Abapa course, on classification, aims to understand the demand of the textile industry

The Bahian Association of Cotton Producers (Abapa) concluded, last week, the first of the three modules of the Plume Classification Processes course, run by the entity's Training Training Center, in partnership with SENAI, via the Cotton Technology Center. Chemical and Textile Industry (CETIQT). The objective of the course was to clarify for producers and professionals who work in cotton processing units (UBA), the so-called “cotton gins”, about how procedures adopted in this, which is the first industrial link in fiber production, can have a positive or negative impact yarn manufacturing. Likewise, aspects related to production, which begin with the choice of cultivars, as well as the attack of pests, diseases and the presence of impurities and contaminants in the product.

More than focusing on the technical aspects, the training began by introducing producers and processors to the textile industry itself, its operation and its “pains”, explains SENAI/CETIQT instructor, Micheline Maia Teixeira. “The idea was to bring production closer to transformation. Understanding how, for example, 'caramelization' – the effect of the action of an insect – brings problems to the industry, such as winding and the need for several stops in the machinery for cleaning”, he reports, adding that caramelization also leads to quality yarns. lower than expected, with more irregularities in the finished product. According to the instructor, it is very important that Brazilian producers know the national industry, the type of machinery it uses, and that they always keep in mind the demands of the final consumer, who will first reach the industrial link and then the field.

The manager of the Abapa Fiber Classification Center, Sergio Brentano, highlighted Micheline's speech and highlighted that the processes in the cotton gin can also be kinder to the fiber. “Without causing unnecessary damage to quality. We are seeing this improvement in product handling at UBA year after year,” he says. He adds that the correct classification of the feather, according to its intrinsic characteristics, will make a difference when assembling the batches. “Ensuring the right cotton meets demand,” he concluded.

Fernada Zanotto is a rural producer and her family has a cotton gin that, in addition to serving the Zanotto Group's own production, provides services to other producers in the region. “When I signed up for this course, my intention was not to become a classifier, but, by having a greater perception of our customers' demands, to improve the product we deliver. I have never been to a spinning mill and this training was important as an initial contact with the universe of this link in the production chain. I’m already looking forward to the next modules”, says Fernanda Zanotto.

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