Fibre Preparation

C 70 High-Performance Card ADVANTAGES

C 70 OUTSTANDING
C 70 High-Performance Card FEATURES

TECHNICAL DATA

THE COMFORT OF
The card with the maximum
active carding area COMPETENCE
ADVANTAGES
No other produces more ................... 02
The combination of 1.5 m
Excellent raw material utilisation .... 04 working width, largest
Consistent sliver quality.................... 06 active carding area and
precision of the carding
gap is the foundation
OUTSTANDING FEATURES
for high production and
Outstanding features ......................... 08
No other produces more ................... 10 the quality of the yarn
Optimal raw material utilisation ...... 11 produced.
Unique integrated grinding
system IGS.......................................... 14
The recipe for low energy consumption
is found in the machine design ......... 16
Modular design .................................. 18
AEROfeed ........................................... 19
Sophisticated solutions from
card feed to delivery.......................... 20
From the batt to the sliver................. 21
Process shortening by
process integration............................ 22

C 70
C 70 card for all applications ........... 24

TECHNICAL DATA
Machine data...................................... 26

THE COMFORT OF COMPETENCE

The Comfort of Competence ............. 30
No Other
Produces More
3
 Excellent
Raw Material
Utilisation

4
Selective trash removal
thanks to the adjustable
knife on the licker-in,
inserts on the Q-package
and varying flat speeds
optimise raw material
utilisation.
5
 The unique IGS system
guarantees consistent sliver
quality during the lifetime
of the clothings. In practice,
this increases the service
life by up to 20 %.
6
Consistent
Sliver Quality

C 70 7
 Short Downtimes
Largest Active Consistent Quick adjustment to raw
materials due to modular
Carding Area Sliver Quality design
Maximal production is IGS – ensures perma-
derived from the largest nently sharp cloth-
active carding area ings and increases the
clothing service life

AEROfeed
Supplies up to 10 cards in
one line with 1 200 kg/h
line production

Sophisticated
Excellent Raw Solutions from
Material Utilisation Start to Finish
Selective trash removal in the Intervention-free machine
carding process operation due to absolutely
8 uniform batt weight and web
formation
Energy-saving OUTSTANDING
Compact design with small
moveable masses FEATURES

Everything under Control

High production and sliver quality with Process Shortening
the reliable levelling of the card and con- Quicker material throughput
trolled fibre guidance with draw frame modules

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No Other Produces More

The combination – largest active carding area and precise carding gap –
is the reason

Key factor carding area

Decisive for the yarn quality on the cards is the number
1 m = 100 % of the card flats in contact across the working width. The
1.28 m = 128 %
C 70 with 32 flats in working position and 1.5 m work-
ing width has the largest active carding area and thereby
differs significantly from other card models.

The active carding index (ACI) is a parameter for the ef-

fective carding area – the number of flats that engage is
multiplied with the card working width. Based on the ta-
ble, various card models are listed in the ACI and explain
logically why the C 70 performs such good carding work.

C 70: 1.5 m = 171 %

Active carding area

C 70 card 1.50 m 1.00 m 1.28 m
Number of flats 99 84 84
Flats in operating posi- 32 28 28
tion
Working width [m] 1.50 1.00 1.28
ACI 48 28 35.8
C 70 advantage - 71 % 34 %

Precise carding gap

Decisive for the carding result is still the precision of the
carding gap over the whole machine width. The card-
ing gap is set according to the production and the raw
material processed. Due to the precise flats guidance, the
tight tolerances and the material combination, cast-iron
plate with cast-iron cylinder, the carding gap also adheres
exactly to the predefined setting during operation.

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Optimal Raw Material Utilisation

Savings thanks to more selective trash removal

Savings with the selective trash removal

With the selective trash removal, you determine the economic success based on intelligent utilisation of the raw fibre
material and targeted quality of the end product. Potentials for saving are considerable, as is shown in the graph Savings
potential with the C 70 depending on the cotton price and waste percentage (Basis 800 kg/h card line production).

Savings potential with the C 70 depending on the cotton price

Range of cotton prices and waste percentage (Basis 800 kg/h card line production)

USD 6.00 USD 250 000.00

USD 5.00
USD 200 000.00
USD 4.00
USD 150 000.00
USD 3.00
USD 100 000.00
USD 2.00

USD 1.00 USD 50 000.00

USD 0.00 USD 0.00

China India Cotlook A 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 1.25 1.5

Highest value [USD/kg] USD average 2010 - 2014 China India Cotlook A Area of practice
Savings C 70

Variable extraction width on the licker-in

The mote knife on the licker-in is quickly adjusted for optimal raw material utilisation as well as flexible adaptation to vari-
ous raw materials. The C 70 offers optimal configuration possibilities for every practical requirement. The manual adjust-
ment allows adaptation of the mote knife. An automated version is optionally available which makes adjustment of the
mote knife possible during production.

