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Autocard

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Saurer pre-spinning is the foun- Contents

dation of the Zinser Ring Spin- 4

Highlight
ning and Schlafhorst Open End
5
Systems. The flexible portfolio Economics

offers the right solutions for 6

Typical Blow-carding
preparation of all kinds of Process

fibres for the subsequent pro- 8

Be prepared
cesses. The right combination
10
of blowroom, carding and Sun

draw frame ensures excellent

fiber utilization and sliver qual-
ity for high efficiency and yarn
quality in spinning.

E³: Optimising energy, econom-

ics and ergonomics, adding
intelligence. With our custom-
ers’ needs always top of mind,
E³ forms the basis of our design
philosophy. Our passion for
textile machinery drives us to
manufacture innovative prod-
ucts that add value to our cli-
ents’ businesses.
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Highlights

→→Larger carding area for higher

productivity

→→Optimised core components for lower

energy consumption

→→LED light display for higher operation

efficiency

→→Microshort-term autolevelling system

for excellent sliver quality

→→Seamless can change for higher

quality and higher production

→→Mill Management system Senses for

analysing all spinning data in one
program – in real time, securely and
from anywhere
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Economics
Economics Through cutting-edge research and
→→Up to 18% more productivity development, we boost our clients’
profitability by improving our
→→up to 4.2m2 carding area
products’ flexibility, increasing output
→→Space Saving and less energy cost and saving on raw material. Increas-
→→less maintenance cost in production ingly, our machines are also becoming
→→reduced workload smarter, reducing the need for human
involvement, which allows our
customers to save on cost.

carding width carding area

in metre in square meter
1.4
1.4 4.5
4.5

1.3 44
1.2
1.2
3.5
3.5
1.1
1.1
33
1.0
1

0.9
0.9 2.5
2.5

0.8
0.8 2
2
0.7
0.7
1.5
1.5
0.6
0.6
11
0.5
0.5

0.4
0.4 0.5
0.5
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Carding Width Carding Area

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1 JSB 008C Reciprocating Bale Plucker

119MT-6000/119MD5
2 Spark&Metal Dual Separator

3 FA100 Multi-function Air-flow Tower

4 JSB 103 Mono-axial Flow Opener

5 119E Spark Separator

6 JSB 325 Multi-mixer

7 TF29 Three-way Control Valve

8 JSB 318 Fine Opener

9 TF27 Magnet Trap

10 SFA201 Dedusting Machine

11 119E Spark Separator

12 TF80 T Shape Distributor

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Flexible Blow-carding
process for all material
from cotton to man-
made fibres.
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Be prepared

The new Autocard was developed to create LED display

further value in the fibre preparation chain. It This new highly visible light display informs staff
offers the right solutions to prepare all kinds of of relevant issues at an early stage. Can fullness
fibres for the subsequent processes in the textile and running status is displayed for the operator,
value chain. The right combination of blow room which ensures a faster response, guiding him or
and carding machinery ensures excellent fibre her to the right machine. In this way, fewer opera-
utilisation and sliver quality, thus increasing the tors are needed in daily production.
efficiency of the spinning process and improving
the quality of yarn. Core components
Thanks to higher precision of key components
including cylinder, doffer and electric parts,
minimum power consumption can be ensured. In
addition, servo motors are widely used so that
control precision is improved and pulley changing
is no longer necessary during technical adjust-
ment.
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MTA New generation HMI

With the new micro short-term autolevelling The new HMI from Saurer, with a combination of
(MTA) system, excellent sliver performance can be PLC and autoleveller, offers various options to
ensured, thus suitable for almost all the down- control the operation of the machine precisely.
stream application. This allows a reduction in the Now, more parameters can be displayed and
number of draw frame passengers. adjusted conveniently on the large touch screen.
With a simple touch of the screen, users can set
Seamless can change up multiple parameters individually to control the
Can change is carried out during full production machine, significantly reducing maintenance
without slowing down the speed of sliver delivery. costs.
As a result, the fewer changes in speed have less
of an impact on sliver quality. In this way, better
sliver quality and higher production can be
guaranteed.
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Front carding 0.9m

