Yarns and threads from Hungary Coats Hungary

YARNS AND THREADS FROM HUNGARY

Coats Hungary is an important operation for Coats plc, the world’s largest manufacturer and supplier of threads, yarns and textile crafts for industrial and consumer markets. The two Hungarian facilities, based in Újpest and Nagyatad, produce more than 1400 tonnes of products per year between them, as well as making a significant contribution to the global company that produces enough yarn to travel to the moon and back every three and a half hours. Edina Beale investigates.

Although seemingly insignificant, yarn plays an important role in everyday life, from the clothes we wear, to the cars we drive and the stitches we receive following an operation. Coats’ Újpest facility produces yarn for sectors such leather goods including handbags, luggage and shoes, automotive, footwear, bedding, quilting, furniture, outdoor and camping goods, linen suture, feminine hygiene and filtration products, to name just a few.

Originally established in 1923 the plant has undergone a number of improvements to enable it to meet current market demands. The facility has state-of-the-art machinery to enable the production of goods that meet exacting standards including, ÖKO TEX 100 Textile Certificate Class 1, ISO 13 485 Medical Certificate for Suture thread and ISO TS 16949 Automotive Certificate. An important factor for all these accreditations is an ongoing commitment to quality.

The Újpest site employs more than 250 staff and Coats places great emphasis on the health and safety of its workers. The HSE committee is led by the operators themselves, as they have the greatest experience of the risks faced and potential hazards in the workplace. Recent initiatives to improve staff and visitor safety at the site include a new visitor card incorporating site safety rules and the provision of a new HSE room for training and development.

Friends reunited

While Újpest produces thread and yarn for industrial markets, the facility in Nagyatád is focused on providing products that serve the consumer crafts market. Located in the south of the country, it covers 250,000 sq. ft across a 15 acre site and employs some 400 staff. The facility provides products for European markets as well exporting to the USA, Mexico and the Far East. Coats’ involvement with Nagyatád first began in

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The partnership between Mesdan and Coats has a long lasting For more than 30 years TEXTILCOLOR has been supplying customers in the textile industry all over the world with textile auxiliaries, dyestuffs and optical brighteners. Today the enterprise with the headquarter in Switzerland and two further production sites in Belarus and Turkey delivers its products globally. With an own development department, equipped with latest technology and ultramodern analytics, the company provides most modern products of (the typically) highest Swiss quality for the customers. Certifications according to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 guarantee top products and the consideration of the environment at the same time. Computer controlled production ensures constancy in the quality level. Skilled and experienced technicians supported by in-house specialists and effective laboratories are always at our customer’s disposal to solve problems, recommend the right product for the right purpose and enable our customers to benefit from innovation.

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The partnership between Mesdan and Coats has a long lasting history of almost 30 years and represents an example of a successful interaction between an equipment supplier and a quality minded commodity manufacturer, on a global scale. The spark that lighted up this cooperation was, on one end, Coats sensibility to quality and its commitment to deliver high quality threads. On the other end, Mesdan leadership in the field of yarn joining.

Later, this cooperation was extended to various Mesdan-Lab QC equipment. Some Mesdan products have become a standardised tool within the group, some examples:

• Jointair® 110R and 110M for knotless joining of filament yarns • Jointair® 4941A for knotless joining of synthetic sewing threads, especially popular in the finishing winding • Aquasplicers® 4923B for knotless joining of cotton threads, • Splice Scanner, transportable yarns strength tester complete with data processing system and printer • NATI (Neps and Trash Indicator), to measure and classify

Neps and Trash content in cotton and polyester raw material • Other testing equipment such as Tenso-Lab strength testers,

Twist testers, Autowash colour fastness tester, Count

Analysers, Wrap Reels, etc.

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Ugolini srl is entirely dedicated to the international market and its export sales account for the biggest portion of its annual turnover.

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1934 and lasted until nationalisation in 1949. During the 1990s Coats was able to re-establish relations with the Nagyatád plant and in 1997 once again took 100 per cent ownership of the site.

The need to improve the site and introduce more efficient machinery was identified and a substantial capital investment has been made to bring the plant in line with the rest of the Coats’ operations. This investment ensures that the facility is set to meet future demand in the most efficient manner. A commitment to quality

Producing quality products to a consistently high standard takes a great deal of skill and focus. All processes need to be reviewed and challenged on a regular basis to ensure that a plant is working to its optimum capacity. Both Újpest and Nagyatád are well aware of the need for constant monitoring and have introduced the Six Sigma business management strategy.

The Six Sigma approach to business requires effective leadership and fact-based decision making. This methodology is dependent on a strong, effective and committed management. The use of a belt system similar to that in judo identifies experts and managers and provides a robust yet flexible management system to help ensure the plant is working at optimum efficiency.

Long-term commitment

In these times of austerity many companies shy away from thinking about the future and instead focus on consolidating the business

they have and cutting back on ‘unnecessary’ expenditure. One area where companies often cut back is training. However, Coats in Hungary is investing in staff training and development, providing additional facilities to ensure that the company and its people are best placed for the future.

It is often said that the most important thing in business is a strong brand. With a history dating back to 1755, Coats has a strong brand, but how do you maintain that recognition and tradition? The answer is to constantly adapt and adjust to meet new challenges.

Over the past 18 months, Coats has worked to embed its vision of corporate responsibility throughout its global operations. Coats’ commitment to its staff and customers is based on trust and a dedication to high standards, ethical manufacturing, minimal environmental impact, supportive people management, effective partnerships, communication with local communities and quality products. Working to achieve sustainability across all businesses will help Coats maintain its position as the world’s leading manufacturer of thread, yarn and textile crafts. n