Carding machine

Carding machine: how it works

1. Opened and cleaned tufts arrive from the blow room through a chute and are fed in as an even sheet.
2. A fast toothed roller, the licker-in, breaks the tufts into smaller ones and passes them to the large main cylinder.
3. Between the wire points of the cylinder and the slowly moving flats above it, the fibres are separated one from another; short fibres, neps and trash are taken out.
4. A smaller cylinder, the doffer, lifts the thin web of fibre off the main cylinder.
5. The web is gathered into a soft rope called sliver and coiled into a can.

Main types

Revolving flat card

The standard card for cotton and other short fibres in spinning mills.

Roller card

Uses pairs of small rollers instead of flats. Made for wool, long fibres and nonwovens.

Chute-fed and lap-fed cards

Modern cards are fed through a chute straight from the blow room. Older ones are fed with a rolled lap.

Where it fits in the process

It stands between the blow room and the draw frame. Tufts come in, and sliver goes out to the draw frame, or to the combing section when combed yarn is made.

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Carding machine price in Bangladesh: how to get a quote

We do not publish prices. The price of a machine depends on its specification, the supplier and the shipping terms, and it changes with the market. Tell us the points below: we check feasibility and the import rules, then send you a quotation.

What to tell us

• The fibre you card and the yarn counts you spin.
• Carded or combed yarn, ring or rotor spinning.
• How much sliver you need in an hour or a day, or how many cards.
• How the cards will be fed: from an existing blow room and chute feed, or in a new line.
• The power supply at your mill.
• New or reconditioned.

Common questions