German firm Trutzschler develops TC 19i to reduce energy consumption

Leading German textile machinery manufacturer, Trutzschler has developed the intelligent card TC 19i featuring the unique T-GO gap optimiser, which continuously and automatically monitors and adjusts the carding gap to an ideal position during production. The TC 19i sets a new benchmark for energy-efficient carding, according to the company.

 

Leading German textile machinery manufacturer, Trutzschler has developed the intelligent card TC 19i featuring the unique T-GO gap optimiser, which continuously and automatically monitors and adjusts the carding gap to an ideal position during production. The TC 19i sets a new benchmark for energy-efficient carding, according to the company.#

“By now, more than 2,000 intelligent cards sold worldwide prove quality and production leaps in the double-digit percentage range daily, thereby reducing energy demand per kilogram produced,” the machinery firm stated. “Innovative drive- and air technology further reduce energy consumption of the TC 19i. In this way, the TC 19i saves energy to help protect the planet – and also boosts profitability for yarn production.”

 

Leading German textile machinery manufacturer, Trutzschler has developed the intelligent card TC 19i featuring the unique T-GO gap optimiser, which continuously and automatically monitors and adjusts the carding gap to an ideal position during production. The TC 19i sets a new benchmark for energy-efficient carding, according to the company.#

The most energy-intensive elements in a carding machine are the drive, the dust suction process and the compressed air system. Permanent suction is needed to remove dust and cotton waste in key places. In contrast to Trutzschler cards, many cards on the market also use compressed air for suction hoods in the pre-carding and post-carding areas, for example. Smart optimisation of these areas has made the intelligent card TC 19i a benchmark for energy efficiency in carding because it uses less electricity, lower suction pressure and less compressed air than other machines, while providing the highest production rates currently available on the market, Trutzschler said.

 

Leading German textile machinery manufacturer, Trutzschler has developed the intelligent card TC 19i featuring the unique T-GO gap optimiser, which continuously and automatically monitors and adjusts the carding gap to an ideal position during production. The TC 19i sets a new benchmark for energy-efficient carding, according to the company.#

“In a head-to-head comparison between the TC 19i and a high-performance card from a competitor, the TC 19i consumed at least 10 per cent less energy per kilogram of material produced when manufacturing rotor yarn from a cotton and cotton waste mix,” the company continued. “Next to increased productivity, air technology plays a pivotal role in the energy balance of the TC 19i.”

 

Leading German textile machinery manufacturer, Trutzschler has developed the intelligent card TC 19i featuring the unique T-GO gap optimiser, which continuously and automatically monitors and adjusts the carding gap to an ideal position during production. The TC 19i sets a new benchmark for energy-efficient carding, according to the company.#

“First, we reduced the need for compressed air wherever possible,” Christian Freitag, head of air technology at Trutzschler said, in a press release. “And second, we reduced suction pressure and air requirements for suction. All of our air collectors, for example, are carefully developed to eliminate potential resistance and facilitate an ideal flow.”

 

Leading German textile machinery manufacturer, Trutzschler has developed the intelligent card TC 19i featuring the unique T-GO gap optimiser, which continuously and automatically monitors and adjusts the carding gap to an ideal position during production. The TC 19i sets a new benchmark for energy-efficient carding, according to the company.#

The improvement was made possible by a long and sometimes challenging innovation process involving mathematical models of air flows, as well as flow simulations and prototypes. By combining the final flow optimised parts in the TC 19i, Trutzschler’s experts have developed a card that operates with suction pressure of just -740 Pa and with an air requirement of only 4200 m³/h. This translates into 40 per cent less energy demand for air technology compared to the latest high-performance competitor model.

 

Leading German textile machinery manufacturer, Trutzschler has developed the intelligent card TC 19i featuring the unique T-GO gap optimiser, which continuously and automatically monitors and adjusts the carding gap to an ideal position during production. The TC 19i sets a new benchmark for energy-efficient carding, according to the company.#

“These achievements are fantastic – but we didn’t stop there,” Ralf Helbig, R&D engineer for air technology at Trutzschler said. “We have also made it possible to further reduce energy demand in polyester applications, which are increasingly important to our customers. In a polyester configuration, the TC 19i can reduce the necessary pressure for waste suction by a further 14 per cent because of improvements to elements in the pre-carding and post-carding areas, and the removal of suction hoods. The suction is still just as reliable – but it needs much less energy.”

 

Leading German textile machinery manufacturer, Trutzschler has developed the intelligent card TC 19i featuring the unique T-GO gap optimiser, which continuously and automatically monitors and adjusts the carding gap to an ideal position during production. The TC 19i sets a new benchmark for energy-efficient carding, according to the company.#

With its unique gap optimiser T-GO, its state-of-the-art drives and optimised air technology, the intelligent card TC 19i is leading the market for energy-efficient carding. No other card can match its stable performance at such high levels of productivity, or its consistent quality and energy efficiency, the German firm further added. As a result, the TC 19i makes a valuable contribution to global sustainability – and makes mills even more profitable too.