Ring and Ring Traveller

Systems for Compact Yarns

Requirements of the ring surface
Franz Oberholzer, Head Research Rings and
Travellers, Brcker AG, Pfffikon-Zrich, Switzerland

The lack of lubrication produced by compact yarns

results in the traveller running surface on the ring

Introduction

being subject to considerable friction. If no

The new compact spinning systems EliTe and

lubricating film exists, temperatures of over 800o C

ComforSpin result in yarns being produced which

occur in the contact area of the traveller/ring. With

place new demands on the ring and ring traveller

conventional ring surfaces, small particles of

system. Compact yarns are distinguished by a

traveller material are welded onto the ring in what is

particularly smooth surface with hardly any

referred to as a micro welding process. This leads

disturbing elements. Since all the fibres are firmly

to premature wear and tear of the ring and results in

embedded in the body of the yarn they are subject

erratic traveller operation, differences in the yarn

to much less abrasion at the deflection points so

tension and a reduction in the yarn quality. For

that virtually no processing errors occur. The space

compact yarns, therefore, it is very important that

required by the yarn in the yarn thread passage is

rings with an excellent resistance to wear and tear

kept to a minimum.

are used.

However, this extremely low degree of hairiness

results in under-lubrication of the open friction
system and that, in turn, places special demands
on the rings and travellers.
Obviously the performance of rings and ring traveller
systems is influenced by other factors. This article
primarily analyses the lack of lubrication and its

Ring surface destroyed as a result of micro welding

repercussions on the rings and travellers.

Function of the ring and traveller

To complete the picture, here, once again, the
relevant features of the ring and traveller:

The ring traveller system is a braking system

Titan ring surface displays no micro welding

(creates the yarn tension)

The ring and ring traveller system is lubricated

Flange shapes

by fibre elements, wax and other particles (fibre

Compact yarns are mostly produced in finer yarn

film). This coating must regenerate itself

counts. The flange 1 profile and the inclined flange

continuously. If the fibre film is stripped away, metal

profile Orbit are preferred as used successfully for

contact between the ring and traveller results

conventional ring yarns.

The friction (friction coefficient) depends on a

variety of parameters such as fibre type,
lubricating content of the fibres, ring and
traveller surface, shape and profile of the
traveller etc.
Flange 1

Orbit

Brcker rings and travellers for the successful

than Ne 80 are also spun on Rieter K-machines

processing of compact yarns

preferably on flange rings.

Rings
Brcker Titan rings satisfy the requirements in

Travellers

terms of resistance to wear and tear and ensure

In order to make best use of the reduced fibre

that traveller material is not welded onto the ring.

lubrication, travellers offering a deeper yarn passage

This, therefore, ensures that constant yarn quality

must be used. Due to the compactness of the

can be produced from spindle to spindle and

yarns, however, no negative repercussions such as

machine to machine.

production neps occur. Moreover, for cotton yarns, a

broad half-round profile (udr) is preferred whilst for
blends and special yarns a normal half-round profile
(dr) is desirable.
C 1 EL udr and SFB 2.8 RL dr are the travellers
used most for spinning compact yarns.
Nevertheless, the performance parameters and any
specific customer wishes are to be taken into
account.

Titan ring

The life span of a Titan ring is extremely long so

that an optimal yarn quality is guaranteed over a
considerable time span.

Ring / ring traveller combinations for compact yarns

The following list (table 1) illustrates the

recommended ring travellers for the compact
spinning process. The details are based on data
from more than 30 spinning mills and represent the
Life span for Titan rings

majority of the installed spindles for compact yarns.

The flange shape Fl 1 A98 is installed in Suessen

Summary

EliTe machines as the standard fitting and can be

The processing of compact yarns places special

used universally for the entire yarn count range both

demands on rings and travellers. Thanks to

for normal and high performance use.

intensive co-operation with the machine

Orbit rings are suitable for the high performance

manufacturers and users since the introduction of

domain and are used exclusively on Rieter K40 and

compact yarns, Brcker has become the leading

K44 machines. Yarns coarser than Ne 30 and finer

Rieter
K40/K44

Yarn count

Ne

10

EliTe

14

16

20

24

30

36

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

105

14

12.5

SFB 2.8 RL dr

Orbit

SFB 2.8 PM udr/dr

63
45
40 35.5

Fl 1
140

Suessen

12

125

100

Fl 1
125

112

90

Soft Twist, Low speed

C 1 UL udr
90
80

56

C 1 UL udr
80
71

100

80

50

player in the production of rings and travellers. Why

experience, too.

Contacts
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CH-8330 Pfffikon-Zrich
Switzerland
E-mail: sales@bracker.ch
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F-68920 Wintzenheim
France
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40

45

40

35.5

31.5

40

35.5

C 1 MM udr
63
50

Table 1

don't you take advantage of Brcker's broad-based

45

45

28

25

22.4

18

35.5

28

C 1 EL udr
25 22.4

18

16

28

25

C 1 EL udr
22.4
20

16

14

40