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4 Innovations

8 Service

12 Quality

16 Roller card clothings

22 T-Winder

23 Tools and accessories

24 Hygiene cards

26 Card clothing charts

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A young company
with a long tradition
In 2003, Trützschler took over
the activities of Messrs. J. D.
Hollingsworth on Wheels outside
the USA and thus also the main
plant in Neubulach, Germany, where
clothings have been produced for
more than 60 years. In parallel,
“Trützschler Card Clothing” – short
TCC – was founded.
At the end of 2009, Hollingsworth
closed down in the USA, too, and
terminated its more than 100 years
of company history, which was
focussed on the production of
clothings and on a mobile service
network. The know-how about the
production of clothings and the
organisation of efficient services,
however, were not lost, as TCC also
took over Hollingsworth’s activities
in the USA.
Thus TCC indeed is a compara-
tively young company – but one
that benefits from an unequalled
and well-founded know-how, which
is fully available to our customers
worldwide.
TCC clothings are not only produced
in our headquarters in Neubulach,
but also at our locations in the USA,
in Brazil and India.
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For more than 60 years, card clothings have been produced here in Neubulach, Germany.
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Trützschler Card Clothing –
Part of a powerful network
TCC is part of the worldwide
network of the Trützschler Group.
Trützschler itself is the No. 1 in the
field of card technology and has
about 2,500 employees worldwide.
Trützschler Nonwovens is com-
prised of the former companies
Erko Trützschler and Fleissner –
names with an excellent reputation
in card manufacturing.
For the Trützschler Group it goes
without saying that the develop-
ment teams for both the Erko
roller cards and roller card clothings
work closely together.
For when it comes to high-per­
form­ance roller cards, quality and
performance improvements can
only be achieved if the machine
technology and card clothings are
perfectly coordinated.
The combination of Trützschler
Nonwovens design experience
and TCC’s card clothing know-how
ensure that the roller card and
the card clothing together form an
unbeatable team.
The variety of possibilities of-
fered by the Trützschler technical
centres at Trützschler Nonwovens
directly benefit the development
of the card clothing, too. Nowhere
else will you find such targeted
product development where the
influences of the card clothings on
the web quality can be determined
under controlled conditions.
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Even today developing the

innovations of tomorrow

Today Trützschler Card Clothing’s A whole range of new products was

range extends from basic to high-
end premium products. It is not just
standard applications but solutions
for meeting rare and very special
requirements which are covered.
born out of the close cooperation
with the mechanical engineers at
Trützschler Nonwovens. As a result,
almost all successful TCC products
on the market today are less than
four years old – clear evidence of
the huge innovative strength and
future potential of TCC.

Roller cards in the technical centres Trützschler Nonwovens & Man-Made Fibers GmbH,
Egelsbach (left) and Trützschler Nonwovens GmbH, Dülmen (below)
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Layoutbild (muss noch gekauft werden)
Perfect service combines competence –
and above all speed
When it comes to roller card
clothings, in particular, service has a
crucial role to play. At TCC this
ranges from the professional
mounting of the clothing to the
quick availability of personnel on
site when a fault occurs.
In these and in any other applica-
tions it is you who benefits from
TCC’s extensive expertise. Our
know-how in the field of card
clothing service has grown over
decades and even now is continu-
ously expanding. At the same time
we use state-of-the-art diagnostic
technology to examine every card
clothing in precise detail.
All of this is supplemented by the
fast reaction times guaranteed by
over 200 service technicians spread
throughout our international subsidi-
aries. At the same time we believe it
goes without saying that we speak
your language – in both a technical
and geographical sense.
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Service – professional and everywhere
Mounting an interlinked wire in a service workshop
Even more than 100 years ago, J. D. Hollings-
worth realized how important a qualified service
on site was. Until today, this finding has not lost
its truth.
That’s why TCC offers a locally organised
service in almost all places where cards or roller
cards are in operation, right next to our custom-
ers. This is also manifested in the fact that we
Fixing the wire end to a doffer roller
Quality Roller card clothings
are able to approach customers in the local
language – regardless of the different working
hours across the various time zones.
Our service personnel know as much about
roller cards as they do about clothings. This
applies to both the latest roller card technology
as well to decades-old machinery. This wealth
of knowledge is continuously expanded through
regular training courses and exchanges with our
colleagues all over the world, with the result
that specialist knowledge, be it on specific ap-
plications or exotic card types, can always be
called upon too.
Of course for TCC it is understood that the
extensive know-how of our service personnel is
fed directly into the further development of the
clothings and the continuous improvement of
our service.
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First-class mounting for first-class results

