Flexible Flats

Flat clothing helps retain fibers so that carding through cylinder wire works optimally
  1. Prevents damage
  2. Improves parallelization of the fibers
  3. Significantly decreased imperfections
  4. Extended lifetime of up to 20%
Flat quality control

Product Details

Working in perfect combination with the wire under even the highest forces, Graf flexible flat clothing prevents damage and improves parallelization of the fibers. It significantly decreases IPI values on yarn count, and the application-related card wire diameter allows an extended lifetime of up to 20% .  

Graf SP Flexible Flats on Rieter card C 80

High precision in flexible flat clothing

Flat clothing is used to retain the fibers so that carding through the cylinder wire works optimally. To avoid fiber damage, it is important that the flat clothing, working in perfect combination with the wire, reacts flexibly while still withstanding the high forces in place.  

Everything from the foundation material to the carding wires and the finished product is manufactured at Graf. This allows Graf to deliver the highest quality and Swiss-engineered precision across the entire manufacturing process. The wide product range includes flat clothing for any carding application – from low to high-throughput productions. 

 

Hypertop flexible flat
Reach unparalleled good fiber savings of up to 0.5%

HYPERTOP

With its patented multi-zone setting pattern and optimized tooth geometry, HYPERTOP offers unparalleled good fiber savings of up to 0.5% while ensuring constant and optimal yarn IPI values.

Highlights 

  • Up to +0.5% good fiber savings versus resist-O-top C-55

  • Yarn IPI quality at optimal constant or better level

  • Payback within one month

  • Higher card throughput and processing of higher trash cotton possible

Areas of Application

  • HYPERTOP is especially designed for cotton & blends Ne 24 - 70

  • It is generelly used for medium and fine count yarn

 

Flat resist-O-top

resist-O-top 

resist-O-top is progressively set without any straight gaps, favoring the removal of short fibers, the separation of trash and the elimination of neps.  

Highlights 

  • The progressive set pattern ensures better removal of short fibers and highly contaminated cotton with seed coat fragments
  • Optimally distributed carding forces and perfectly positioned teeth improve parallelization of the fibers 

Areas of application 

  • The resist-O-top series is perfect for high production rates
  • It is generally used throughout the short-staple fiber range of cotton, man-made fibers, blends and recycled fibers  
Flat resist-O-top C-60

resist-O-top C-60

The Cotton Yarn Package, consisting of the flexible flat resist-O-top C-60 (RSTO C-60) and the cylinder wire P 19 +40 S, is the perfectly matching card clothing which ensures better extended liftetime and higher process stability. 

Highlights

  • By up to 15% decreased IPI values on fine count yarns as a result of improved parallelization of the fibers
  • Extended lifetime of more than 20% thanks to application related card wire diameter
  • Smooth operation of consistent yarn quality throughout the entire card clothing lifetime

Areas of application

  • For all applications and requirements in cotton yarn production,  irrespective of whether cotton or cotton blends.
  • Challenges such as increasing short fiber content and seed coat fragments are solved 
Flat EasyTop

EasyTop

To ensure consistently high quality in the carding process, regular replacement of the flat clothing is necessary. EasyTop allows fast replacement, reducing downtimes of the cards and in the carding process. 

Highlights 

  • 30% reduced downtimes during reclothing
  • Cost-efficient reclothing of aluminum flat bars
  • No additional service tools nor service workshops required
  • Fast and precise reclothing through magnetic adhesion technology ensures consistently high quality 

Areas of Application 

EasyTop flexible flats are especially suited for cotton, man-made and regenerated fibers.  

Flat InLine-X-Top

InLine-X-Top

The straight gaps and a diagonal setting pattern are ideal for dealing with highly contaminated fibers, without compromising on lifetime and process stability. 

Areas of Application 

  • The InLine-X-Top series includes flexible flat clothing, which is used with higher levels of contaminated cotton with seed coat fragments, cotton blends, man-made fibers and viscose
  • These flats are used in medium to high production throughputs 

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