GC40 chain gills
Technical supportGC40 chain gills

- High performance drafter speed up to 600m/min
- Important level of productivity and textile quality
- Optimal textile control at high speed
- High cleaning system
- Drafting head with a light moving assembly
- Low maintenance costs thanks to an optimised mechanical design
- User friendly man/machine dialogue
- Possibility of telediagnostic and of machine connection in network (optional).
Technical specifications *
Uses | Converting - stretch breaking defelting - dyeing - blending combing - recombing spinning preparation - semi-worsted process for wool, long staple chemical fibres and flax tow |
Feeding | Cans or balls creel |
Number of heads | 1 |
Delivery | Into cans, manual or automatic 1, 2 or 4 cans single or double end On 1 or 2 single end balls, automatic, with or without tube loader |
Linear input speed | Up to 100m/min, including autolevelling, according to processed material |
Input load | Up to 350ktex according to material |
Number of fallers | 2 x 60, among which 2 x 20 working |
Pinned width | 270mm |
Pins projection | 14mm |
Pinning - Round pins | 3 and 4 per cm, 1/3 penetration |
Pinning - Flat pins | 4 to 9 pins per cm, 1/1 penetration |
Pinned field depth | 190mm |
Feed cylinders | Ø 62.5 (bottom) - 80mm (top) |
Draft cylinders | Ø 30/67.5mm (bottom) - 80mm (top) |
Calandering rollers | Ø 65 (bottom) - 80mm (top) |
Nip distance | 32 - 65mm |
Delivery speed | Maxi 600m/min (cans) according to delivery type Maxi 400m/min (balls) |
Distance feed/draft cylinders | 312 - 345mm |
Pressure on cylinders | Up to 400daN |
Draft | 3 -12 |
Total installed power | 12.8 - 15.6kW |
Compressed air | Pressure: 6bars |
Autoleveller range | +20 to -30% |
Packed volume | Without delivery, nor creel : 7 - 10m3 Delivery: 6 - 7m3 |
Machine net weight | Without delivery, nor creel 1,900 - 2,200kg Delivery: 900 - 1,500kg |
* Subject to modifications