Rieter

The creel

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Fig. 5 – Creel framework

Above the cans there are several rows of driven rollers to help the slivers on their way to the  drafting arrangement, which is often a considerable distance from the cans. On account of the high degree of parallelization of the fibers in the slivers (especially in the case of combed sliver), strand coherence is often not very great. Accordingly, transport at this place can easily create false drafts. Mills should take account of this source of possible faults. Care must be taken to ensure that the slivers are passed to the drafting arrangement without disturbance; that they are drawn, for example, more or less vertically out of the cans; and that the guide rollers run smoothly. Perfect drive to the rollers is correspondingly important. It is usually effected by chains, gear transmissions or cardan shafts.