When it comes to tuft blending with the new T-Blend tuft blending system, a leading textile machinery manufacturer Trützschler relies on blending accuracy and reproducibility. The self-monitoring system is said to guarantee flexible application when blending natural and man-made fibres of different lengths, finenesses and colours, the company reports.

Compared with previous Trützschler tuft feeding installations, the performance of the pans of the new tuft blending system has doubled, according to the manufacturer. The filling process is automatically optimised and weighing is performed more quickly due to a vibration-free three-point suspension. All of this is said to result in increased weighings per unit of time and more volume per discharge. “Naturally, the evaluated information is also made available to the higher level Data Management System T-Data,” the company explains.

Exact dosing

To ensure the observance of the blending ratio, the only technologies considered suitable are those that precisely weigh the individual components. For this reason, the new Trützschler tuft blending installations T-Blend are also based on the weighing principle.

T-Blend has been developed to allow exact dosing of the individual components and – during the second step – blending to a homogeneous material. Thus, precise adherence to the blending ratios over long periods of time and/or within a lot is ensured. The result is said to be a perfect dosing of the blending components.

This aims to rule out a gradual deviation, like, for instance, with volume measurement, that cannot be avoided due to deviations in degree of opening or ambient atmosphere. Blendcontrol monitors each individual discharge and automatically and permanently corrects any deviations.

Trützschler

With about 3,000 employees, Trützschler is one of the leading textile machinery manufacturers. Trützschler specialises in machines, installations and accessories for spinning preparation, the nonwovens and man-made fibre industry.

The headquarters of the more than 125-year-old company are located in Mönchengladbach, Germany. The subsidiaries Trützschler Nonwovens and Man-Made Fiber GmbH with two production sites, and Trützschler Card Clothing GmbH, are also located in Germany. The group also has sites in India, China, Brazil, USA and Switzerland, as well as a number of service centres.

www.truetzschler.com