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Definition of Yarn Faults Yarn Fault Classification Yarn Clearing Foreign Matter (F) Synthetic Foreign Matter (P) Imperfections Yarn Irregularities Moiré YarnMaster 1N1 / 3N1 Functional Range Operating Central Unit SCU User Interface Machine Overview User Password Data Entry Settings Clearer Parameter / Start Yarn Quality (Q) –...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS Machine Data Status > Overview Status > Clearer Data Q-Pack Hitlist Exceptions Reports Base Setup User Interface System Shifts Checks and Maintenance Q-Sensor LED Cleaning Index Data Explanation Spare Part Numbers Replacements of Sensor and SE-Board Diagnostics Service Machine Configuration Versions...
GENERAL INFORMATION General Information Norms and Regulations The LOEPFE YarnMaster 1N1 / 3N1 yarn clearing system ® is a product which has been inspected for technical safety. It complies with the following directives: 2006 / 42 / EC Machinery Directive...
SAFETY INFORMATION Safety Information Warnings In these instruction, safety information is marked with symbols and signal words which point out the extent of the hazard. The safety information has to be strictly observed to prevent accidents, personal injuries and damage to property. Symbols General hazard Electrical hazard...
GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS General Safety Instructions Improper operation of the equipment could cause hazards! This yarn clearing equipment must only be installed, CAUTION commissioned and operated by authorized and trained personnel. Risk of contamination, overheating, spark interfer- ence, fire! This yarn clearing installation must only be operated CAUTION with the covers closed.
YARN CLEARING GENERAL Yarn Clearing (General) Definition of Yarn Faults The Open End spinning process supplies a relatively uniform yarn. However, differences in yarn diameter cannot be com- pletely avoided. Thus, it is first necessary to distinguish be- tween normal yarn irregularities and actual yarn faults. Yarn faults may be defined as yarn irregularities which can lead to difficulties in subsequent production stages or to faults in the end product.
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YARN CLEARING GENERAL Accumulations of Faults (Moiré) Periodic defects (moiré) Periodic Periodic defect where the period is related to the rotor diam- eter of the OE rotor. They can be caused by contaminated or used rotor Other periodic defects Other periodic They can be caused by defects or wear from components of defects...
YARN CLEARING GENERAL Yarn Fault Classification Figure 1 Yarn faults are defined in terms of a transverse dimension and a longitudinal dimension. The transverse dimension is ex- pressed as a deviation of normal diameter and the lon gi tu di- nal dimension in millimeters.
YARN CLEARING GENERAL Yarn Clearing Base Curve Figure 4 The distinction between yarn faults which are to be cut out and those which are to be left in the yarn (unacceptable and acceptable yarn faults), which is made in the interest of Open End spinning efficiency, has already been pointed out.
YARN CLEARING GENERAL Foreign Matter (F) The human eye is determining color differences by detecting differences in light absorption. The sensor for foreign matter incorporated in 3N1 is measuring these differences in light absorption to detect foreign matters in the yarn in a most ef- MASTERS IN TEXTILE QUALITY CONTROL fective way.
FUNCTIONAL RANGE YarnMaster 1N1 / 3N1 Functional Range P Clearing – Clearing of synthetic foreign matter PP PE etc. – Matrix setting and classification – P cluster clearing F Clearing – Clearing of foreign matter – Matrix setting and classification –...
OPERATING Operating Important short names for the manual, used in the manual = Quality SCU = Sensor control unit = Foreign matter = Section electronic = Polypropylene = Sensing head = User interface Central Unit SCU Touch Screen The central unit is operated by direct inputs on the touch screen.
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OPERATING Navigation Pages can contain following buttons: Next / previous page / list. Select next / previous option / value. Enter rotor number. First / last rotor of the selected machine side. First / last rotor of the selected section. Previous / next rotor.
OPERATING Machine Overview The header contains: Machine number Date and time Number of stopped rotors Shift start date and time The machine block shows you the state of each particular ro- tor (see caption below). Information about the total efficiency and production data on Machine Data / both sides.
SETTINGS CLEARER PARAMETER / START Settings Clearer Parameter / Start Activate the different yarn clearer functions by ticking the box next to the specific clearer channels. The major clearer channels can be set by the selection of classes of within the clearer matrix through the touch screen. Each class is limited by a length and deviation limit which both can be set individually within certain limits.
SETTINGS CLEARER PARAMETER / START Quality, Moire and Thin / Thick Sliver lock: Locks particular rotors to repeated Q stops within the set length. Thick / Thin Yarn Count: Long diameter deviation. Rotor get locked to remove the defect manually. Reference Mean: Rotor gets locked when the reference mean increases or decreases more than the set percentage from the average of the machine side.
SETTINGS CLEARER PARAMETER / START Production, Lot Change Enter the yarn count and choose between Ne, Nm, tex, Nc. Take-up speed is set on the machine side. Attention: initiate a lot change: After changing yarn count After changing Lot ...
SETTINGS CLEARER PARAMETER / START Styles The active clearer and production settings can be saved on the SCU as a style under an individual style name. Save style button to save the settings of a machine side under a style name ...