Revolving flats 1.2m

Rear carding 0.9m

Metal detection (MD) system Senses – the new mill management system
In case of a foreign object entering the carding Senses is the new Saurer mill management
area, the MD system will stop the machine system for the entire textile value-added chain.
automatically and an alarm will sound. Thus, the The information system collects, bundles and
card clothing can be protected, which greatly visualises the production, quality and machine
reduces the operating and maintenance costs of data of your entire spinning mill. The application
the machine. delivers valid information to management and
the machine operators in order to profitably
The longest carding section of 3.0 m ensures optimise the use of raw materials, material, time,
high sliver quality personnel, energy and capital. Senses is therefore
After being opened and cleaned by the licker-in, the ultimate addition to your Saurer machinery.
the fibres are transferred to the working area of The application runs on all smart devices, adapts
the ultra-long cylinder wire with optimised config- to your demands and can upgraded to new
uration. The fibres get an intensive and gentle Senses Elements at any time in the Saurer
pre-carding and mixing, ensuring an even cleaner Software Shop. Use your new digital senses and
sliver and higher fibre parallelism. The carding sustainably optimize the profitability of your
area measures more than 4m2 and the machine’s textile business through real-time information and
dimensions match that of the previous genera- big-data mining.
tion, meaning that the Autocard produces more
output than its predecessor while occupying the
same floor space.
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Technical data

2826
3576
3793

5830

2210

Autocard - Main technical specifications

Workable fiber 22~76mmcotton and man -made fibers
Max. Delivery speed (m/min) 480
Linear weight of card sliver(g/m) 3.5~9
Cylinder width(mm) 1380
Actual max. production(kg/h) 180
Lap weight (g/m) 340~900
Lap width(mm) 1300
Doffer revolution(r/min) up to 200
Licker-in revolution (r/min) 600~1400
Q'ty of aluminum alloy revolving flats 92 pcs
Revolving flats speed(mm/min) V=5.2f（frequency converter）
Waste extraction air(m3/h and Pa) 4800/-850
Installed power (kW) 21.12（including coiler and hopper）
Net weight (kg) 7300
Diameter (Ø450,Ø600,Ø900,Ø1000) x
Coiler specification(mm)
Height (1050,1100,1150,1200,1250,1300)
Overall diameter (mm) AUTOCARD: 3793 × 2210 × 2826
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Autocard - Structure diagram

Structure diagram Carding section

Chute feeder section

1 Upper chamber 11 Feed roller 22 Flat brush

2 Pipe of dust exhaust 12 Feed plate 23 Flat end brush
3 Fan 13 Suction hood of licker-in 1st
24 Revolving flat/working flat
4 Feed plate waste collection area
5 Feed roller 14 Suction hood of licker-in 2nd 25 Front web cleaner
6 Open beater waste collection area 26 Rear stationary flat
7 Pressure measuring point 15 licker-in 27 Cylinder
8 Lower chamber 16 Suction hood of licker-in cover
28 Doffer
9 Output roller 17 Feeder sensor
10 Material transporting plate 18 Feed web cleaner 29 Suction hood of three-roller
19 Rear stationary flat 30 Brush roller of stripping
20 Suction hood of flat flyer 31 Stripping roller
21 Brush roller
32 Web supporting plate
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33 Squeeze roller
34 Apron roller
35 Trumpet displacement sensor
36 Trumpet
37 Draft roller
38 Suction point of collection
39 Touch screen
40 Suction point of coiler
41 Raster
42 Coiler
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Sun

Saurer sets the benchmarks with:

→→Consulting
→→Installation
→→Academy
→→Original Parts
→→Maintenance
→→Updates and
Upgrades
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Sun – Service Unlimited

Strong and reliable life-cycle partnership.
Unique smart solutions to increase the benefit to the customer.
Notable performance and sustainability throughout the machine lifetime.

Sun is a bundle of differentiated services

that add real value to Saurer machinery
throughout its entire life cycle. Highly trained
staff using state-of-the-art tools improve
our customers’ daily operations in a flexible
and individual way. We provide the owners
of Saurer machinery with innovative solutions
and services to improve the product quality,
machine performance and profitability.

We keep you competitive.

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