TCC clothings are manufactured with utmost Bangladesh

precision. In practice, however, it can only
Brazil
achieve outstanding results if it has been
professionally assembled, adjusted and com- China
missioned. Czech Republic

Our modern service machinery is operated by France

service technicians who, at the same time, Germany
are experienced textile specialists. Their
Hungary
professional competence, which exceeds the
pure mounting of the card clothing by far, is a India
considerable benefit for our customers.
Indonesia

TCC offers you tailor-made service products, Italy

First-class assembly work requires top-quality tools
and experienced personnel
from a single visit by a service technician via Iran
maintenance contracts through to clothing
Mexico
management. Here, too, the day-to-day coop-
eration between the roller card specialists at Pakistan
Erko Trützschler and the card clothing experts
Poland
at TCC is having a positive effect – all over
the world. Furthermore, the clothing service Spain
is supported by the international after-sales Syria
service organisation of the Trützschler head-
quarters and of the subsidiaries in the USA, in Turkey
Brazil, India and China. USA

Uzbekistan

Thailand

Vietnam

Production + Service
from the Trützschler Group
Service from the Trützschler Group
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Quality to the very point:
NovoStar plus and “T-wires”
The production output of roller
cards as well as the variety of raw
materials used have continually
grown, with the result that certain
roller card components are subject
to increased wear and tear. For
these special applications TCC has
developed corresponding high-
performance wires, thereby increas-
ing the service life by 15 - 35%.
These wires are called NovoStar profile cross-sections were devel-
plus. Even at very high carding oped for such applications. These
output rates and with aggressive types of wire are described with a
raw materials they guarantee top “T” (= thick point) in the wire
quality and an excellent service life. identification code.
 
Raw materials which have been
contaminated with foreign particles,
in particular, often result in damage
to the wires. Wires with reinforced
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Thick-Point (T)
0.20 0.35
4.20

4.20

1.30 (20G/") 1.30 (20G/")

Special wires for severely contaminated Thick-Point (T) wire

raw materials
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Quality right from the start

Measuring the hardness of During the last few years, TCC has invested a
a metallic wire lot of money in quality assurance measures.
Safeguarding quality is therefore no longer left
to the instincts of our staff alone; instead the
mechanisms of the Trützschler quality manage-
ment system now take over in the production of
card clothings. The benefit of these efforts: our
customers attest us a quality consistency which
is unrivalled in the industry.

Our basic principle is: quality must be produced

right from the start. It is not sufficient to check
the finished product. That is why, for example,
the production lines at TCC, from the first to
Part of the quality assurance the last stage of production, are permanently
system: permanent online
monitored online.
monitoring

Quality “made by TCC” can be seen, for exam-

ple, in the process for hardening our metallic
wires: with conventional hardening processes,
scale appears on the surface of the wire which
has to be removed mechanically in a further
process. This, however, may result in damage
on the surface. The “scale-free” procedure
developed by TCC avoids the development of
scales directly during the production process
and thus also quality losses through reworking.
Hardness testing, too, has meanwhile been
automated.

The machines for these new manufacturing

processes have been developed and produced

The metallic wires are produced on automated production lines.

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in-house by TCC. Here, too, our close coopera-

tion with the mechanical engineers at Trützsch-
ler Nonwovens proved its worth.

To ensure that the quality produced is also deliv-

ered to the customer, TCC has developed new
wire coils with optimised unwinding behaviour
and new robust packagings. For success can
only be guaranteed if quality management is
applied across the entire quality chain, from the
procurement of raw materials through produc-
tion to the use of the clothing on a roller card.
It is precisely for this reason that our quality
management system ensures that every single
stage in the production of a wire coil can be
traced back 100%.

