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Open Width Compactor

What is Open Width Compactor

 

 

The Open Width Compactor are the ability to improve the hand and appearance while achieving the natural relaxed state of the knit loop in a continuous process. Residual shrinkage results in knit fabric by tumble drying testing methods if 1% are possible. With the compaction system, accurate repeatability of desired finishing results are obtainable. Has evolved into a new era of performance improvement and appearance for open width knit fabrics with the Open Width Compactor. The final step of processing for high quality outerwear and apparel knit fabrics will give softer hand, superior shrinkage control, width control, and yield control.

 

Advantages of Open Width Compactor

 

 

Uniform compression: An open-width compactor machine applies pressure uniformly across the fabric, ensuring that it is compressed evenly and consistently.


Improved fabric hand: The compaction process can improve the hand of the fabric, making it feel softer and more comfortable to wear.


Reduced shrinkage: By compressing the fabric, an open-width compactor can reduce its tendency to shrink during subsequent washings or other treatments.


Increased fabric stability: The compaction process can improve the dimensional stability of the fabric, reducing the risk of distortion or warping.


High production efficiency: An open-width compactor can process large quantities of fabric quickly and efficiently, making it a valuable tool for textile manufacturers.

 
Why Choose US
 
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Our Factory
Workshop dimension: More than 10000m².
Totally produced machine quantity:More than 2000sets
Exporting countries:More than 40 countries
Market share:80% in home market

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Our Product
Stenter machine, Balloon padder machine, Five ( seven)pass relax dryer, Tubular compactor, Tubular calander, Tubular heat setting machine, Rope open slitting machine, Open width compactor , Air turning And so on.

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Production Equipment
Machining facilities: CNC laser cutting machine,bending machine shearing machine,CNC lathe machines and so on.

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Production Market
Market share:80% in home market
Machine export to more than 40 countries .

 

Working Principle of Open Width Compactor

The working principle of an open-width compactor involves a series of rollers that compress and smooth out fabrics. Here are the basic steps involved in the working principle of an open-width compactor
Loading the fabric: The fabric is loaded onto the machine's entry section, where it is fed into the compactor.


Pre-treatment: The fabric may be pre-treated with moisture or steam to prepare it for the compaction process.


Compressing the fabric: The fabric is passed through a series of rollers that apply pressure to compress and smooth out the fabric.

Heat treatment

The compressed fabric is passed through a heating section, where it is exposed to high temperatures to set the compressed shape.

Cooling

The fabric is then passed through a cooling section, where it is cooled to set the compressed shape.

Unloading the fabric

The finished fabric is unloaded from the machine's exit section, where it is ready for further processing or shipping.

 

 

 

Application of Open Width Compactor

 

An open-width compactor is a machine used in textile finishing to compress and smooth out fabrics. Here are some of the applications and advantages of using an open-width compactor:

Open Width Compactor Machine

Textile finishing

Textile finishing: An open-width compactor is used to compress and smooth out fabrics after they have been dyed or printed, giving them a more finished and polished appearance.

Open Width Compacting Machine

Improving fabric quality

Improving fabric quality: The compaction process can improve the quality of the fabric by reducing shrinkage and improving the fabric's dimensional stability.

Open Width Compactor Machine

Reducing fabric waste

By compressing the fabric, an open-width compactor can reduce the amount of fabric that is wasted during the finishing process.

 

Open Width Compactor Machine

 

Checking Parameters of Compactor Machine

Following parameters check in compactor machine.
Shade Check:
Shade of the compacting fabric is checked in the delivery side of the machine. The operator collects the fabric and compare the shade of the fabric with the buyer's approved swatch.
Width Check: Operator measures the width of the fabric with the measuring tape and compares it with the buyer's requirement.
Weight Check: Weight of the fabric is determined by GSM check. Operator checks the GSM of the fabric by GSM cutter and electric balance.
Edge Line Checking: Two edges of the fabric is check in delivery side. If any fix line is identified, which normally occurs from the expander it should be connected.
Design and Slanting: Operator checks design and slanting of the fabric in the delivery side of the machine.
Fabric Faults: Various types of fabric quality are measured in the delivery side of the fabric.

