Rieter

Dref-2000

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Fig. 7 – The Dref-2000 spinning system

In this process by Dr. E. Fehrer (Fig. 7), one or more carded slivers are passed to the main opening roller (2) (i.e., a drum clothed with sawteeth) after leaving a drafting arrangement (1). While the drafting arrangement has only a slight drafting effect, the sawtooth roller opens the strand into individual fibers. The fibers separated in this way are lifted off the roller by a blower (3) and form a cloud (7), descending toward two perforated drums (4). One suction stream (5) per drum draws the fibers into the convergent region between the drums. The open end of the yarn (6) projects into this zone and is also sucked toward the perforated drums. Since these rotate, the yarn also rotates in the convergent region. The newly arriving fibers contact the rotating yarn and are thereby caught and twisted in. It is only necessary to withdraw the yarn continuously to twist fibers newly arriving in the convergent region into a yarn.
Dref-2000 is primarily suited to the production of coarse yarns (of medium to long staple fibers) and recycling yarns. In these market segments, Dref-2000 is well established.