Experiment No: 02

Experiment Name: Study on material passage diagram of conventional

bale opener machine.

Introduction:

Bale Opener Machine is the first major machine in blowroom line for short staple spinning.
Bale opener consists of several opening and cleaning device which is suitable for
processing various kind of cotton fiber where fiber opening, slightly cleaning, blending
and mixing and then cotton is transported to next machine for additional process.
Bales of natural or synthetic staple fibres are opened manually & then feed to it. The
opening line normally includes bale opener, fibre flock cleaners, mixers and fine openers.
Depending on the fibre material type and quantity of production, machines can be added
or removed from the processing sequence for the short staple spinning. The aim of this is
to provide an appropriate fibre opening line for the opening of fibres that can then be further
used for the manufacture of mechanical and aerodynamic formed nonwovens.

Objective:

i. To open the tuft of cotton.

ii. To mix & blend the fiber.
iii. To remove a considerable amount of trash from fiber that is taken out by
suction duct.
iv. To act as a reserve box for the next machine.

Action of Bale Opener Machine:

1. Regulating motion
2. Air suctioning
3. Beating action
4. Spiked lattice action

Main Parts:
 Feed lattice
 Bottom lattice
 Spiked lattice
 Wiper roller
 Evener roller
 Breaker roller
 Grid bar
 Material Passage Diagram:

Output ( Lap/Chute )
Input (Fiber in bale form)

7
2
3 8
4
6 9
1 3
5 9

For Fig-01

1--> Feed Lattice 6--> Spike Lattice

2--> Feed Roller
7--> Evener Roller
3--> Opening Roller
8 --> Take-up Roller
4--> Beater
5--> Bottom Lattice 9--> Delivery Roller

Working Principles of Bale Opener Machine:

• Bale opening is done in blowroom section which is 1st and essential
process of yarn production.
• In this step compressed bales are opened manually. Cotton fibers are
opened and partly cleaned by several actions of bale opener machine.
• In blowroom bale or opened fiber are arranged according to qualities of
cotton fiber to meet up the customer’s requirement or required quality of
yarn it’s called bale management.
 • In opening section 1st compressed fiber or bale fiber get into feed lattice to
feed roller where fiber start to opening.
• After feed roller it goes to opening roller then beater beat the fiber for
opening and cleaning dust and trash.
• Bottom lattice receive the open fiber then it send to spike lattice.
• After then evener roller receive clean fiber and make even chute or lap for
next machine.
• Take-up roller receive chute or lap and send it to delivery roller where chute
or lap are delivered as a output of a blowroom.

Remarks of Bale opener Machine:

1. It’s essential process for produce yarn from textile fiber.
2. It dose lots of process in one section.
3. It can remove a considerable amount of trash from fiber. So that good amount of yarn
can be produce.

Conclusion:
The bale opener is the first machine in blow room section. It is important because
cotton is in bale form open first to produce yarn and if not open, it is difficult to get
fine yarn. This machine that we observed was running and electricity was supplied;
therefore we observe the working procedure of the machine. But it helps to change
our theoretical knowledge in practical basis.
Experiment No: 04
Experiment Name: Study on material passage of a carding machine.