Waste extraction

Fibre Trash Fibre Trash

Extraction width 40 mm Extraction width 70 mm

With the licker-in, the extraction width can be variably set according to the trash content of the cotton and the required waste amount

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Q-package in pre-and post-carding zone

Influencing the waste composition by the strength of the inserts

Fibre Trash

Insert strong 8 mm

Quicker and easier exchange of the insert elements for selectable waste extraction

Extremely profitable is the optimal raw material utilisation result- Fibre Trash

ing from the low-wear mote knife in the pre- and post-carding Insert fine 2 mm

zone with differing extraction width. Inserts can be replaced in The optimal ratio of good fibres to waste is adjusted by inserts

the shortest possible time, without using tools. For the different
degrees of contamination, four designs are available – open, fine,
medium and strong.

Variable flats speed

Waste extraction with variable flats speed Via frequency converter, speed of the flats can
be continuously adjusted to production and
quality – independent of the cylinder speed. The
card is thereby exactly aligned to the raw mate-
rial being used.

0.16 0.39
Speed
[m/min]
Fibre Trash
The continuously adjustable flats speed is set to the economical optimum

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Separate licker-in waste disposal

The separate disposal of the licker-in
waste is an option of the C 70, which has
an extremely short payback time. Hence
the cleaner, more valuable flat waste is
separated from the dirtier licker-in waste.
This is either resold as valuable raw mate-
rial, or is fed into the yarn production in
the spinning mill by means of a recycling
line.

Plant with separate suction removal of the licker-in waste

Licker-in waste
Example Features of the separate licker-in waste disposal are:
Production (12 C 70 with 95 kg/h) 1 140 kg/h • Very economical, intermittent waste disposal, that is
Yearly working hours 8 400 h integrated in the waste transport of the blowroom and
Total card waste 5.5 % therefore does not generate any additional air require-
Licker-in waste 1.5 % ment.
Mixed waste without separate licker-in waste • A visual assessment of the waste composition is pos-
USD/kg 0.72
disposal sible at any time.
Licker-in waste with separate licker-in waste
USD/kg 0.43
• The waste box on rollers allows easy handling with
disposal
maintenance and repair work.
Flats and card waste with separate licker-in
USD/kg 0.97
waste disposal
Yearly saving USD 54 104

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Unique Integrated Grinding System IGS

Ensuring consistency of quality and increasing the service life
of the clothing by 20 %

The continual wear of the card cloth-

ing gains in importance with high-
ly productive cards. The integrated
grinding system IGS – exclusive to
Rieter – solves this problem from
scratch by keeping the clothings
constantly sharp.

IGS-classic keeps the cylinder clothing sharp

With IGS-classic, a grindstone is automatically moved Manually ground Automatically ground
across the cylinder clothing during production. This
operation is performed 400 times during the expected 400
times
service life of the clothing. Spread over the service life of
the cylinder clothing, the programming of the grinding plan
calculates the optimal distribution of the grinding cycles. Manually ground / ground with IGS-classic (400 times)

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IGS-top additionally sharpens the flat clothing

Time required
IGS-System
IGS-classic and
Manual grindin IGS-classic IGS-top
The IGS-top sharpens the flat clothing fully automati-
cally. The control calculates the grinding cycles over the
Time required

pre-selected service life of the flat clothing. Through the

many small grinding operations, the quality remains
more constant in comparison to that with fewer, aggres-
sive manual grinding operations of a full grinding roller.

Cylinder grinding Flat grinding Setting

Clothings after 240 tonnes production, with IGS-top (left), without (right) IGS-top

With IGS you save money

Quality improvement with the IGS-System

Extended service In practice, it has been shown that the life cycle of the
Acceptable number of neps
life of the clothing cylinder clothing is extended by 10 - 20 % in all ap-
plications through the use of IGS-classic. In addition,
Neps in card sliver

the savings gained from the lower maintenance require-

ments are evident. Furthermore, the machine downtimes
necessary for manual grinding are eliminated.