MACHINE DATA Machine Data Status > Overview The Overview is the main screen and shows all the impor- tant data. The machine block shows the state of each particular rotor. Information about the total efficiency and production data on both sides and major information as: Efficiency: : decreasing : increasing...
MACHINE DATA Status > Clearer Data The following production data are possible to see for each side / machine and for each rotor Checks and Mainte- (more information in chapter nance / Index Data Explanation). Chart on the left side (for all Clearer Data): 1.
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MACHINE DATA Polypropylene > Machine / Machine Side Stopped rotor: total all stops Sample length: since shift start Polypropylene > Rotor Sample length: of the rotor Status: current state of the rotor Stops and Locks 1. Amount of the particular state since shift start 2.
MACHINE DATA Q-Pack Real time Online Laboratory for advanced analysis. Spectrogram Helps to analyze the yarn diameter profile for the presence of periodically occurring deviations. Sample: needed length for a picture of the spectrogram Mean: reference mean CVh = CV% hairiness (CV% on 2 mm) CVy = CV% yarn (CV% on 8 mm) CVs = CV% sliver (CV% on 500 mm) y-axis: relative % to the max.
MACHINE DATA Hitlist Quality Displays the rotors with the highest or lowest measured or calculated values for Q. Choose + for the highest values Choose - for the lowest values Foreign Matter Displays the rotors with the highest or lowest measured or calculated F values.
MACHINE DATA Exceptions The exception menue gives you an overview on all rotors with an exceptional behavior for the actual and last two shifts. This information can help to determine problems in your spinning environment when they start. Exceptions by Type Shows the rotors which are above the set filter values (de- fault 5 stops and 1 lock).
OPERATING Reports All important data such as machine data and setup can be displayed as a report per machine side. Each lot or shift change ends the data collection for a report and starts a new report. The completed report will be saved as html-file with the start and end data and time in the file name.
BASE SETUP Base Setup User Interface General: Set the measurement units and display options Overview: Customize the Overview Languages: Choose the user language Password: Change the User password Customer: Customize the display logo UI Settings can be saved on USB Checks and Maintenance / USB) (See chapter...
CHECKS AND MAINTENANCE Checks and Maintenance USB Stick On the front of the SCU, a USB port is available to save shift reports, styles, settings logs and snapshots. The styles and settings can also get imported by another SCU. It is also used to upgrade the SCU software. Procedure: 1.
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CHECKS AND MAINTENANCE Shift Reports To save shift reports on the USB stick, first open the Re- port page. Then touch to save the data. This will save all tabbed pages of the shift report. • First, check the file formats to be saved (XML, HTML). •...
CHECKS AND MAINTENANCE Q-Sensor LED During normal operation, the red LED is off and the green LED blinks shortly. If there is a quality or other problem, the way the LEDs light up or flash indicates the kind of lock, stop or problem. Check the Machine overview page for details. Unlock Method Sensing Head LEDs Status and Color...
/ sharp objects! Use only the cleaning in cleaning agent! in the optical system! swab from LOEPFE (part no. 16964900). Use it either dry or dampened with optical lens cleaner. NOTICE: A damage of the optics due to wrong cleaning cannot be accepted as a guarantee issue! How? Drag the soft tip of the cleaning stick a few times through the measuring slot.
After changing the SE board, please check the software version on menu Service / Version. Service / Version. There should be one line with SE (1–n) as shown on manual page 39, Spare Part Numbers Loepfe Part Number Description Loepfe Part Number Description 16964900 Cleaning Tips 905264000...
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CHECKS AND MAINTENANCE Tests Check by testing, if each particular sensor is working. When starting the test each rotor of the chosen rotor range will go into a forced lock one by one starting with the smallest rotor number. At the same time also the rotor position will go into red light if the interface cable between the SE and the machine section electronic is connected the right way.
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Hardware Locks / Recommended Action LOEPFE 3N1 has a built-in diagnostic function. Technical problems are indicated by means of hardware locks. Hardware locks can be cancelled by using the unlock card, from the SCU or with button on sensing head. Since hardware failures of this kind can have a severe influence on yarn quality, they should be corrected and reset by qualified personnel only.
The version is important for any support communication. Snapshot For any correspondence, please take a snapshot (takes about 20 minutes) and send it to Loepfe. 4. Plug in the USB-stick. 5. Wait until the camera button is added. 6. Push...
Evaluation Unit (Section Electronic) SE-Board Savio 24 rotors Spinning speed Up to 400 m / min (Loepfe side) Max. power supply and consumption Basic: max. 675 mA at 24V DC SELV, +25% / -15% (incl. SH) Full: max. 750 mA at 24V DC SELV, +25% / -15% Max current: 1.1A / fuse: 1xT2AL.
TECHNICAL DATA Parameter Settings Settings for thick and thin places Default values Valid values To disable, set to Matrix lengths in mm 4, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320 2 to 8, 6 to 18, 12 to 38, 22 to 78, 42 to 158, 82 to 318, —...
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TECHNICAL DATA Settings for colored fiber detection Default values Valid values To disable, set to Matrix lengths in mm 10, 14, 20, 24, 30, 34, 40 2 to 12, 12 to 18, 16 to 22, 22 to 28, 26 to 32, 32 to 38, —...
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