Taguchi approach for analyzing the impact of varying degrees of cotton stickiness on ring-spun yarn quality

Abstract

This research aimed to study the effect of cotton stickiness in quality of ring-spun yarn, the effect of blending sticky with nonsticky cotton, and optimize the spinning process based on Taguchi experiment design technique. Nine experiments were performed with respect to the L9 orthogonal design. Taguchi method was utilized to find the sequence of dominant factors contributing to ring-spun yarn quality. The study showed that a slight and nonsignificant, negative effect on the coefficient of variation in mass of carded sliver, first and second drawn sliver. When considering the roving frame, the coefficient of variation in mass of roving was significantly increased with the increase in the stickiness level and the percentage of sticky cotton in the blends. In actual spinning, the quality of ring-spun yarn is susceptible to stickiness. The study concluded that the dominant factor contributing to the most quality characteristics of ring-spun yarn was cotton stickiness level .The study showed that the optimum condition for the blending ratio of sticky with nonsticky cotton was found to be 25 and 75%, respectively. The results showed a considerable improvement in the signal-to-noise ratio as compared to the initial conditions.