India Has Largest Number Of Uster Certified Spinning Mills, According To Latest Count

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India Has Largest Number Of Uster Certified Spinning Mills, According To Latest Count

Switzerland-based Uster Technologies AG has announced that a count conducted at the end of 2016 has shown that India has the largest number of Uster-certified spinning mills.

According to a company release, other strong USTERIZED® markets are China, Turkey, Indonesia and Pakistan. These spinners have earned the right for their yarn to carry the USTERIZED® brand label - for instant recognition of quality consistency in trading and deliveries to fabric producers.

During 2016, nine more spinning mills successfully passed the audit process and earned the USTERIZED® certificate. Each mill has to undergo a detailed and extensive examination of its quality management systems before qualifying for this certificate.

Comprehensive preparation is needed before applying for an USTERIZED® certificate. Uster provides support to spinning mills throughout the process, with training courses and visits from specialists to support the mill, before the USTERIZED® certification audit. To carry out the audit, experienced textile experts assess quality management systems of spinning mills. They recommend improvements in quality processes and consistency, as well as guide spinners towards ongoing analysis routines.

The USTERIZED® brand has created a global circle of excellence for spinning mills, certifying top-level standards of quality management. Started in 1967 and expanded ten years ago, the certification programme requires spinners to meet stringent technical specifications and implement efficient processes for quality yarn production. Today, there are 68 USTERIZED® certified spinning mills worldwide, 21 of which have held the accreditation for ten years or more. The customer feedback is that these audit procedures are a valuable service in themselves, providing deep insights into quality management and overall mill management needs.

Recent trends have confirmed a growing demand for higher quality and at the same time consistent quality yarn from downstream users in the textile chain. The USTERIZED® quality seal has supported this demand by assuring that certified spinners are capable of meeting this requirement on a continuous basis. The bar has been being raised as criteria for the USTERIZED® membership has progressed accordingly.

A key criterion is the maintenance of consistent environmental conditions of spinning mill laboratories, to ensure reliable measurement of quality values with USTER® instruments to test fibres and yarns.

USTERIZED® candidates must also focus on important details such as a regular sampling plan and use of yarn quality profiles, as part of the quality management process. To demonstrate suitable customer-oriented systems, spinners will need to work with yarn quality profiles for selected articles, as well as produce test reports using USTER® STATISTICS percentile values for their standard yarns.

The USTERIZED® certificate must be renewed regularly. However, unlike some other programmes, this one requires mills to do more than simply prove their original quality management standards once again. At each subsequent audit, USTERIZED® spinners have to show evidence of continuous improvements, which also includes updated testing and monitoring technology, the release stated.