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Doffer in Carding Machine - Types, Specification, Functions & Maintenance

The document discusses the doffer, a revolving cylinder in carding machines that strips fiber from cards. It has two main types - single and double doffer. The doffer collects fiber uniformly from the main cylinder and transports it to form a card web. Its functions include collecting cotton evenly and carrying it to be calendered. The doffer specifications include its diameter, speed, wire points per inch, and surface speed ratio. Proper doffer wire maintenance through gradual grinding is important for fiber length and yarn quality.

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Doffer in Carding Machine - Types, Specification, Functions & Maintenance

The document discusses the doffer, a revolving cylinder in carding machines that strips fiber from cards. It has two main types - single and double doffer. The doffer collects fiber uniformly from the main cylinder and transports it to form a card web. Its functions include collecting cotton evenly and carrying it to be calendered. The doffer specifications include its diameter, speed, wire points per inch, and surface speed ratio. Proper doffer wire maintenance through gradual grinding is important for fiber length and yarn quality.

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Doffer in Carding Machine: Types, Specification, Functions & Maintenance

Doffer in Carding Machine: Types,


Specification, Functions & Maintenance
May 19, 2014 by Mazharul Islam Kiron

Last Updated on 30/01/2021

An Overview of Doffer in Carding Machine

Bhavdip Paldiya

Dept. of Textile Technology

Sarvajanik College of Engineering & Technology, Surat, India

Email: [email protected]

What is Doffer?

Doffer is a revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar, with teeth, in a
carding machine, which doffs, or strips off, the fiber from the
cards. The doffer is a small cylinder made and clothed like the
main cylinder. Metallic clothing is used for the doffer. The
function of the doffer is to collect the cotton from the cylinder in
a uniform fleece, which is delicately removed to form the card
web.

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Doffer in Carding Machine: Types, Specification, Functions & Maintenance

The doffer has a diameter of 686 mm, which is the large


component next to the cylinder in the carding machine (as seen
in Figure). Its surface speed is several times lower than the
cylinder (10–20 times slower). The primary functions of the
doffer are to collect cotton from the cylinder as a uniform sheet
and to carry this to the calender roller section. The wire clothing
of the doffer is arranged so that it will work point against with
that of the cylinder.

Fig: Schematic diagram of doffer in carding machine

Objects of Doffer:

The main object of the doffer is to take off the fibers that lie
more or less evenly distributed between the cylinder wires, and

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Doffer in Carding Machine: Types, Specification, Functions & Maintenance

to condense them so that they constitute a coherent web.

Types of Doffer:

There are two types of doffer in carding.

1. Single doffer
2. Double doffer

Specification of Doffer:

DIAMETER: 27’’dia
SPEED: 45rpm/minute
WIRE POINT PER INCH: 300-400
SURFACE SPEED ratio: 53.3
DIRECTION: CLOCKWISE

Doffer Wires:

The doffer strips the fibers from the cylinder. The rate of transfer
is called the transfer ratio. The transfer needs to be optimized to
reduce the re-circulation on the cylinder to a minimum. The
specification of the doffer wire, together with the card settings
will define the correct operation of the transfer of the fibers from
doffer to cylinder.

Doffer Wire Maintenance:



Doffer is still working with a concept of Land formation. A
normal grinding machine will be good for doffer grinding. All
the wire points should be touched by the grinding stone. A slow
and gradual grinding with the grind-out concept will give the
best results. Harsh grindings will result in burr formation on the
land. This will increase the number of hooks in the fiber; thereby
the effective length of the fiber from this card will be reduced.

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Flat tops grinding is very important. Every time a flat top is


ground, yarn quality is improved. It is better to use a grinding
machine with the emery fillet. Frequent flat tops grinding will
result in less neps and the yarn quality will be consistent.

Some mills increase the life of the flat tops compared to cylinder
wire. But it is better to change flat tops and cylinder wire
together for better and consistent yarn quality.

It is a good practice to check the individual card quality before


changing the wire

Uses and Characteristics of Doffer:



Suitable for carding of 1.5D-20D*38-65mm artificial fiber.
Single cylinder high-speed carding and double-doffer outputting
has high production capacities. Cotton stripping has been used
stripper bar, the cotton feeding roller is controlled by frequency
conversion.

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Mazharul Islam Kiron


Founder & Editor of Textile Learner. He is a
Textile Consultant, Blogger & Entrepreneur. He
is working as a textile consultant in several local
and international companies. He is also a
contributor of Wikipedia.

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