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Rieter launches A 12 UNIfloc automatic bale opener

16 Jun '17

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Rieter, the world’s leading supplier of systems for short-staple fibre spinning from Switzerland, has announced the launch of the new automatic bale opener, A 12 UNIfloc. It is part of the blowroom line, VARIOline, and supplies the downstream machines and cards with material. With the A 12, the VARIOline attains a production rate of over 2 000 kg/h.

The machine has been completely redesigned. With the A 12, Rieter relies on a design that is also used in the Formula One. The construction of the UNIfloc is based on the so-called Monocoque design. This is familiar from the field of aircraft construction or the Formula One. The result is a stable, maintenance-friendly machine for highest production.

A further feature of the A 12 is the innovative bale scanning. The take-off unit determines the different heights of the bales by means of scanning force measurement and quickly equals them out. Through this uniform take-off, the machine achieves its highest possible production rate in the shortest time.

Inside the take-off unit, there is a roller with numerous teeth which gently opens the bales into very small tufts. This is the basis for effective cleaning and dedusting in the subsequent blowroom process. A remarkable feature is that the A 12 is extremely efficient, even with these very small tufts. In the A 12, motors and servo-units of the latest technology are used and this also enables the UNIfloc to recover energy during production. The brake power which is generated during reversal of the take-off roller is fed back into the electricity grid. (GK)

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