1200

1000
Vickers hardness (HV 0.2)

800

600

400

200

Measuring points – distance from the tip [mm]

0
0.02 0.09 0.18 0.27 0.36 0.45

Result of a hardness test with a typical hardness profile

There are hundreds of different wire geometries for the various applications.
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Only the right wires

can unleash a roller card´s full potential
The wires on a roller card play a The correct selection of wire types
decisive role in determining the and especially the interaction
web quality. At the same time they between the various wires are of
are extremely important in achiev- crucial importance here. Only when
ing high output and smooth running each individual wire and every
performance. interaction between two rollers is
perfect can the full performance
potential of a roller card be utilised.
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Trützschler Wire Identification Code –

base or rows per inch: shoulder width: every TCC metallic wire is clearly
plain rib wires: base in mm/100 [1/100 mm]
(e.g. 090 = 0.90 mm. 110 = 1.10 mm) defined by the Trützschler Wire
or camlock wires: Cxx Identi­fication Code. Here, the user
(e.g. C08 = 8 rows/“, C24 = 24 rows/“)
can identify the tooth geometry,
special versions or the surface
quality immediately.
special versions:
The letter code “C“ A =  thermically treated
indicates a camlock B =  mechanically treated
wire with the numbers D =  enhanced point
of rows per inch given. E =  depth of cut
front angle [°]
N = negative F =  flat on point
total height: G =  groove
D =  2.00 mm M = 6.50 mm H =  NovoStar®
E =  2.50 mm N = 7.00 mm point density L =  low shoulder
F =  3.00 mm Q = 7.50 mm [points per square inch] P =  chemically polished
G =  3.50 mm R = 8.00 mm R =  banana shape
H =  4.00 mm S = 8.50 mm S =  special
I =  4.50 mm T = 9.00 mm T =  thick point
J =  5.00 mm U = 9.50 mm W =  wool
K =  5.50 mm V = 10.00 mm X =  serrations
L =  6.00 mm XX = double serrations
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Roller card clothings –

the crucial quality component
The wide variety of applications and processing
technologies in web production pose a chal-
lenge to card clothing manufacturers in par-
ticular. For nowadays a roller card is still used
in most nonwoven facilities. The various roller
card suppliers rely in part on different concepts,
which in turn is reflected in the wide variety of
roller arrangements.

The interaction between these rollers, their

diameters and speeds, the drafts (positive and
negative) as well as the distances from each
other are crucial for the quality and appearance
of the web at the machine output end.
An Erko roller card with 2 web delivery systems

It is clear that the roller wires take on a variety

of roles which also determine the web quality:
opening, separating, parallelising, condensing,
drafting, stripping, combing or randomising –
these and many other functions need to be
fulfilled using different wire shapes in the roller
card.

Several roller card types and aerodynamic web formers

are equipped with special carding elements, the so-called
Modular design of the Erko TCC CARDMASTER system. A subsequent extension to
roller card machines up to 4.5 m in width is possible at any time.
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TCC card clothings for all roller card types

8 7 8 7 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 However varied the roller card designs may be,
TCC has all the necessary clothings for them.
This includes even very special wire types
15 15 which are only required for a certain type of roll-
14
er card. The TCC card clothing service is offered
10 16 for all types of roller card (just a few examples
6
of which are shown on this page).
9 15 15
3 14
1
2

Erko

1 7 8 13 9 11 15 16

14

10 14
6 14

3 9
9 14
14

Autefa Solutions

1 8 7 13 11 12 11 18 18

10 17

6
19
3 9

Spinnbau Legend
1 Feed roller
1 8 7 8 7 8 7 13 13 11 12 11 13 13 16 2 Clearer roller
3 Lickerin
4 Lickerin Worker
5 Lickerin Stripper
6 Breast cylinder
7 Breast cylinder Worker
8 Breast cylinder Stripper
9 Transfer roller
10 Main cylinder
10 14
11 Main cylinder Worker
12 Main cylinder Stripper
6 13 Anti-turbulence roller
3 9 14 Doffer
9 15 Condenser
14 16 Take-off roller
17 Turbo roller
18 CardMaster segment
19 Random roller