 

Structure of Open Width Compactor
 

Cloth feeding function

Into the cloth rack
The main structure is: The transmission roller driven by the transmission motor, and its function is to make the cloth enter the equipment smoothly.
Storer
The main structure is: J-shaped cloth stacking trough, tension adjustment device, edge suction device. Its function is: to store the fabric, to ensure the smooth conversion of processing varieties without stopping the machine. At the same time, it can measure the measuring point before the shrinkage rate of the fabric for the variety of the incoming fabric package.
The function of the tension adjustment device is mainly to adjust the tension of the cloth under the condition of cloth storage and non-storage, so that the cloth can run smoothly, and the edge suction device makes the cloth not deviate from the cloth storage device.

2. Wetting and cloth feeding functions

The main structure is: Tension adjustment roller, transmission roller driven by transmission motor, water spraying wet device, air jet drying cylinder. The function of the device is: the tension adjustment roller adjusts the tension change caused by the overfeeding of the cloth; the main drive roller makes the cloth run, and can be adjusted to produce overfeeding at the same time; the water spraying device is driven by a group of linked nozzles and Consists of a water inlet pressure regulator, the amount of sprayed water can be adjusted through the water inlet pressure regulator, and the cylinder surface of the air jet dryer has a small hollow structure. The steam is ejected from small holes, and the cylinder body is wrapped with chemical fiber, its function is to make the fabric wet fully and reasonably.

 

 
Knitting Open-Width Preshrinking Machines in Textile Production
 
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Open-width processing of fabrics: The knitted open-width pre-shrinking machine can open the knitted fabrics, that is, stretch the fabric from a narrow width to the required width to meet the needs of subsequent processing technology.

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Pre-shrinking and dimensional stability processing: Through preset parameters such as tension, temperature and speed, the knitting open-width pre-shrinking machine can pre-shrink the fabric, reduce the shrinkage rate of the fabric during subsequent processing, and ensure that the fabric Dimensional stability.

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Improve the texture of the fabric: While processing the fabric, the knitting open-width pre-shrinking machine can also improve the texture of the fabric, making it softer and more comfortable, and improving wearing comfort.

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Reduce losses in subsequent processing links: The size of the fabric processed by the knitting open-width preshrinking machine is more stable, which can reduce the scrap rate in subsequent processing links and save costs.

 

Temperature Detection of Pre-Shrinking Machine

 

On-line monitoring of the temperature of the steaming and wet drying cylinder
The steam supply and humidity drying cylinder is mainly composed of a cylinder body, an outer steam chamber and a steam inlet head. The specific monitoring scheme is: use a platinum thermal resistance to detect the internal temperature of the steam supply to the wet drying cylinder. When the temperature reaches the set temperature, the PLC controls the solenoid valve on the steam pipeline leading to the outer steam chamber to open to steam, so as to ensure the humidity. After the steam enters the outer layer steam chamber, it can be completely vaporized on the drying surface, so that the fabric can be evenly moistened without dripping water. In the past, the operators used their personal experience to operate the steam valve. Often, the time was short, or the quality of the steam was not good, and the heating temperature of the drying rack was not enough, which caused serious water dripping on the surface of the drying drum, which dripped onto the fabric and produced defective products.

 

On-line monitoring of fabric humidity before shrinking
There are three types of spray humidification devices used in the previous humidification unit: siphon gas-water nozzle, water suction pump and integrated nozzle combination, and booster pump and integrated nozzle combination. The water mist sprayed by these three types has a small amount of water droplets. The uniformity of the water mist is not very ideal for high-grade fabrics, and the spray volume cannot be adjusted according to the type of fabric. The humidity of the fabric depends entirely on the operator.

 

Online monitoring of fabric tension
There is a close relationship between the tension of the fabric and the shrinkage rate, especially between the wet unit and the rubber blanket. Users often adjust the fabric tension between the two units too high in order to eliminate the creases on both sides of the fabric, which affects the pre-shrinking effect, and also makes the wet-feeding motor in the state of power generation, which makes the inverter very easy to damage. In order to keep the tension constant, a tension detection roller is installed between the wet supply unit and the rubber blanket pre-shrinking unit, and the speed of the wet supply motor is controlled through the tension sensor.

 

When debugging on-site, firstly correct the zero point of the cloth guide roller; secondly, check whether the change in tension is consistent with the speed; thirdly, the display of tension must be consistent with the weighing unit used for zero point calibration; fourthly, frequency conversion The output voltage of the device is +/-lOV; finally, the PID control is realized by programming the PLC, and the appropriate PID parameters must be set, namely: PID sampling time 0.3s; PID gain 0.85; PID integration time 3s.

