Swiss sensor technology incorporated with Lenzing Instruments

With effect from April 2009, Lenzing Instruments GmbH & Co. KG, Austrian producer of testing equipment, has the exclusive and global licence to sell PROMPT-ATQ, an online sensor system for monitoring of the yarn tension during the air texturizing process.

The agreement between Lenzing Instruments and the Swiss company RETECH AG was entered with the aim of increasing the existing market coverage by taking advantage of Lenzing Instruments wide network of potential customers and distributors as well as their competence of online monitoring.
The new collaboration combines the expertise of these two innovative companies in an ideal manner.

PROMPT-ATQ is a valuable tool for producers of air texturized yarn; giving feedback about the real time status of the texturizing process by measuring the absolute yarn tension. The received feedback gives the operator possibility to react to problems such as dirty nozzle, defect yarn guides, faulty temperature of the heater, missing fancy yarn etc. PROMPT ATQ is a chemical resistant and robust system, which consists of a number of Hall effect sensors and a control panel. Emphasis has been put on simplicity and results evaluation with no need for expert personnel.

Lenzing Instruments GmbH & Co. KG offers a wide product range of quality control equipment, designed for the special needs of producers of filaments, fibers, nonwovens and plastic films.
The company develops, manufactures and markets testing equipment for laboratory use, at-line use close by the production as well as online systems.

RETECH AG is a manufacturer of high efficient mechanical and electronical components for textile machinery. Apart from the tension sensors, RETECH AG also develops and produces heated godets with measuring- and control systems, customised draw units and yarn finishing of synthetic yarns.