Service life of the clothing

Without IGS: manual cylinder and flats grinding

IGS-classic: automatic cylinder grinding, manual flats grinding
IGS-top + IGS-classic = IGS-System: automatic cylinder and
flats grinding, manual flats setting
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The Recipe for Low Energy Consumption is Found

in the Machine Design
Lower energy consumption than all other cards

C 70 card – the green card

A large price factor with yarn manufacture is the
energy consumption. With Rieter spinning ma-
chines, focus has always been placed on low energy
consumption. With the introduction of the 1.5 m
technology, the energy consumption of the cards
has been drastically reduced. As a consequence of
the innovations in the area of flats, the C 70 card
exhibits an energy consumption that is 20 % lower
(kW per kilogram of produced card sliver).

The lowest energy balance is based on:

• Maximal performance capacity
• Innovative machine geometry with small, move-
able masses, as with the cylinder with larger work-
ing width
• Precise machine construction, e.g. exact flats
distance

Energy consumption strongly reduced since 1992

C4 C 50/51 C 60 C 70
TREXplus 1 500 mm working width largest active carding area

100
-20 %
90

80
Energy consumption in kWh/kg [%]

-40 %
70

60

50
-20 %
40

30

20

10

1990 2002 2010 2015

Introduction date of the machines
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With the same carding quality, the C 70 saves more than 40 % energy compared to 1 m cards

115 % higher performance 42 % lower energy consumption Yearly savings 43 433 CHF

160 0.18 120 000

140 0.157
140 0.16 102 942

Costs for an 800 kg/h card line [CHF/a]

100 000
0.14
Energy consumption [kWh/kg]

120
0.12 80 000
100
Production [kg]

0.10
0.091 59 509
80 60 000
0.08
65
60
0.06 40 000
40 0.04
20 000
20 0.02

0 0.00 0

Competitors C 70 card
Details are based on equal carding quality and 0.1 USD/kWh

Energy consumption with man-made fibres, 100 % Viscose, Ne 30

Energy consumption [kWh/kg]

= 24 % Energy saving with C 70

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280

Card production [kg/h]

Competitors C 70 card

Details are based on comparable quality values, i.e. the C 70 produces an equal or better card sliver at higher production

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Modular Design
Minimal downtimes

Modular design
In addition to the modern and attractive appearance of the
C 70, comprehensive ergonomic improvements are integrated.
These guarantee the operator friendliness and minimal ma-
chine downtimes.

Modules increase the productivity

Replacement of the licker-in, flat and doffer clothing with
conventional cards is a time-consuming maintenance operation.
The modular construction of the C 70 reduces these downtimes
to minimal values never before achieved. All three modules are
even quicker to replace with prepared optional spare modules.
Each of these operations requires just one person from the main-
tenance staff. For instance, the licker-in module can be complete-
ly replaced in less than 90 minutes. With the IGS-system and the
modular machine concept, Rieter has taken an important step
towards reducing the machine downtimes and at the same time
maintaining consistently better sliver quality.

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AEROfeed
Feeding up to 1 200 kg/h in a continuous line

AEROfeed
Up to 1 200 kg/h* tuft material can be most economically processed with 10 cards in a con-
tinuous line. In addition, it is possible to flexibly arrange the feeding of the card line which
allows optimal utilisation with various raw material lots.

*dependent on raw material

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Sophisticated Solutions from Card Feed to Delivery

Uniform batt and smooth machine running

Patented pressure control

The patented pressure control (patent Course of the batt weight over 24 hours

pending) in the card chute replaces the

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classical light barrier control. This func- 14
12
tions by giving a precise batt weight at CV [%] 10
the card feed, taking into account the raw 8
6
materials and their characteristics. The 4
2
result is a minimal variation [CV%] of the 0
Classical light barrier control
batt weight.
16
14
12
10
CV [%]

8
6
4
2
0
New, patented pressure control in the card chute

Quickly removable web bridge – a reliable solution

Man-made fibres with strongly lubricating fibre finish or cotton with honeydew tend to contaminate fibre guide
elements. Here the web bridge must be frequently cleaned to maintain the quality level. The solution for this time-
consuming undertaking is the new, patented web bridge (patent pending). In the shortest possible time, it can be re-
moved, cleaned and reinstalled. If there is an appropriate replacement component in the spinning mill, the downtime
can be reduced to a few minutes. The new web bridge allows a pefect, uniform web and ensures continuous operation
of the card. Thick places are substantially reduced.

Web bridge

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From the Batt to the Sliver

Perfect control of the fibres for unequalled sliver quality

Sliver formation
The sliver formation takes place over a dynami-
cally controlled web transport, that consists Card levelling system

of two cross aprons and a pair of rollers. It is

therefore possible to reliably produce fine sliv-
ers [4 ktex] at a high delivery speed.

