Application Outline
Carding is a mechanical process that disentangles, cleans and intermixes fibres to produce a continuous web or sliver suitable for subsequent processing. This is achieved by passing the fibers between differentially moving surfaces covered with card clothing. It breaks up locks and unorganised clumps of fibre and then aligns the individual fibers to be parallel with each other. In preparing wool fibre for spinning, carding is the step that comes after teasing.
These ordered fibres can then be passed on to other processes that are specific to the desired end use of the fibre: Cotton, batting, felt, woollen or worsted yarn, etc. Carding can also be used to create blends of different fibres or different colours. When blending, the carding process combines the different fibres into a homogeneous mix. Commercial cards also have rollers and systems designed to remove some vegetable matter contaminants from the wool.
System Structure
Application Products LSIS Used
- HMI : XP50TTA/DC
- PLC : XEC-H
- Drive : IG5A VSD’s
Application Benefits
- Replacement of old legacy Eddy current couplings
- Locally supported products used – LSIS
- Precise Speed Control
System Requirements
- Operator control and monitoring using LSIS HMI
- Precise Speed Control, Web Edge Guide
- Reliable Solution
Key Functions
- IG5A –
