The Pilot Plant facility under COE-Sportech is set up in separate building in WRA Thane Campus. The Pilot Plant consists of various machines related to product & prototype development of Sportech products. Various Sport textile R&D samples are being developed using the incubation facilities in association with different manufacturer. The incubation facility is available to manufacturers and users of sports textile products. This helps the users and manufacturers to take trials for new product developments.
| Machine Name | Purpose | Make | Brief Specifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worsted Spinning System – Card | For preparing of carded slivers | Indigenous | Sliver weight up to 8 gm/mt |
| Worsted Spinning System – Roving frame | For preparation of roving | M/s Trytex machinery Ltd., Coimbatore | Count 3-15 Nm No of spindle 4 |
| Worsted Spinning System – Ring frame | For preparation of worsted yarn | Count 20 Nm to 80 Nm No of spindle 12 | |
| Woollen Spinning System | For preparing woollen yarns | M/s Globe Machines , Panipat, | Count 2 Nm to 20 Nm 100 spindles |
| Woollen Carding Machine | For preparation of woollen slubbing | M/s Globe Machines , Panipat | Count 2 Nm to 20 Nm working width 1.5 mt, no of ends 160, Speed 15-20 mpm |
| Woollen winding | For preparation of bigger packages from smaller cops | M/s Globe Machines , Panipat | Count 2 Nm to 20 Nm 12 Spindles |
| Hank to cone winding machine | For conversion of hank to cone | Indigenous | |
| Friction Spinning System(DREF 2) | For preparing technical textile yarns (core/sheath yarn & coreless yarns) | M/s Ernest Feherer | Below Count 6 Nm |
| Garnetting Machine | For processing of waste textile material | M/s Globe Machines , Panipat | 3 cylinder card |
| Needle punching machine | For preparation of needle punched web | Indigenous | 100 mpm |
| RF Dryer | For drying of textiles | M/s Kerone, Mumbai | 3 KW, 3 drying zone and maximum speed 10 mpm |
| Assembly Winder | For parallel winding of yarn | M/s Peass Industrial Engineers Ltd, Mumbai (M/s Saurer Schlafhorst) | Model: Versa A Spindles : 06 |
| Two for one Twister | For preparing plied yarns | M/s Trytex machinery Ltd., Coimbatore | Model: Trytex TFO Spindles : 06 |
| Sectional Warping Machine | For preparing warp beams | M/s Prashant Gammatex Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad | Model: Servotronic 1080 Working width: 2200 mm |
| Weaving machine (Flexible Rapier loom) | For producing fabrics | M/s laxmi Shuttleless looms Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad | Model: CMR Laxmi Shuttleless loom Working width: 190 cm Suitable to weave 30 to 400 GSM fabric |
| Hot Melt Laminating & coating machine | To impart hot melt coating on the fabric & for fabric lamination | M/s Hipmitsu, Itlay | Working width: 2000 mm |
| Compression Moulding Machine | To produce shoe soles | M/s Unimech Ltd. , Mumbai | Model: Unimech 300 Capacity: 300 Tons Upstroke Hydraulic Press |
| Rubber Mixing Machine | For mixing of rubber | M/s Unimech Ltd. , Mumbai | Dimension : 10 inch × 24 inch |
| Shoe Stitching Machine | For stitching of shoe uppers | M/s Usha International, Mumbai | Usha Model : 1341 (Cylinder Bed Lockstitch Machine) Usha Model: 2000-6 (Post Bed Lockstitch Machine),. |
| Ultra Sonic Sealing Machine | For sealing of thermoplastic fabrics | M/s Roop Telesonic Ultrasonix Ltd., Mumbai | |
| Industrial Sewing Machine | For sewing of heavy weight fabrics | M/s Usha International Mumbai | Model: 8500 B USHA |
| Gill box | For gilling of long staple fibers | NSC, France | Model: PB 28 |
| Comber | To separate the short fibers from sliver/top | NSC, France | Model: GN 30 |
The State Of The Art Machinery / Equipment Of COE
| Name of the machinery / equipment | Specific purpose |
|---|---|
| 40/60 inch high speed flat carding machine | For individualization of fibers & sliver preparation |
| Draw frame / Gill Box | Drafting and blending/ doubling |
| Comber | Removal of short fibers |
| Needle punching | Sports composites |
| Roving frame | Preparatory to spinning |
| Ring frame | Spinning yarn |
| Winding machine | For winding plied yarns |
| Filter cartridge winding machine | For winding filter cartridge yarn |
| TFO / Cabler | Ply twisting |
| Sectional warping machine | For warping the yarns |
| Rapier weaving machine | Fabric formation |
| Warp knitting machine | For knitting technical fabrics |
| Hose knitting machine | For knitting sports/ industrial hose pipes |
| Circular knitting machine | For knitting sports/ industrial hose pipes |
| Braiding machine | To braid the engineered yarns |
| Vacuum spraying machine | For spraying special chemicals |
| Industrial sewing machine | For sewing industrial fabrics |
| Ultra Sonic Sealing Machine | Applied to the non-pin seam of fabrics, non-woven fabrics, thermo-melt fabrics |
| Shoe stitching | For stitching of Shoe |
| Sweating Thermal Mannequin | Diagnostic investigation under controlled conditions by simulating human body skin responses to the wearing of textile apparel. |
| RF sealing machine | For making soles of shoes |
| Compression Moulding Machine | Molding rubber, plastic, composites they can be used for wide variety of functions as bonding, laminating, assembling etc. |
| Coating Machine | For coating & special finishes |
| Stenter | For heat setting the technical fabrics |
Technical Textiles Product developed
- Sleeping Bags
- High altitude jackets
- Sport socks with anti odour property.
- Fire fighting suits.
- Non asbestos Brake liner.
- Flame retardant curtains.
- Belt fabrics.
- Filter cartridges.
- Pilot suits made of Kevlar & flame retardant viscose.
- Flame retardant textiles like furnishings & upholsteries for automobiles.
Prototypes developed
- Shoe sole components.
- Sports wear.
- Tent fabric.
- Parachute fabric.
- Ballooning fabric.
- Track suits.
- EVA hot melt coated Nylon fabric for sail cloth.
- Polypropylene non woven Poly olefin hot melt coated for sport bags.