Testing staple yarn with the USTER® TESTER 5 S-800
Multiple benefits for yarn producers
Yarn producers benefit in several ways with USTER®
STATISTICS. For instance, USTER®
STATISTICS make it simple for a mill to set its
own quality targets - whether using the CD or online
version on uster.com - aided by the integral
correlative quality parameters.
Spinning mills can also objectively compare in-house
performance versus global best practice. With the help of
the USTER® STATISTICS, the mill can identify
performance gaps and pinpoint key performance indicators
for optimization of the production process.
A further benefit enables a spinning mill to enhance its
competitive position, since USTER® STATISTICS make
it possible to describe yarns in a totally objective way,
substantiated by real parameters. Yarn quality tested on
USTER® equipment is provable and guaranteed, thanks to
direct comparison with USTER® STATISTICS. This
data gives the mill a factual quality description in case
of a claim. Since the benchmarked quality will generally be
at a favorable level, this will improve the mill's
competitive positioning as well as providing an attractive
message for marketing purposes.
Yarn buyers appreciate claim-free and cost-optimized
environment
It is obvious that globalization has changed the trade
channels in the textile industry significantly in the past
20 years. In many cases, personal relationships between
suppliers and buyers often don't longer exist. Products
such as yarn and fabric are often spot-market internet
purchases - so quality cannot be trusted to a firm
handshake or an experienced touch of the material.
Missing specifications based on objective values led to a serious deterioration in the quality of garments or other textile goods. For many retailers, there has been a severe impact on operating profits, because of claims. Leading retailers therefore are making huge efforts to avoid such issues. In many cases, they are able to achieve lower quality costs by insisting on clear specifications for yarns and fabrics. USTER® STATISTICS are regularly used by buyers as the platform for product specifications in commercial transactions.
With USTER® STATISTICS - on CD or online format
-traders, weavers and knitters are able to compare material
from different suppliers and to optimize their yarn sources
to manage the quality and the costs of their product.
The language of quality
Globalization on one hand and increasing cost pressures on
the other - these are the key factors in ensuring that
USTER® STATISTICS both today and in the future,
are still relevant to the worldwide textile industry.
Thanks to USTER® STATISTICS, yarn producers can
benchmark and to optimize their production processes and
objectively prove the quality of what they are selling. For
buyers, USTER® STATISTICS provide full
transparency on what they are buying and a clear indication
of what to expect in the finished fabric appearance.
Retailers can take advantage of the USTER® STATISTICS to optimize costs in their supply chain by defining their specific needs according to the quoted values. USTER® STATISTICS allow all users to speak 'the global language of quality' - needing no translation and easily understood by all.
That is why the new USTER® STATISTICS 2013 will be especially appreciated by producers and buyers as a common quality language. The updated statistics - featuring the new classification standards such as outliers classified by the recently introduced USTER® CLASSIMAT 5 - will be launched at the end of this year. The 2013 edition will remain the essential tool for comparing key parameters along the entire value chain, from raw fiber through sliver and roving to the final yarn and beyond, continuing to offer weavers, knitters, yarn traders and retailers the essential framework to specify and obtain the quality they need.
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