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Causes of increasing pneumafil during spinning process on Ring machine:

Yarn breaks can have different causes. A perfect ring condition and the selection of the right travellers,
operator careless, mechanical causes, and environment factors are of utmost importance. Mostly increased
of pneumafil on ring machine is yarn breakages & others factors are:

Breakages during spinning process on Ring machine.

Drafting components of Ring machine.
Mechanical components and settings on Ring machine.
Other factors / properties of Fibers / Environment Conditions.

Increasing Pneumafil (Breakages during spinning process on Ring machine):

Causes of yarn breaks Corrective action

Spinning tension too high resp. too low. Adjust traveller weight, strive for a well-balanced
balloon, and avoid double ballooning.

High variation of spinning tension from spindle to Unsuitable traveller type, select another traveler
spindle. type, correct centering of rings, anti-balloon rings
and yarn guide eyelet.

Fibre accumulation on travellers (fibre loading). Adjust traveller, select a traveler with higher bow.

Poor condition of ring (worn out). Replace rings.

Short traveller life, traveller is flying off. Unsuitable traveller type, use traveller with a lower
bow, in order to improve the lubrication. Activate
traveller running in program after traveller change.

Bent travellers during the inserting operation (ISO Use well-adjusted RAPID inserting tool, handle
25 and finer). with care when manually inserting.
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Increasing Pneumafil (Drafting components of Ring machine):

Causes of yarn breaks Corrective action

Worn out top roller cover (groove formation). Reduce grinding cycle of the top roller covers.

Surface roughness insufficient (glassy surface). Reduce grinding cycle of the top roller covers.

Top roller cover too hard. Select a top roller with lower shore A hardness.

Fibre wrapping tendency of the top roller covers. Surface treatment through as per instruction, adjust
in climatic conditions. Redressing and cleaning of
grinding stone, in order to control the roughness of
the top rollers.

Worn out aprons (groove formation, cracks on the Replace aprons.

surface).

Aprons with insufficient roughness (glassy surface) Replace aprons.

Cradle spacer. Select the cradle spacer according to the yarn

count.
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Increasing Pneumafil (Mechanical components and settings on Ring

machine):
Causes of yarn breaks Corrective action

Ring, anti-balloon ring and yarn guide eyelet must
be adjusted concentric to the spindle.
Inaccurate adjustment of these elements creates an
unstable traveller running, higher spinning tension
and shorter service life of ring and travellers. For
best results recommending a ring to spindle
concentricity of +/- 0.2 mm.

Worn out rings, anti-balloon ring and yarn guide Replacement.

eyelet.

Spindles and tubes. Spindles and tubes vibrations influence directly the
traveller running and service live of ring and
travellers; tension peaks and yarn breaks are the
consequences.

Increasing Pneumafil (Other factors / properties of Fibers /

Environment Conditions):
Causes of yarn breaks Corrective action

Fibre properties like staple length, short fibre content, Compromise in fibre selection can lead to higher
trash and dust content. yarn breaks. High trash and seed coat content
can lead to traveller loading.

Mass irregularity (CVm) thin-, thick places and Adjust fibre preparation, higher CVm and
neps,yarn strength. imperfections increase the probability of a yarn
break.

Recommended climatic conditions for ring spinning: 86- 89 F, 65% - 70% RH

1. Cotton 94- 96 F, 57% - 59% RH
2. Synthetic fibres Water content: 9 g/kg - 12 g/kg
Water used in the air-conditioning should be as
free as possible of mineral salt and chlorine.
These elements can lead to corrosion.

Operator negligence. Make sure the 100% presence of machine

operator during duty time, improper piecing &
improper operating causes breakage.