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Acknowledgement

Textile Sector Skill Council (TSC) wishes to appreciate the valuable technical inputs provided by the leading industry players such as Confederation of Indian Textile Industries (CITI), The Southern Indian Mills' Association (SIMA), The South Indian Textile Research Association (SITRA), The Bombay Textile Research Association' (BTRA), NIFT-TEA Knitwear Fashion Institute, and Indian Texpreneurs' Federation for their contribution in developing the content for the Trainee Handbook.

TSC also sincerely thanks Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) in supporting us to prepare the Handbook.

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About this book

This Participant Handbook is designed to be an aid for individuals undergoing training for the job

role of Autoconer tenter under the various schemes of the Textile Sector Council. The various topics covered in this book are in line with the National Occupational Standards and the individual chapters/Units are in sync with the various NOSs listed in the Qualification Pack (QP)

for Autoconer tenter.

Textile industry has been a core industry for the human civilization from time immemorial as clothing ranks next only to food and water in terms of man's basic needs. India for long has been the cradle of Textile Industry. It is has been an integral part of India's industrial space along with the agricultural sector. Indian Textile Industry is the second largest in the world and provides about 15% employment potential along with the earning of about 30% of total foreign exchange earned during the current year.

Spinning refers to conversion of fibres derived from either cotton or man-made fibres, into

yarn which is a continuous seamless thread. The Autoconer tenter plays an important role in the production of continuous uncut faultless yarns in different package forms. Ring bobbins which are the products of the previous stage (spinning), are converted into large cones with removal of faults in the yarn.

This book describes the importance of the textile sector, and gives the trainee an idea of process

flow in textile processing industry. It also explains the role of Autoconer tenter for the different functions he has to carry out in his department along with other generic attributes that are required namely, handling of tools in the department, knowledge of safe working in the department, safety precautions to be taken, working in a team and having a fair knowledge of

the organization and commitment to it. The book enlists important parts of an Autoconer machine along with their function which is very helpful for the knowledge of an operative working in it. This trainee manual also guides the trainees about the operating procedures in the

Autoconer winding department, step by step operations in cop filling and doffing of the cops.

The Dos and don'ts on an Autoconer machine are also discussed. The importance of taking charge and handing over of shift, material handling, housekeeping and maintenance to be carried out in the department are also discussed in detail.

Needless to say that, this book will be of immense use to an Autoconer tenter to develop acquire the necessary skills for effective functioning in a spinning mill.

Key Learning Objectives for the specific NOS mark the beginning of the Unit/s for that NOS. The symbols used in this book are described below.

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Table of Content

S.No. Modules and Units Page No.

Unit 1.1 –Textile industry in India 3

Unit 1.2 –Basic textile terms in spinning 7

Unit 1.3 - Job role of a Autoconer winding tenter 15

Unit 1.4 - Spinning process flow 16

Unit 1.5 –Material Process flow in a spinning mill 20

Unit 1.6 –The autoconer and its functions 28

Unit 1.7 - The main components of an autoconer 31

Unit 2.1 - Taking charge of shift from the autoconer tenter 41

Unit 2.2 - Handing over shift to the autoconer tenter 47

Unit 3.1 - Operating the autoconer 53

Unit 3.2 - Material handling of Yarn and cone 64

Unit 4.1 – Identifying the yarn breakage 69

Unit 4.2 - Cop feeding in an autoconer 70

Unit 4.3 - Ensure proper material handling yarn 79

Unit 5.1 - Carryout cleaning activities 83

Unit 5.2 - Other tenting responsibilities 86

Unit 6.1 - Maintain work area, tools and machines 93

Unit 7.1 - Concept and Advantages of Working in a Team 101

1. Introduction 1

2. Taking charge of shift and handing over shift to the operator (TSC/N 0301) 39

3. Operating the autoconer and carrying our general tenting activities (TSC/N 0302 ) 51

4. Filling the ring cops and doffing the cone package (TSC/N 0303) 67

5. Carryout cleaning and maintenance activities (TSC /N 0304) 81

6. Maintain the tools and machines and maintain the work area neat and tidy (TSC/N 9001) 91

7. Working in a Team (TSC/N 9002) 99

Unit 7.2 - Commitment and trust 103

Unit 7.3 - Communication 105

Unit 7.4 - Adaptability 107

Unit 7.5 - Creative freedom 109

Unit 8.1- Comply with health, security& safety requirements at work 112

Unit 8.2- Recognizing the hazards 119

Unit 8.3 - Planning the safety techniques 120

Unit 8.4 - Implementing the programmes 122

Unit 9.1 - Self-development 125

Unit 9.2 - Team work 127

Unit 9.3 - Organisational standards 128

Unit 9.4 - Industry standards 129

Unit 10.1 – Personal Strengths & Value Systems 135

Unit 10.2 – Digital Literacy: A Recap 154

Unit 10.3 – Money Matters 159

Unit 10.4 – Preparing for Employment & Self Employment 169

Unit 10.5 – Understanding Entrepreneurship 178

Unit 10.6 – Preparing to be an Entrepreneur 200

8. Maintain health, security and safety requirements at work (TSC/N 9003) 111

9. Comply with Industry and Organisational requirements (TSC/N 9004) 123

10. Employability Entrepreneurship Skills 131

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Unit 1.1 – Textile industry in India

Unit 1.2 – Basic Textile terms in spinning

Unit 1.3 – Job role of an Autoconer winding tenter

Unit 1.4 – The spinning Process

Unit 1.5 – Material Process flow in a spinning mill

Unit 1.6 – The autoconer and its functions

Unit 1.7 – The main parts of an autoconer

1. Introduction

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AAt the end of this module, you will be able to:

1. Know about the spinning industry and the various departments in a spinning mill

2. Understand the basic textile terms

3. Discuss about your role in this department

4. Understand your job role and your responsibilities as a tenter

5. Understand the material process flow in a spinning mill

6. Know about the winding process, functioning of autoconer and its parts

7. Know how to operate the autoconer by carrying out general tenting activities

8. Know how to fill the ring cops and doffing the cone packages

9. Understand how to carry out cleaning and maintenance activities in your section

10. Realise that you need certain behavioral, professional, technical and communication skills in your

job.