 

In the actual operation according to the above steps, when the zero point is corrected (that is, the zero point elbow is in a tension-free state, and the corresponding output voltage is OV), the cloth is passed into the cloth guide roller, and the zero point is detected. It is found that the zero point drifts, that is, the zero point is always An output voltage of -0·3V appears, corresponding to the displayed tension of -3kgf. In order to eliminate this phenomenon, the threading route can be flexibly changed on site, so that the zero drift can be solved. In addition, due to the different ways of feeding the fabric and the difference in dryness and wetness of the fabric, it is easy to cause a large change in tension. In this way, the original 25kgf tension corresponds to the output voltage of 1V, and 50kgf tension corresponds to the output voltage of 5V. Therefore, the online detection and control of the fabric achieves the desired effect.

 

Attention to the Use of Pre-Shrinker Machines

 

 

When the pre-shrinking machine is in use , the phenomenon of "biting" occurs when the cloth surface is tilted forward:


This is mainly due to the non-parallel entry and exit cloth rollers of the pre-shrinker and the heating roller, and the direction in which the fabric enters the blanket belt is not tangential. Therefore, we can adjust the parallelism between the entry and exit cloth rollers and the heating roller, and adjust Orienting the fabric entering the blanket belt so that it enters tangentially can easily resolve this failure.


Partial stagnation occurs when the cloth roller in and out and the heating roller rotate:


After analysis, there are three main reasons for the partial stagnation phenomenon when the cloth roller enters and exits and the heating roller rotates:

 

●The roller shafts of the incoming and outgoing cloth rollers and heating rollers are worn out during the * operation process, and the matching is not good or the roller shafts are bent;

 

●Transmission gears and sprockets are severely worn;

 

●The replaced bearing does not fit properly with the original equipment parts.

 

For these three reasons, we can use methods such as correcting the bending and deflection of the roller shaft, timely replacing the severely worn transmission gears and sprockets, and repairing unreasonable or poor parts and components to eliminate equipment failures.

 

Maintenance of Preshrinker Machine
 
 
If the humidity of the fabric in the humidity chamber is uneven, check

①Whether the spray and steam injection pipes are blocked.
②Whether the steam pressure and water pressure fluctuate.
③ Whether the main and passive guide rollers in the wet box are bent or damaged, whether the journals and bearings are damaged or the oil is cut off.

 
If a single pre-drying cylinder produces wrinkles and abnormal noises, check

①Whether the water bucket or siphon in the dryer is damaged.
②Whether the drying cylinder is deformed.
③Whether the shaft journal and bearing of the drying cylinder are worn or the oil is broken.

 
If the woolen blanket deviates or wrinkles, check

①Whether the blanket tension roller is horizontal or bent, and whether it is perpendicular to the center line.
②Whether the woolen blanket tension roller, woolen blanket dryer journal, and bearings are worn out or oil is broken.
③Whether the blanket drying cylinder is conical or oval.
④Whether the wool blanket is partially worn or has uneven thickness.

 
If the rubber blanket deviates, check

①Whether the levelness of the bearing roller is within the standard range.
②Whether the perimeter of both sides of the rubber blanket is consistent.
③Whether the two sides of the rubber blanket are worn and aged consistently, and whether there are ruffles.
Adjust the rubber blanket, adjust the tension at both ends of the roller, relax the end that deviates outward or adjust the pressure on both sides of the cloth feed roller, and pressurize the end that deviates outward.

 
After pre-shrinking, the shrinkage of the finished fabric is not uniform, you should check

①Whether the steam pressure fluctuates up or down, and whether the humidification is uniform.
②Whether the temperature of the pre-shrinker is uniform.
③Whether the speed difference between the feed roller and retard roller is stable.
④ Whether the pressure is stable.
⑤Whether the hydraulic roller, cloth feed roller, retard roller, etc. are bent or elliptical, whether the bearing is damaged or the oil is cut off.

 
The shrinkage rate of the finished fabric after pre-shrinking is unqualified, and it should be checked

①Whether the humidity rate of the fabric meets the requirements.
②Whether the pressure meets the requirements.
③Whether the amount of overfeeding is moderate.

