Babcock, Drying and Thermofixing Line, 1990, 2300mm Working Width, 7 Chambers, Gas Heated

Description

  1. Overview
    1. Drying and thermo-fixing line
    2. Manufacturer: Babcock
    3. Probable year of construction: 1990 (no plate on the machine)
    4. Completely reconditioned in the year 2010
    5. Useful working width: 2300 mm on the clips
  2. Padder
    1. Padder with 3 rollers
    2. Rollers width: 2000 mm; useful working width: 1800 mm
    3. The two external rollers are coated by rubber; the central roller is coated in ebonite
    4. Double impregnation tank with reduced bath
    5. Dancing roller
  3. Weft-Straightener
    1. Weft-straightener with reading system using optical heads
    2. Manufacturer: Mahlo
    3. Rollers width: 2000 mm; useful working width: 1800 mm
  4. Stenter
    1. Manufacturer: Babcock
    2. 7 chambers, gas heated
    3. Burners and fans installed alternately for better temperature uniformity: in the 1st chamber the burner is on the left and the fan is on the right, in the 2nd chamber the burner is on the right and the fan is on the left, and so on for the other chambers
    4. Chain with horizontal return, only clips, on Artos mechanics; already arranged also for the installation of the plates with pins
    5. Double cooling on the delivery side
    6. Big batcher on the delivery
  5. Ancillary Equipment
    1. Electric control board
    2. Fans for the supply of the air to the burners
    3. Exhauster on the delivery side
    4. Suction piping for the exhausted fumes, which connects the machine with the exhauster
    5. Ring piping for the supply of the gas to the burners