Card levelling
Short-term levelling
The feed trough measures the thickness of the
supplied batt. The speed of the card feed roller
adjusts automatically according to the values
determined, so that a uniform sliver fineness is 2 6 1 5 7

achieved.
Long-term levelling
The sliver fineness is measured by a disc roller
pair at the sliver delivery. The measured signals
are processed and used to control the feeding
system.
3
1 Infeed signal: batt thickness
2 Delivery signal: chute feeding speed
3 Control unit for signal processing
4 Infeed signal: delivery speed
4
5 Delivery signal: feed roller speed
6 Input signal: chute filling level
7 Input signal: sliver count

Can change without loss of production and quality

The sliver coiler CBA is extremely space-saving and
optimally adapted to the C 70. A compact sliver separa-
tion integrated in the calender unit operates reliably at
full production. The sliver weight remains the same from
start to finish of can filling.

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Process Shortening by Process Integration

Draw frame module based on long established know-how

Rieter drafting technology Process integration

The integration of draw frame improves the economy and
the productivity. In certain cases, application of the direct
process with the rotor spinning process can optimise the
yarn quality. The draw frame module is available in two
versions:
• C 70 SB without levelling system.
• C 70 RSB with the proven Rieter levelling system.
According to the yarn count, raw material and spinning
technology, the number of conventional drafting passages
can be reduced.

The draw frame module of the C 70 is based on decades

of unrivalled Rieter expertise concerning automatic
levelling systems and the several ten thousand high-
performance draw frames sold.

Process shortening
According to the yarn count and material used, the process can be shortened by application of draw frame modules on the
card. Consultation on the optimal production process is a core competence of Rieter as system supplier.

VARIOline C 70 SB-D 45 RSB-D 45 R 60 SPIDERweb

Card Draw Frame Draw Frame Rotor Spinning Data System

Process shortening
VARIOline C 70 Card RSB-D 45 Rotor Spinning SPIDERweb
with SB Module Draw Frame R 60 Data System

Process shortening
VARIOline C 70 Card R 60 SPIDERweb
with RSB Module Rotor Spinning Data System

Process shortening using rotor spinning as an example

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Technology
The C 70 RSB is equipped with a digital short-term
levelling system. The uniformity of the C 70 card sliver
is recorded using the well-proven principle of tongue-
and-groove scanning rollers. Through the application of
pneumatic load on the scanning roller, complete scanning
is guaranteed. Based on the measured values, the digital
signal processor calculates a nominal value for the highly
dynamic servo-drive. This value is transferred at the very
moment when the measured piece of card sliver reaches
the levelling point in the main drafting zone.

Maximal levelling quality

In contrast to conventional products, the RSB module uses exact sliver scanning. This guarantees a 100 % levelling of
the sliver, both in the normal production process and in can change mode. The resulting advantages with the draw frame
module are:
• Shorter and quicker production process.
• 100 % levelled sliver with the C 70 RSB thanks to genuine draw frame scanning.
• Genuine parallelisation of the fibres by up to 5-fold drafting.
• Increased productivity with lower space requirements.

Scanning discs Drafting system

Rieter Quality
Monitor

Digital AC servo-drive Main motor

RSB levelling principle signal processor frequency-controlled

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C 70 Card for All Applications

Natural or man-made fibres – the C 70 processes them

From cotton to man-made fibres

All the features described make the C 70 card the ulti-
mate, universal card, which is at home in every area of
application. It is equipped for every requirement profile.
Whether it be man-made fibres, finer or coarser cotton
or blends with man-made fibres.

The C 70 reliably processes various raw materials and their blends

Example of a highly flexible blowroom and carding line where two different blends of cotton and man-made fibres are simultaneously produced

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The C 70 for man-made fibres

The advantage of the C 70 as a modular designed card is that it can be quickly adapted to new and familiar challenges of
man-made fibres, without high-performance carding having to be reinvented. Compared to the version for cotton, several
differences are visible and others can only be recognised when taking a closer look:
• Fibre guiding components are made of chromium (specially coated sheet metal).
• Licker-in, cylinder, flats and doffer clothings are specifically designed for man-made fibres produced from natural or syn-
thetic polymers.
• The pre- and post-carding zone is accordingly equipped with carding elements (see graph).

