Application of an automatic yarn dismantler to track changes in cotton fibre properties during processing on a miniature spinning line

Abstract

This paper reports on the application of a newly developed automatic yarn dismantler for dismantling short staple ring-spun yarns, to track changes in cotton fibre properties from lint to yarn, during processing on a miniature spinning line. The results obtained on different Upland cottons have clearly demonstrated the practical value of the yarn dismantler in enabling yarns to be automatically dismantled into their constituent fibres, which can then be tested by instrument, such as the AFIS, and the test results used to quantify changes in the various fibre properties at the different processing stages, including yarn.