Graf introduced at ShanghaiTex three novelties for the textile market: a new card clothing with up to 30 per cent longer lifetime, a height adjustable comb and a helpful solution for card clothing management.
MULTISHARP, the unique wear resistant alloy for card clothings, increases the lifetime of metallic card clothings on the cylinder by up to 30 per cent. Additionally, the work load of the maintenance team can be minimised by providing longer service cycles and less unplanned downtimes.
The yield on raw material can be increased without compromising the quality requirements – thanks to the continuous height adjustability of the new combs series. The continuous and exact gap setting between nipper and circular comb on each individual combing head provides customers a new level on raw material utilisation. Additionally, the maintenance people will appreciate the comfortable and easy installation of the circular comb.
With the card clothing management the overall investment costs can be reduced. This is based on minimising the operational expenses including optimizing the overall equipment effectiveness. Graf’s card clothing management prolongs the lifetime of flexible flats by up to three times without comprising on the quality parameters throughout the entire life cycle.
Graf, the world’s leading supplier of clothings and combs in the field of carding-, combing- and nonwoven-processes, is a subsidiary of the Rieter Group. Graf, based in Rapperswil (Switzerland), creates customer value through system expertise, innovative solutions, after sales excellence and global presence. Manufacturing of flexible flat clothings, metallic clothings for flat- and roller cards, know-how in metallurgy and in the precise processing of steel are core competencies of the company. The high level of vertical integration lays the foundation for the superior quality of Graf’s products and services.