 
For the various bearings of the pre-shrinking machine

Add lubricating oil once a week and check once a year.

 

 

Quality Check of Open Width Compactor

 

Shade Check
Though there are very less chances of shade variation to occur in this tubular compactor machine as fabric goes through a compaction process, the backside operator should check the shade visually by comparing the before and after effect of compaction process. If the extent of shade variation is found to be high, the responsible shift officer is informed immediately who takes the necessary action to overcome the problem.

 

Fault Check
The operator checks for Knitting faults (i.e double yarn, yarn contamination, fly yarn, etc.), Spinning faults (i.e thick & thin yarn, barre mark, etc.) and other Dyeing or Finishing faults (like dye stain, band line, chemical spots, meter to meter shade variation, torn & hole, fabric structure and crease mark, etc.) during the processing.

 

Width Check
Measure the fabric width using a measuring tape and compare it with the required finished width, which is specified in the program by the shift officer based on the customer requirement with a tolerance limit of exact or +1″.

 

Weight Check
Cut a piece of fabric in relax condition to check the GSM by di-cutter and then check in electronic measuring scale. Weight should be always ± 5 g/m2 than the required.

 

Design and Slanting Check
Check the design and slanting of fabric at the delivery side. If any abnormality is found adjust the machine.

 

Edge-line Checking
Check the two edges of fabric at the delivery side. If any fix-line is identified, which normally occurs from the expreader wheel, it should be corrected.

 

Sample Tests
After finishing, one-meter sample is cut from each batch of fabric in relaxed condition. Then it is sent to QC lab where the fabric sample is tested for different specifications as specified by the customer like dimensional stability, washing fastness, water fastness, light fastness, rubbing (wet/dry), pilling etc.

 

FAQ
 

Q: What is compacting of knit fabric?

A: Compaction (compacting) is a finishing process used to minimize shrinking in textiles. Textile products that are loosely woven or knitted shrink more, whereas tightly knitted and woven products are more stable. The structure of knitted fabrics is competitively loose and flexible.

Q: What is the difference between stenter and compactor?

A: Both of them have a different usage in the process of finishing the fabrics. Stenter is useful for drying, preheat setting and for applying different chemical finishes. The compactor is entirely different from Stenter which is useful to final finish like to control residual shrinkage and to remove the creases.

Q: What is compacting in knitting?

A: Brief note on compacting: Compacting of knitted fabric: The compacting machine is a knitted fabric shrinkage control machine, which can compact the fabric in length wise direction, to provide over feed to the fabric while processing in presence of steam and able to control the shrinkage.

Q: What is the stenter process of fabric?

A: A stenter machine consists of heating chambers through which wet fabrics pass under tension. Fabrics are dried by hot circulating air produced inside the chambers. Lots of heat energy is required to supply heat inside the chambers. This heat energy production is a costly process.

Q: What is the compacting process in textile?

A: What is Compacting? Compacting is a process of mechanical compression of fabrics in lengthwise direction, in order to minimize its tendency to shrink during consumer use. The compacting process has little effect on the widthwise shrinkage of the fabric.

Q: What is open width fabric?

A: A fabric that is held to its full width. A tubular fabric can be slit on one side and then finished fully opened or open width.

Q: What is the compacting process in garment?

A: Compaction (compacting) is a finishing process used to minimize shrinking in textiles. Textile products that are loosely woven or knitted shrink more, whereas tightly knitted and woven products are more stable. The structure of knitted fabrics is competitively loose and flexible.

Q: What is the maintenance checklist for a compactor?

A: Inspect for leaks: Check for any signs of hydraulic, fuel, or coolant leaks. Addressing leaks promptly prevents fluid loss and potential damage to components. Ensure correct fluid levels: Check and maintain proper levels of hydraulic fluid, engine oil, coolant, and fuel.

Q: What is compactor machine in textile?

A: The compacting machine is a knitted fabric shrinkage control machine, which can compact the fabric in length wise direction, to provide over feed to the fabric while processing in presence of steam and able to control the shrinkage. In other words, this is a process of compacting the fabric in length ways direction.

Q: What is the compacting process in textile?

A: Compaction (compacting) is a finishing process used to minimize shrinking in textiles. Textile products that are loosely woven or knitted shrink more, whereas tightly knitted and woven products are more stable.

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