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T Clinton Mills Clothmaker/ Plant No. 1 Modernization / February 1987 / Page 7 lodernization of Plant No. 1 ■ t; ' ^ mmodate a new IRA Griffin slasher. The new f 20 drying cans. Each magazine creel can Is and assembles them on beams up to 107” Mitchell Moore (left photo), a tying machine operator, ties a warp back to a pattern by using the Knotex Tying Machine. When the modernization project is completed, Plant No. 1 will have 191 Sulzer*Ruti PU110 projectile weaving machines (above photo). The weaving area will also have overhead travelling to cleaners. The Sulzer weaving machines will be linked to a series of monitors to provide machine and operator performance data to management. The MJS frame have production and quality monitors. If a defect is detected in the yarn, the end is automatically cut and the knotter ties the ends together and re-starts the spindle. If a particular spindle is having recur ring problems the spindle will stop and a flashing light on a panel will indicate a pro blem exists. The machine and operator’s ef ficiency are recorded in a central computer system located in the plant manager's office. A MJS technician is shown assembling the on board computer system. This photo shows the MJS delivery rolls, electronic quality monitoring sensor, and package weights range from 5 to 7 pounds. iy* Annette Clevenger patrols MJS frames checking for proper package sizes. Warper operator Jerry Simmons cautiously places ends in the warper comb of the plant’s new Reed-Chatwood warper. ft