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Carding plates instead of flats

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Stationary carding plates were used for a short time as carding elements in place of traveling flats (Fig. 113). For example, the former Hollingsworth company fitted four such plates above the main cylinder where the flats would otherwise be located. The plates were in the form of curved plates of aluminum, provided with special steel wire clothing on their internal surfaces. The plates were adjustable and replaceable. This latter feature is advantageous because the first plate, which wears faster than the others, can be exchanged with one of the others after a certain period and thus continues in service. This system has some striking advantages but also very serious disadvantages. It is therefore no longer available.

Fig. 113 – Carding plates instead of flats. C1; C2; C3; C4