing Machine (PDM – 01 Kg / P41) | 2001 |
| 3. | Steamer (Autoclave) ST-092/002 | 2001 |
| 4. | Tumble Dryer (SDL S.No. 5041009-9) | – |
| 5. | Drum Washing Machine (DCC 292, S.No. 292G0004) – SDL Atlas | – |
| 6. | Hot Melt Coating Machine (Mathis) | 2012 |
| 7. | Continuous Dyeing Range (CDR) | – |
| 8. | Digital Printing (Qualijet 64”) | 2012 |
| 9. | Winch Dyeing Machine | 2015 |
| 10. | Transfer Printing Machine (APP-1520-DP) | – |
| 11. | Flock Printing Machine | 2015 |