Digital technologies are revolutionizing the world of work. This transformation opens up fresh opportunities, as well as new challenges that companies need to successfully manage.
To keep up with the fast pace of change and tap into that exciting potential, businesses need to constantly adapt to shifting requirements. That is true for users of digital solutions and for providers of these innovative technologies – like Trützschler.
With My Mill, Trützschler offers an all-in-one platform that provides customers with information about their production processes, maintenance requirements and product quality, as well as a complete overview of the status for every machine they operate.
Our innovators are constantly expanding the range of features and strengthening the underlying technology to empower customers to leverage the full potential of My Mill. Close dialogue is incredibly valuable for this ongoing process because it enables us to make certain this digital system meets the real-world needs of the textile market, while helping us stay up-to-date about the latest trends and challenges.
For this edition of it’s true, we interviewed Mr. Mevlüt Aygün, Chief of Maintenance from Aksa Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.Ş. Founded in 1968, Aksa is part of Akkök Holding, one of the biggest industrial groups in Turkey.
Aksa is now the world’s leading producer of acrylic fibers, with approximately 300 customers in over 50 countries across five continents. The company employs more than 1,200 people. Aksa began producing outdoor fibers in 2001 and now also manufactures flock tow, homopolymer and filament thread.
Further, Aksa operates an acrylic yarn business called Aksafil. It is equipped with the latest technology and has brought innovation to the sector with an annual production capacity of 6600 tons. The world’s first Aksafil technology is used to produce 100 % acrylic high-bulk airjet and core-spun yarns.
It has ambitious plans to expand its leading position for the future – and was one of the first Trützschler companies to start using My Mill.
Interview
When did Aksa begin using My Mill and how is it used in your day-to-day activities?
Since we were onboarded to My Mill, we’ve been using it to increase production efficiency and support preventive maintenance measures. These precautionary measures enable us to reduce maintenance costs, which is great.
But the greatest benefit is seeing accurate production data in real-time – because that allows me to follow the production process easily and saves me a lot of time.
Which functions are most important for you?
It’s great to have so much information in one central platform. With My Mill, I can easily switch between statistics, error records, energy consumption, production and shift data.
Which Aksa employees currently use My Mill?
At the moment, our managers are the main users of the analyses we receive from My Mill. But also the employees in our maintenance, quality and production teams, like me, are now discovering the system for themselves.
This means that we are gradually using the insights in My Mill for our daily work as well, and more and more Aksa employees are reaping the benefits of the information My Mill provides, for example, in the form of daily email briefings and as a basis for decision-making. My Mill gives useful insights into production processes
What kind of digital solution do you expect from Trützschler in the future?
Right now, we have digital solutions for several different parts of our mill. In the future, we hope to have one single system covering the entire mill – including data from our Trützschler machines, spinning machines, the ERP system and everything else.