11. Understand the importance of maintaining a safe, hygienic and secure working environment

12. Be confident in operating tools and machines in your department.

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UNIT 1.1 : Textile industry in India

At the end of this unit, you will be able to understand and know the:

1. Textile industry in India and the various sectors in textiles

2. Raw materials used in the textile industry

3. Basic textile terms in spinning

4. Sequence of spinning process and machines

5. Material flow in spinning mill

1.1.1 Beginning of Textile Industry in India

India is the cradle of Textile Industry. It is the mother industry of all other industries. Indian Textile

Industry is the second largest in the world and provides about 15% employment potential along

with the earning of about 30% of total foreign exchange earned during the current year.

The first textile mill was started in 1854 by C.N.Dever at Bombay. In 1856, the second mill was

started by Chotalal at Ahmedabad where the imported textile machineries from U.K. were

transported from Bombay to Ahmedabad by bullock carts. Later the textile mills were installed

at different parts of India to cater the clothing needs of people.

Bombay and Ahmedabad became the most important textile centers in India due to tremendous

development in textiles. Indian cotton textile industry is well established with the installation of 51

million spindles, 8,59,000 rotors and 67,000 looms in the organised sector.

Indian textile industry consists of cotton textiles, Jute mills, silk mills and woollen textiles. 70% of

textile mills are cotton textiles and they are concentrated in Bombay, Ahmedabad, and Coimbatore.

Silk mills are concentrated around Surat (Gujarat State). Few cotton textile mills are also installed in

West Bengal and Bengal Cotton sarees are still famous today. Many jute mills are installed in West

Bengal (in and around Calcutta).

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1.1.2 Structure of Cotton Textile IndustryCotton textile industry accounts for about 70% of textile mills in India. It can be broadly classified into

‘organised sector and decentralised sector. Organised sector consists of spinning mills, composite

mills and full fledged textile mills. Decentralised sector consists of handlooms, powerlooms, knitting

and Khadi industries. At present, about 24 lakhs handlooms are working in India and it provides very

high rural employment potential. Handlooms produce very fine quality and artistic clothing materials

which manifest our cultural heritage which is maintained even today, in spite of rapid advancements in

technology. The details of Indian Textile Industry are given in Table 1.

Powerlooms provide more employment potential in urban and rural areas. About 22 lakh

powerlooms are operating in India and powerloom industry produces fabric for both

domestic and export markets.

Knitting industry plays a dominant role in textile exports. Knitting sector alone accounts

for a major portion of textile exports.

Table 1 Indian Textile Industry (2015)

Cotton Textiles 3119

Composite 200

Jute Mills 78

Silk 300

Spindles 51 million

Rotors 8.59 Lakh

Shuttle loom 0.5 Lakh

Shuttleless loom 22 Lakh

Handloom 38.91 Lakh

Employment 9.31 Lakh

Cotton 353 lakh bale

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Khadi industries also produce apparel and household textiles and it is supported by Government of India to meet the competition from the organised sector and power looms. Khadi industries are encouraged by both state and central governments to provide more rural employment potential.

Cotton is the most widely used fibre in Textile Industry. Cotton is grown in 80 countries and

more than 125 million people are involved in cotton production and around 175 million

people are working in cotton Textile Industry (44% world textile fibre production). Natural

fibres such as cotton, wool, silk alone accounts for about 52% of world textile fibre production.

In India, cotton alone accounts for about 80% of total fibre production.

Textile fibres can be broadly classified into Natural fibres and man made fibres. Natural fibres

are directly available in the form of fibres. Man made fibres are the fibres which are produced

by means of using various chemical processes and finally by wet, melt and dry spinning

techniques. The first man made fibre was made successfully by Count Hilarie de Chordonnet

in 1884 and he exhibited fabrics made from Nitro cellulose in 1889 at Paris exhibition. Later

viscose, cuprammonium rayon, and acetate fibres were developed. The first synthetic fibre

was developed by Dr. Carothers in 1938 at Dupont Laboratories U.S.A. and Terylene was

developed by Winfield and Dixon in 1942 at Calico Research Laboratories in Lankashire, U.K.

Later Polyethylene, polypropylene, poly acrylonitrile fibres were developed due to

continuous intensive research activities by different laboratories in USA and U.K. Table 5 gives

the details of raw materials for textile fibre production.

1.1.3 Raw Materials for Textile Industry

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1.1.4 Cotton end uses

100% cotton yarns are produced for making coarse, medium, and fine quality fabrics. Cotton

and man made fibres such as Viscose, polynosic, polyester are blended at blow room and fine

quality yarns are produced for making various types of dress materials.

Type of Cotton Range

(Ne) Yarn Count End uses

Short Staple 6s to 20s Coarser Quality Fabric Sheeting, Dhoti, Household and Industrial Fabrics

Medium Staple 21s to 40s Medium Quality Fabric Shirting, Suiting, Knitted Fabrics, Garments

Long Staple 41s to 60s Fine Quality Fabrics Dhoties, Sarees, Shirting Suiting

Extra Long 61s to 100s Super Fine Quality Fabrics Dhoties, Sarees, Shirtings

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