Automation in textile production: how Supertex Group increased productivity

Have you ever imagined reducing material preparation time in your company by up to 34%?? This is what Supertex Group, a Colombian conglomerate in the fashion market, did by investing in the automation of textile production.

The company, which has two plants in Colombia and two in El Salvador, is a client of Delta Máquinas Têxteis and invested in the company’s Relaxadeiras to optimize its processes. See here how the entire automation process in textile production happened and what advantages this machine provided for the business.

Get to know Supertex Group

Founded in Colombia, Supertex Group is one of the main companies in the textile market in Latin America. A empresa é responsável pela fabricação e exportação de peças que compõem marcas internacionais como Adidas, Under Armour, Patagoion, entre outras.

Adding the production capacity of the Colombian and El Salvador factories, Supertex produces more than 1.7 million pieces per month. Atualmente, mais de 5,5 mil profissionais fazem parte do quadro de colaboradores da empresa.

Supertex also accumulates recognition for its performance. It has already been elected, for example, the best exporter in Colombia by the country’s National Foreign Trade Association (Analdex).

How the automation of textile production impacted the business

Opting for Brazilian technology was a decision that Supertex made after meeting Delta Máquinas Têxteis at Colombiatex, one of the largest fairs in the textile sector in Latin America. At the event, the conglomerate realized that it could optimize some processes and add quality to the final product with the Delta Relaxer.

The acquisition of Relaxers was part of the company’s Innovation Program, created in 2018. Here the objective was to expand production capacity and guarantee high levels of quality to products. To get an idea of how Relaxers supported the textile production automation process, see what changed in the industry’s routine:

Before and after the implementation of Delta Máquinas Têxteis Relaxers

Supertex needed to let the materials rest on the cutting table for up to 48 hours. Esse tempo garantia a precisão do processo.

In other words, for the mesh to be cut and sent to the sewing area, it took 2 days and ample physical space to rest. With Delta’s relaxer, the process is automated

and the preparation of knitted fabrics and elastane fabrics for cutting occurs automatically. It is only necessary 5 minutes for the material to go to the production line.

Daniel Herrera, project director at Supertex Group, highlights the quantitative and qualitative benefits of the solution:

“We had savings of 34% no working time between relaxing and cutting materials. Previously, 10 professionals worked on the relaxation and width measurement process. Now there are 7.

With the arrival of the second relaxation machine at our factory in El Salvador, we estimate the time savings to be 50%.

As a result, only 5 professionals will need to be allocated to this process. The quality of the automatically relaxed material is also superior to the manual process “.

Supertex’s assessment in relation to Delta’s service

During the process of implementing automation in textile production, Delta was present at the client. A company technician followed the installation process of the Relaxers in Colombia and El Salvador, to guarantee the assertive use of the machine.

The relationship with Delta, according to Herrera, could strengthen in the coming years:

“We are constantly growing, always looking for solutions to increase the production capacity and quality of our parts. As demands grow, we intend to bring new automation opportunities with Delta machines to our company “.

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