Asselin-Thibeau
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More than 400 solutions for virtually any application
Wire without
aftertreatment
Depending on the roller card configuration, the
raw material to be processed, the production
rate and other process parameters, TCC can
offer more than 400 wire types for every roller
of a card. This allows wire specifications to be
used which are precisely tailored to customer-
specific parameters, thereby ensuring optimal
running performance levels for the machine.
Feed rollers
profiles
front angle -10° to 30°
points density
(ppsi) 20 to 40
height 5,0 to 10,0 mm
options T – thick point
Lickerin
profiles
front angle 10° to 20°
points density
(ppsi) 30 to 70
height 5,0 to 6,0 mm
options T – thick point
Breast cylinders
profiles
front angle 10° to 20°
points density
(ppsi) 50 to 200
height 3,2 to 6,0 mm
options T – thick point
Quality Roller card clothings
TCC wires are different from each other both in
terms of the tooth geometry and profile cross-
section (e. g. interlinked or flat base), struc-
ture (e. g. grooves) or surface treatment (e. g.
mechanically or chemically treated, scale-free).
For high loads and special applications so-called
“T-thick point” wires are available.
The following illustrations show a small selec-
tion of wire types which may be used for the
respective roller.
Breast cylinder Stripper
profiles
front angle 5° to 40°
points density
(ppsi) 50 to 200
height 3,2 to 5,0 mm
options T – thick point
Breast cylinder Worker
profiles
front angle 25° to 45°
points density
(ppsi) 50 to 200
height 4,0 to 5,0 mm
options T – thick point
X – serrations
B – mechanical-
ly treated
Transfer rollers
profiles
front angle 20° to 30°
points density
(ppsi) 75 to 200
height 4,0 to 5,0 mm
options T – thick point
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Wire with
aftertreatment

Main cylinders Doffer

profiles profiles
front angle 10° to 20° front angle 30° to 45°
points density points density
(ppsi) 100 to 550 (ppsi) 100 to 380
height 2,5 to 4,2 mm height 3,0 to 5,0 mm
options T – thick point options T – thick point
X – serrations
B – mechanical-
ly treated

Main cylinder Stripper Condensers

profiles profiles
front angle 5° to 40° front angle 40° to 45°
points density points density
(ppsi) 100 to 225 (ppsi) 50 to 200
height 4,0 to 5,0 mm height 4,0 to 6,0 mm
options T – thick point options T – thick point
B – mechanical- B – mechanical-
ly treated ly treated

Main cylinder Worker Take-off rollers

profiles profiles
front angle 30° to 45° front angle -30° to -18°
points density points density
(ppsi) 100 to 380 (ppsi) 110 to 185
height 4,0 to 5,0 mm height 4,0 mm
options T – thick point options B – mechanical-
ly treated
X – serrations
B – mechanical- P – chemically
ly treated treated

Random roller

profiles
front angle 10° to 25°
points density
(ppsi) 350 to 550
height 2,5 to 3,0 mm
options H – NovoStar
T – thick point
B – mechanisch
entgratet
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T-Winder

The T-Winder is the only winding device which

shows the real winding force. The special ge-
ometry of the front bracket prevents vibrations
as well as the influence of “false forces” during
winding.

Recommendations on the correct winding

tension are shown directly at the device
The hinged quick-release fastener on the
T-Winder with dual clamping device means it
can be quickly fitted and removed in order to
­reduce maintenance times. Furthermore, vari-
ous setting options on the T-Winder mean that
work on rolls in the roller card which are dif-
ficult to access can also be carried out.

Top-wire + top winder = top performance

The T-Winder shows the • Simple working mode
actual winding tension. Increased safety and reliability for winding • One device for all cards
Modern high-performance roller cards have • Utmost flexibility
huge potential with regard to quality assurance • For all wire types
and service life. To fully utilise this potential • Easy assembly
while maintaining low costs, the use of a • Short downtimes
winding tool specific to the clothing is recom- • Constant winding tension thanks to the
mended. special ceramic guide
• Permanent display of the actual winding
Since a different winding tool cannot be held tension
ready for each type of clothing, TCC has devel-
oped the T-winder. It can be used for all roller
cards thanks to its unique, stable design. Due
to the specially-developed ceramic wire guide
all wire gauges and types can be mounted with
the T-Winder.

In combination with the entirely new travller

guide, the decoupling of the wire-guiding ele-
ments of the T-Winder guarantees a constant
winding tension which is free of external influ-
ences.

