Practical Hints

Impact of carding segments on quality of card sliver

Dr. H.R. Sheikh, Professor Emeritus, Textile Institute of Pakistan
Majority of textile machinery manu-
facturers are marketing modern high pro-
duction cards developed by them on the
basis of continuous research and develop-
ment work. Latest models of these cards
have unique features. For example carding
area of Trützschler TC 03 card has been
extended by 30% which promotes reduc-
tion in waste quantity and better use of
cotton upto 2% as claimed by the manu-
facturers. The TC 03 card is the latest high
production machine developed by
Trutzschler with an out put rate of 150 KG
Truetzschler TC 03 card. Rieter C60 card.
incorporated in the TC 03 card includes
precision knife setting system PMS and One of these innovative devices which The leading edge of the control plate is
precision Flat Setting System PFS and Flat is an indispensable part of all modern high set closer to the cylinder wires than the
control TC-F CT. production cards is the Carding Segments. backward edge. It regulates the fibre den-
Similarly, the working width of Rieter Functions of the Carding Segments and sity in conjunction with the stationary flats,
contribution to card sliver quality is allows only a thin layer of fibres to reach
C60 card has been increased upto 1500
described below: the main carding area and promotes effec-
m.m. It has also been equipped with
tive carding action between the cylinder
Integrated Grinding System (IGS) which
Carding Segments and the flats.
eliminates production losses due to cylin-
der grinding. With this system carding is As the cylinder is rotating at high
Pre-carding segment is installed on the speed, a strong centrifugal force is devel-
always performed with sharpened points. feed side and post-carding segment on the
The grindstone traverses the cylinder oped and strong air current is generated.
delivery side of the card. Both segments com- The leading edge of the control plate
clothing automatically during production prise of identical components as listed below
400 times with in the useful life span of being closer to the cylinder back pressure
and illustrated in Figure given as under: is developed. The air escapes around the
the clothing. Similarly, the points of the flat 1- Control Flat.
wire are kept sharp by automatic cycles control plate leading to extraction of dust
2- Control Plate. and trash particles under the trash knife.
100 times higher than that in manual 3- Trash Knife. The waste extraction takes place in the
grinding. The life of the cylinder clothing is 4- Stationary Flats. pre-carding as well as post – carding seg-
prolonged by 10 to 20% as a result of
These components are arranged in ment.
elimination of manual grinding.
ascending order in the pre-carding and Removal of short fibres and
In short, many innovative devices have descending order in the post-carding seg- nep reduction
been incorporated in these models which ment as shown in diagram given as under.
facilitate delivery of good quality sliver at The contribution of these segments to the The stationary flats of the pre-carding
high output rate of upto 150 KG per hour. quality of card sliver is reported as follows: segment have coarser metallic wire of
The flat module in the main carding area approximately 250 points per square inch
Cleaning Efficiency as compared with the cylinder wire. The
consisting of 79 precise flats guarantees a
high degree of nep and impurity removal. Both Pre-carding and post-carding unopened tufts of the material are broken
The modular construction of Rieter card segments improve cleaning efficiency of down, short fibres and naps are removed
allows a complete exchange of flat module the card by fascinating removal of motes, by these flats.
in a very short time. seed coat fragments and dust. Fibre parallelization and alignment
The stationary flats of the post carding
segment are covered with finer metallic
wire of approximately 620 points per
Cylinder square inch as compared with the cylinder
wire. The cotton has already been opened
Air in into individual fibre state as it leaves the
cylinder / flat area. The stationary flats of
Air and trash the post carding segment promote fibre
Air and trash
extraction alignment and parallelization.
extraction
Air in In conclusion, it may be stated that the
pre-carding and post- carding segments of
the modern high production cards facili-
tate delivery of well-carded good quality
sliver by promoting extraction of dust and
Pre-carding segment Post-carding segment trash particles, removal of short fibres,
reduction of naps, fibre alignment and
Figure - 1 parallelization.

PTJ September 2009 33