AUTOMATION IN THE SPINNING PLANT.

The use of robotics and logistics in the design of spinning machines is critical to the reduction of labor costs. Logistics is currently applied to materials transport, but has potential use in integrating production. Spinning presents a special challenge to industrial engineers because the material flow is not constant. Simulation is an ..

SYNTHETIC CONDENSER TAPES.

Leripa has developed the Coriolatex CS3 condenser tapes for cards used in woolen spinning. The tape has a nylon core coated by a black plastic on both sides. The coating is impervious to mechanical or chemical action. The tapes have excellent durability and edge quality. Because the tapes resist contaminants, no cleaning is required, only..

QUALITY ORIENTED MAINTENANCE IN SPINNING

Constant and vigilant mill maintenance procedures must be followed to minimize equipment downtime, to increase production rates, and to achieve better quality control. The number of yarn-production steps to monitor has increased due to the adoption of sophisticated shuttleless looms. Various mill maintenance schedules, exemplified in such..

PUSH AND SWING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC SPIN CAN TRANSPORT.

The Pinny automatic spin can transport system from Innovatex is described. Pinny automatically delivers full spin cans and returns empty ones. The system controls material flow between sliver and draw frames, combing machines and draw frames, draw frames and rovers, and draw frames and rotor spinning machines. Pinny is easy to install and..

INTEGRATED AUTOMATION IN THE PACKAGING OF COTTON YARNS.

UTIT in Italy has developed an integrated system to automate materials transport in the textile industry. One of these systems is installed at Manifattura di Trenta for packaging cotton yarns. The packaging cycle from the production line to the warehouse is described. The cycle initiates at the ring spinning machines and winders, where th..

FIBER PROCESSING, SPINNING, AND WINDING.

This preview of ITMA 1991 exhibits includes the latest developments in machinery and equipment from Amsler-Iro, Bigagli, Crosrol, Hacoba, Hergeth Hollingsworth, Investa, Karl Mayer, and Schlafhorst, among others. The locations of the exhibits at ITMA, as well as brief summaries of the machinery being displayed, are presented.

YARN FORMING -- GLOBAL STRENGTH IN SPINNING AND WINDING.

In today's climate of ultra-high speed spinning and winding, two factors have had dominant influences on the development of fiber preparation machines: the production of spinning-ready fibers exhibiting the highest levels of uniformity, and the production of strength characteristics calculated to ensure reliable performance in both yarn f..

BIGAGLI -- WOOLEN SPINNING AUTOMATION.

Bigagli is an Italian firm specializing in the manufacture of spinning frames for woolen and worsted yarns. The Robo/SPE is a semi-worsted ring spinning frame with an electronic headstock and automatic doffing. The DS Cerifil is a woolen spinning frame without ring, travelers, and spindle spinning crown. This model has an electric headsto..

EFFECTS OF NON-LINT REMOVAL ON SPINNING PERFORMANCE AND THE QUALITY OF COTTON YARNS. PART 4.

Cotton ginned with zero, one, and two lint cleaners are compared. Rotor spinning breakage analyses of the three cottons spun from a single-carded sliver and from a tandem-carded sliver are conducted.

NEW CLEANING ROBOT FOR RING FRAMES.

Sohler Airtex's C 333 is a cleaning robot for ring spinning frames. The C 333 performs basic machine cleaning, whirl cleaning, drafting system cleaning, and cleaning of the clearer roller. Cleaning is accomplished by an air jet. Fly that is removed from the spinning frame is collected by suction nozzles. Use of the C 333 will improve yarn..