Mounting a small-diameter roller The winding tensions for all common wires are directly
indicated on the T-Winder.
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Tools and accessories

A fully comprehensive range

Clothings need regular checking and mainte- This ranges from a complete flat workshop facil-
nance. TCC offers all the machinery and equip- ity through special winding equipment to a set-
ment needed to do this, as well as tools for ting gauge. Shown below is a small selection:
assembly, disassembly and maintenance.

Winding device Unwinder with coil holder Fastening elements

Butt-welding device Soft-soldering unit Manual rubber stones

Ceramic braking unit Ceramic brake shoes Wire magnifier

USB microscope Gauges for clothings Manual cleaning card

Brass brushes Mounting hooks

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Clothings for hygiene cards

Special machinery requires special clothings

In the field of hygiene 1m-wide cards instead
of roller cards are often used for processing
bleached cotton or viscose. These machines
were therefore built for special applications and
accordingly they require “tailor-made” clothings.

Web joining for zig-zag cotton

The cards used for applications in the field of

hygiene essentially differ in terms of their web
delivery and web joining systems.

These are:
• Web delivery across the working width e. g.
for cotton pads
• Transverse sliver take-off with the formation
of a sliver / web divider with the formation of
4 extra-fine slivers for producing cotton buds
• Formation of a heavy sliver with a rectangular
cross-section for the production of tampons

Condensers with very special wires are used in the delivery area of these cards for
producing heavy web.

Here the web of a 1m-wide card is divided into 4 equal sections and formed into slivers. Such slivers are also produced on cards as a
These slivers are a primary product for cotton buds. primary product for the manufacture of tampons.
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Example of clothing in the

production of heavy web
(40 – 200 g/m2)

1 2 8 11 10 9 12 14 15 16

3 4 6 5 7 13

Position Description T-Code

1 Feed Roller DFK T35.00.300.0056.18/F

2 Feed Roller ICFD T25.00.200.0122.08/F
3 Lickerin I T50.00.315.0034.34/VX
4 Lickerin II T50.20.160.0164.34/V
5 Lickerin III T50.20.160.0210.35/VB
6 Carding segments Lickerin TS.090/B
7 Main Cylinder T33.15.090.0220.24/FX1Z
8 TWIN TOP Lickerin side TS.090/R
9 Flat Tops NovoTop 33S
10 Flats Strips Roll TR-DS
11 Flat Cleaning Roll TR-DP
12 TWIN TOP Doffer side TS.090/R
13 Doffer T55.40.130.0117.42/Z
14 1st Condenser T55.40.130.0117.42/Z
15 2nd Condenser T50.40.160.0112.35/VR
16 Stripping Roller T40.30.180.0110.28/AESN
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Leistungsdaten Quality Roller card clothings

Produktion kg/h/m, m/min

Vliesgewicht g/m²
Bandgewicht ktex
Endprodukt
Verfestigungsverfahren

Card clothing charts / Questionnaire

Bermerkungen

All card clothings supplied by TCC are docu-
mented in detail in card clothing charts.
You can therefore look up the relevant produc-
tion conditions at any time. These card cloth-
ing charts are treated as strictly confidential,
therefore the charts shown should be seen as
examples only.
Please use the accompanying questionnaire.
We will gladly compile for you a detailed card
clothing chart.

Nonwovens - questionnaire

Agent Date

Customer data

Customer Mill no.

Country

Roller card data

Manufacturer
Working with
Machine no. /ref.
Roller diameter Please enclose a dimensioned roller card drawing.
Wire specification Please enclose if available.

Material data

Fibre count Fibre length

Fibre type Blend ratio (den, dtex) (mm, Zoll)

from to from to
Material A
Material B
Material C
Material D
Material E

Performance data

Production kg/h/m, m/min

Web weight g/m2
Silver weight ktex
End product
Type of bonding

Notes
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Trützschler Card Clothing GmbH

P.O. Box 1151 · 75386 Neubulach, Germany
Rosenstrasse 7-9 · 75387 Neubulach, Germany
Phone: +49 7053 68-0 · Fax: +49 7053 7359
cardclothing@truetzschler.de
www.cardclothing.de · www.truetzschler.com
www.machines-for-textiles.com/blue-competence

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