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Optimisation of Drawframe Autoleveller: Hitesh Choudhary

The document discusses the need for and operation of autolevellers on drawframes. Autolevellers help maintain consistent count CV% and produce higher quality yarn by continuously adjusting the draft to compensate for thickness variations in sliver feed. The key parts and parameters for autolevellers are described, including scanning rollers, servo drives, levelling intensity, and action point. Methods for calibrating and testing the performance of autolevellers are also covered. When properly set up and maintained, autolevellers provide advantages like reduced thin spots and higher processing efficiency.

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Optimisation of Drawframe Autoleveller: Hitesh Choudhary

The document discusses the need for and operation of autolevellers on drawframes. Autolevellers help maintain consistent count CV% and produce higher quality yarn by continuously adjusting the draft to compensate for thickness variations in sliver feed. The key parts and parameters for autolevellers are described, including scanning rollers, servo drives, levelling intensity, and action point. Methods for calibrating and testing the performance of autolevellers are also covered. When properly set up and maintained, autolevellers provide advantages like reduced thin spots and higher processing efficiency.

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Optimisation of drawframe

autoleveller

Hitesh Choudhary
www.facebook.com/hitesh.choudhary1
Objects of drawframe
What is autoleveller?

 It is a online monitering device in spinning


process.
 It has become an integral part of the spinning
process for production of high quality yarn.
 It helps in achieving consistent count cv%.
Need of autoleveller

 To survive in this age of high competition, it has


become necessary to produce an internationally
accepted standard yarn quality.
 Carded slivers fed to drawframe to drawframe
have high degree of uneveness that cannot be
tolerated.
 Comber contains infamous piecings.
 Higher CV% affects the appearence of dyed
fabrics by absorbing the dye unevenly.
Norms for CV% at different stages

Material Wrapping length Without With


(yards) autoleveller autoleveller
Yarn 120 2.5 – 3 1.5 - 2

Roving 15 1.5 – 1.8 0.9 – 1.2

Drawframe 5 0.7 – 0.8 0.4 – 0.5


Sliver
Drawframe 1 1.5 – 1.6 0.9 – 1.1
Sliver
Object of autoleveller

To maintain consistent
hank of sliver.

Principle: Adjust the


Draft continuosly,
which will depend on
thickness of material
fed.
Types of autoleveller
Open Loop Closed loop
Types of autoleveller

Open Loop Closed Loop

This system is effective for This system is effective for



short, medium and to some long term variations
extent long term variations
Lack of self monitering Selfmonitering

More popularly used Rarely used


Servo Drives
Trützschler HSR 1000
Various parts of autoleveller

 Scanning roller
 Signal convertor
 Levelling processor
 Servo drive
 Quality monitor
sensor
Important parameters for quality
levelling

 Levelling intensity
 Levelling action point
Levelling Intensity

 It indicates the amount of correction to be


done.
 It is to decide the amount of draft change
required to correct feed variation.
 The correlation between mass and
volume for different fibres is not same.
Levelling action point

 The calculated correction should be done


on the corresponding defective place.
 The time required for the defective
material to reach the correction point
should be known.
 Levelling action point depends on break
draft, main draft roller setting and delivery
speed
A% test
Sliver weight in ktex
(n-1) slivers n slivers (n+1) slivers
1
2
mean
A% 0

Over-compensation:
For
 (n-1) slivers Reduce levellingFor
intensity
(n+1) by A%
slivers
A%
 = (ktex(n-1) – ktex(n)
Under-compensation: X 100 levelling
Increase A%intensity
= (ktex(n+1)
by A% – ktex(n) X 100
 Drawframes ktex(n)
maintained in good conditions achieve ktex(n)
deviation between 0
and 0.5 or between -0.5 and 0
A% + : over-compensation A% + : under-compensation
A% - : under-compensation A% - : over-compensation
Quick test for levelling action point

a) Levelling action is OK.


b) Levelling action is too late
c) Levelling action is too early
Quick test for levelling intensity

a) Ideal diagram.
b) Under compensation, increase
levelling amplification by A%
c) Under compensation, increase
levelling amplification by A%
Calibration

 Need of calibration:
Calibration is required because even the
best instruments drift and loose their ability
to give accurate measurements.
 On autolleveller callibration is done for
 Scanning rollers
 Pressure on scanning rollers
 Servo motor
Calibration for scanning rollers

For rieter RSB-D30 scanning roller calibration is as follows

Scanning roller current levelling Value


Distance guage
3mm 3.3 V

4mm 5V

5mm 6.7 V

6mm 8.4 V
Pressure on scanning rollers
Material Scanning roller pressure in KG

Smooth, elastic fibres, Combed cotton 100

Cotton carded 120

High crimp and bulky fibres, such as 130


acrlyic, polyester (W-type)

Extremely high bulk, and micro fibres 140

Polypropylene 160
Calibration for Servo motor

Trim potentiometer “Tacho” is adjusted in such a way that actual


value equals target value.

1) Calibration servo drive


-25% deviation > yes
target 1487 actual 1486
2) Calibration servo drive
+25% deviation > yes
target 892 actual 890
Laser based autoleveller

 Laser beam is used for measuring the sliver thickness.


 LDR is used for sensing the intensity of laser beam.

Fast in response, No fibre rupture, no


mechanical parts

High cost
Advantages of autoleveller

 All variations are corrected.


 Count CV% will be consistent.
 Thin places in sliver and hence in the yarn
will be low.
 Higher efficiency in further processes.
Conclusions

 For obtaining good yarn quality,


installation of autoleveller is a must.
 As long as the autolevelling system is set
properly, advantages mentioned above
can be achieved. Otherwise, the negative
impact will be very big compared to
working without autoleveller
References
 RSB D-30 & RSB D-45 manual
 A project on “ Assesment of autoleveller on breaker and finisher
drawframe” under guidance of Prof. S.D. Mahajan & Prof. M.S.
Kulkarni
 A practical guide to Combing and Drawing – W. Klien
 www.textilespinning.blogspot.com
 Trützschler HSR 1000 brochure
 Technological study of autoleveller at drawframe on cotton yarn
quality – nasir mahmood, journal of applied sciences, vol 6, year
2006, pages 287-291
 Studies on autoleveller in drawframes – M.S.Indradoraiswamy,
P.Chellamani, SITRA, 34th Joint technological conference page 13-
19

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