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Machine Data
C 70 card

120 (140*)

500 (600*)
725 (825*)
3 655 (3 755*)

2 930 (3 755*)

C 70

1 961

75
2 380 345 2 980

3 325

TECHNOLOGICAL DATA
Raw material Cotton and man-made fibres up to 65 mm
Production up to 280 kg/h
Sliver fineness 4 - 20 ktex
Batt weight 350 - 900 g/m
TECHNICAL DATA (C 70 WITHOUT SLIVER COILING)
Installed power** 21.3 - 29.8 kW
Delivery speed up to 300 m/min
Compressed air 0.7 Nm3/h
Exhaust air 1.20 m3/s
Waste disposal Central suction device, separate licker-in waste disposal
Cylinder speed 600 - 900 rpm
MACHINE DATA
Machine length (with standard chute) 3 325 mm
Machine width 2 380 mm
Machine weight (with standard chute) 5 575 kg
Working width 1 500 mm

* JUMBOfeed
** incl. chute

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C 70 card with CBA coiler

142
2 380

B
345 2 980 1 160 A 196

CBA mounted on the floor, insertion from the side

CBA COILER

Cans Ø [mm] Measurements [mm]

A B
600 1 100 1 680
750 / 800 / 1 000 1 500 2 250

CBA TECHNICAL DATA

Installed power 1.4 kw
Compressed air 0.05 Nm3/h
Exhaust air 0.1 m3/s

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C 70 card
with SB module
Ø 126 755

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2 380

B
345 2 980 1 160 A 197

SB module coiler mounted on the floor

SB MODULE

Cans Ø [mm] Measurements [mm]

A B
600 1 100 1 680
750 / 800 / 1 000 1 500 2 368

SB MODULE TECHNICAL DATA

Installed power 4.0 kw
Compressed air 0.13 Nm3/h
Exhaust air 0.25 m3/s

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C 70 card
with RSB module

C
775

B
2 380

810
3 280

345 2 980 1 237 A

EMPTY CAN MAGAZINE, CANS WITH CASTORS

Cans Ø [mm] Number of empty cans Measurements [mm]

A B C
420 5 4 790 1 825 800
450 4 4 590 1 825 800
470 4 4 590 1 825 800
500 4 4 790 1 825 800
600 4 5 430 1 995 970

EMPTY CAN MAGAZINE, CANS WITHOUT CASTORS

Cans Ø [mm] Number of empty cans Measurements [mm]

A B C
420 5 3 900 1 825 800
450 4 3 700 1 825 800
470 4 3 700 1 825 800
500 4 3 900 1 825 800
600 4 4 350 1 995 970

RSB MODULE TECHNICAL DATA

Installed power 8.1 kw
Compressed air 0.08 Nm3/h
Exhaust air 0.25 m3/s

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 The Comfort of Competence
Put your confidence in Rieter's competence and
enjoy the comfort of partnership!

Rieter is the leading supplier of installations for manufacturing yarns from short staple fibres. As a competent
partner, Rieter makes customers’ lives easier. It provides advice and support from the initial investment
discussions to the successful operation of their spinning mills. Rieter’s comprehensive know-how from fibre
through yarn to the finished textile is the basis for innovative machines and consistent yarn quality.

Settle back and relax thanks to Rieter.

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Valuable Systems
Rieter is the only textile machine manufacturer to offer Rieter's Services
four spinning technologies and to advise customers • Investment planning
competently, independently and with tailor-made solu- • Plant planning
tions. Investments in Rieter machines are exceptionally • Project planning and realisation
attractive due to the outstanding price/performance • Installation and maintenance
ratio, the low conversion costs and the longevity of the • Preventive inspection
products, which remain competitive by means of retro-
• Wide range of wear-and-tear,
fits. Rieter has developed high quality standards since technology and spare parts
the company was established in Switzerland in 1795. All
manufacturing facilities are ISO 9001 certified.

Convincing Technology
Rieter possesses comprehensive textile and technology Rieter's Services
expertise and covers the four spinning processes through • Spinning trials based
to the textile end product. Alongside the most sophisticat- on the 4 spinning systems
ed machines and plants, Rieter offers extensive services • Spinning mill analysis
in the field of textile technology. Customers profit from to optimise quality and
examinations and tests in Rieter's spinning centres and productivity
laboratories and thus ensure the excellent quality of their • Textile laboratory services
yarns at high production capacity. • Professional textile
technological publications

Supportive Partnership
Numerous sales and service centres support customers Rieter's Services
throughout the world. For decades, customers have en- • Training for management and
joyed the advantages of one responsible contact partner operating personnel
for the entire spinning operation. • Com4® yarn marketing
(yarn licences)
• Marketing support
of reference customers
• Rieter Award to confer a distinc-
tion on the best students in the
textile industry
• Support for universities
• Symposia and roadshows
in close proximity to customers

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notice. Rieter systems and Rieter innovations are
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