Truetzschler launches TC 12 card in india

TC 12 is an innovative new generation card
that offers attractive benefits for spinners. It
builds on the success of the hugely popular TC
10 card to offer even higher quality,
productivity and precision with reduced maintenance
requirements.

The Truetzschler TC 10 card was launched in 2016 –
and there are now several thousands of these cards
running in India. Within just five years, the TC 10 has
captured the hearts of spinners across this important
market with its unique range of value-adding features.

Now, innovators at Truetzschler have developed a
next-generation card that offers exciting opportunities
for spinners to further boost their quality, productivity
and efficiency. It’s called the TC 12.

The TC 12 was created as a part of Truetzschler’s
constant focus on exploring the potential for state-of the-
art technologies to solve key challenges for the
textile industry. Carding machines, for example, require
a lot of care in order to keep delivering outstanding
quality at high rates of productivity. Settings need to be
maintained and regular maintenance is necessary. These
tasks are time-consuming and need a highly skilled
operator. That’s why our R&D teams focus on creating
breakthrough solutions like the TC 12 to minimize
interference and maximize the availability of carding
machines.

Standard key features of the TC 12 include:
Redesigned licker-in zone: New cleaning elements
below the licker-in offer a combing bar and a
precision mote knife system that enable controlled
extraction of trash with minimum lint loss. This alsoensures the re-orientation of fibers on the licker-in
surface, which enables better opening when
processing man-made and sticky cottons.

New 8-point settings for flexible bends: The TC 12
features eight flexible bends, which enables more
precise basic settings between flat tops and cylinder.
This basic setting is installed by our specialists and
never requires any further readjustments, even
during wire changes or maintenance.

T-LED: A next-generation display on the TC 12 card
uses the latest LED technology, which makes it
visible to the operator even from far away. It
displays a visualization of operating parameters to
enable operators to avoid malfunctions and reduce
downtime.

Improved Precision Flat Setting (PFS) system: A
new PFS system empowers spinners with a setting
range of 40/1000 inch instead of 8/1000 inch. This is
more than enough to perform all required operations
without altering the basic settings of the card. The
basic setting system, with eight flexible bends, also
allows closer gauges, which leads to superior and
more consistent carding performance.

New web doffing and sliver forming: The improved
web doffing offers several benefits. The card is
equipped with transverse sliver take-off, with a pair
of maintenance-free belts. This enables better
control when collecting web at high speed. A
semi-automatic piecing unit is also a standard
feature in this card. It is activated through the touch
of a button and offers quick threading aid for the
operator.

DISC MONITOR: The TC 12 includes a sensor called
the DISC MONITOR. It was designed for quality
monitoring in draw frames with a delivery speed up
to 1,000 meters per minute. It ensures stable
levelling behavior and quality monitoring, while also
cutting the operating cost of the card by reducing
compressed air consumption by 90 percent.

New can changer: A new and more compact can
changer system offers can changing speeds of up to
300 meters per minute. It is delivered as a preassembled
unit, which enables fast installation, and
is available with 1,000-millimeter diameter and a
height of up to 1,500 millimeters. The new can
filling system also saves space and is more efficient
than a typical rotary can changer.

Multi-touchscreen: A new monitor offers an
improved interface between operator and machine.
For the first time, it includes a multi-touch
technology that makes operation as intuitive as
using a smartphone or tablet device.

Improved doffer suction unit: A new unit provides
increased efficiency for the suction of short fibers.
This improves the yarn values in terms of winding
cuts and Classimat, while also offering better
post-carding heat management.

Improved lip suction seals: A redesigned sealing
system offers improved cleaning efficiency, reduced
maintenance and improved life of suction ducts.
Optional features for the TC 12 card include:
TC-WCT WASTE CONTROL System: This proven
system in the blow room is now also part of the TC
12 card, optimizing carding waste in the licker-in
zone. Customers can use a touchscreen to choose
between Economy, Intensity, and Balance mode. The
system can increase raw material yield and minimize
waste by up to 2 percent.

T-MOVE 2 with Jumbo Can: The T-MOVE 2 system
further enhances the can filling capacity of our
existing Jumbo Can with 1,200 millimeter can
diameter. After each can rotation, the coiler head
shifts its position by a few centimeters – so that the
first layer of card sliver is fed into the can, and then
the second layer is fed in 4 centimeters from the
can’s rim. As a result, the sliver is deposited in a way
that creates less mounting of material at the core
hole, which reduces pressure on the sliver and
improves coiling quality. It also increases can
capacity by up to 8 percent compared to the previous
version of T-MOVE.

MAGNOTOP: The MAGNOTOP system further
simplifies the operation and maintenance of the flat
system, while improving yarn quality by increasing
precision. No investments are required for aflat
workshop, and operational costs are lower.

Conclusion
The card is the most influential part of the entire
spinning process for determining and controlling yarn
quality parameters. The new TC 12, in the working
width of 1 meter, is able to operate at high speed while
maintaining the outstanding quality levels that spinners
demand. Its innovative features simplify maintenance
requirements and cut the related downtime, making the
TC 12 an ideal choice for future-facing spinners in India
and around the globe.