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UNI Hosiery Installation
In August of 2001 we installed a central vacuum
system in UNI Hosiery in Huntington Park CA. They were running 72
Angie Knitting machines, each with a 1.5KW blower motor. These
motors are 2 HP each for a total of 144 Horsepower in the
building. Their cost for a Kilowatt of power was 15.7 cents. The
power to operate these blowers was extremely high.
The knitting vacuum system that we designed and built
consisted of a 100HP blower and all the ducts necessary to have
vacuum at the machines. On this system we installed a Variable
Speed Drive to control the motor of the vacuum blower. This allows
us to change the speed of the motor to raise or lower the vacuum
and achieve the desired suction.
When the system was completed and running,
we maintained a drawdown of 25" of vacuum at the machines with a total
running horsepower of approximately 45. The savings from reducing
the power load will pay for this system in a short period of time.
As an additional benefit, there are no blowers in the floor to
step over and become a trip hazard. The temperature in the room is
also less.
Give us a call and let us design a cost cutting system for your
plant.
String Collection Systems
Our company has
developed a collection system to collect strings from Knitting machines that
allows the machines to operate 24 hours per day with out stopping
to clean out a container.
Our container is built to rigid standards to
maintain integrity and operate without stopping up the screen. The
screens in the containers are continuously self-cleaning and need
only be inspected occasionally. The screen can be replaced if
necessary. We can also supply these in several materials with
different size mesh to fit the application. The air from the
container can be returned to the knitting room with little or no
filtration needed.
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