1 x Thibeau/Asselin complete nonwoven line

Type: Complete Needling Line Width: 4050mm YOC: 1980-1983 EL: 440/3/60

Consisting of;

Opening line;

01 James Hunter blending line consisting of (feeding both needlelines);

03 x 360 BFCV bale-openers, ww: 900 mm, yoc: 1973, very short infeed tables. Machines were fed by hand.

01 x 240 A bale-opener, ww: 900 mm, yoc: 1973, also with short infeed table.

01 x A19 conveyor belt

01 x Wise Industries pre-opener/mixer at the end of the conveyor

Needle-punch line;

01 Thibeau VAT 6 chutefeed

01 Thibeau 13P3 card, ww: 2200 mm, composed with

- licker-in with 1 worker/stripper

- transfer cylinder

- 1st main swift (breaker) with 3 workers/strippers

- breaker doffer

- transfer cylinder

- 2nd main swift (finisher) with 3 workers/strippers

- doffer with comb take-off

Unwinder and infeed with J-box for backing material

Asselin Model 350 crosslapper, ingoing 2200 mm, outgoing 4500 mm, speed 55 m/min

Asselin SD41 2E 06 needle-loom, ww: 4100 mm, downstroke, 2 boards, 1450 spm, 5850 n/lm, hub 40 mm.

Accumulator and winder, final outtake 4050 mm

Running speed approximately 16 m/min

Ref. No.BIB71344