Developed to process either moist or dried cotton fabric, its blends and synthetic
fabric. CENTAURO provides perfect weft and stripes alignment, precise width
control (from 800 to 2400mm) as well as dimensional stability. These results
are reached through electronic means like the “Touch-Screen” which
controls feeding, overfeeding, speed, chambers temperature, fabric width at
entrance and exit among other functions.
The modular system complies with market demands of finishing and production
volume. Optional equipment such Extraction Padder (HYDRA E), Impregnation Padder
(HYDRA I), Compacting Calender (CARINA C) and Non Stop Batcher (PEGASUS), among
other can be added.
01. INTRODUCTION TOWER
Comprised of tensioning bars, expanding roller with angle adjustment
and rotative centralizer with automatic reading device of fabric width.
02. PADDERS
Operational possibility of working with two padders: Extraction and Impregnation.
Robust framing designed to bear pressures of up to 12 tons allowing the
processing of light as well as heavy fabrics. It enables an excellent
homogenization on the impregnation and a perfect pick-up control.
03. WEFT STRAIGHTENER (Optional)
04. OPERATION AND CONTROL TOWER
All controls are ergonomically positioned to favour the stenter operation.
The control tower is comprised of:
- Emergency push-bottons;
- Screen linked to a camera to monitor the exit of the machine;
- Touch screen with following control functions:
- Speed of equipment;
- Overfeeding;
- Temperature at each chamber;
- Nozzles air flow rate;
- Chain track adjustment (from 800 up to 2.400mm);
- Driving of selvedge trimmer/sucking device;
- Driving of the steaming box;
- Driving of the cooling device.
Comprised of:
- Draw cylinders with overfeeding control;
- Manual device to correct the weft;
- Expanding rollers;
- Mechanical spreading unit (decurler);
- Edge optical sensor (Erhardt+Leimer);
- Pinning pulley / brushes sustained by belt with independent overfeeding
control;
- Additional set of brushes complement the pinning process;
- Fast and smooth automatic infeed guide control driven by two geared
motors;
- Selvedge gumming unit;
- Fabric transporting belt;
- Chain automatic lubrication system.
06. HEAT-SETTING / DRYING CHAMBERS
- Modular system allowing future expansion;
- Thermal insulation designed to stand up to 220ºC;
- Pull-out filters with easy access and possibility of cleaning job while
machine is running;
- Nozzles designed to assure homogeneous air flow with independent control
for upper and lower nozzles through frequency inverters;
- High performance fans increase drying efficiency with low energy consumption;
- Fire extinction system through steam jet manually operated comprised
of perforated pipeline along chambers;
- Easy access to spindles of chain track adjustment for cleaning;
- Safety device for undesirable stops of the equipment which simultaneously
brakes the fans and reduce the thermal energy to avoid damaging the fabric;
- Metallic bars to prevent unpinning.
Options:
- Heating source through steam, thermal oil, natural or LPG gas.
07. CHAIN / TRACKS / DRIVES
- Chain made of high hardness stainless steel designed to avoid incrustation
of impurities resulting in low maintenance;
- Chain cleaning device through jets of steam;
- Pin plate made of special high hardness steel;
- Traction/draw gears made of temperated carbon steel;
- Tracks made of carbon steel profiles with sliding area made of bronze
and aluminium providing high durability, low maintenance and low noise
level.
08. EXIT HEADPIECE
Comprised of:
- Steaming Box (can be installed at entrance or exit) with opening/closing
system according to the fabric width providing better steaming;
- Cooling system with high flow rate fan, nozzles, filter and damper (to
control upper/lower air flow rate);
- Selvedge trimmer/suction device;
- Cutting disc made of high hardness steel with tilting movement driven
by pneumatic system;
- Suction device comprised of two blowers, piping and collecting box.
09. CHAIN MAIN DRIVE
Unpinning disc coupled to the traction gears vertically positioned and
driven by geared motor.
10. EXIT COMBINATION
- Non stop batcher “PEGASUS” with inspection zone and manual
cutting device;
- Optionally supplied with transport conveyor belt and plaiter;
- Giant roll winding device;
- Compacting Calender “CARINA C” with lower by pass conveyor
belt (optional).
11. ELECTRIC PANEL
- Built in accordance with international standards;
- PLC responsible for machine functions control such as:
- Process parameters;
- Failure alarm/warning (auto-diagnosis);
- Data storage (historic);
- Recipe storage;
- Possibility of linking-up to network/software;
- Modem (optional), possibility of communication to diagnose failure as
well as reinstall software from far away;
- Frequency inverters;
- Contactors;
- Relays;
- among other.
