LAP Former - Pritpal

Before studying about lap former machine lets discuss about whats lap and
lapping?
Lap
A sheet of fiber or fabric wrapped around a core.
A general term used to designate wide sheets of loosely matted cotton,
formed on such textile machines as the breaker, picker, finisher picker,
ribbon lapper, and sliver lapper.
It is basically the output of blow room or draw frame machine and also
the main thing it is input to the carding machine.
Lap feed in
carding machine
Lapping
Lapping is a machining process, in which two surfaces are

rubbed together with an abrasive between them, by hand
movement or by way of a machine.
This can take two forms. The first type of lapping (traditionally
called grinding), typically involves rubbing a brittle material such
as glass against a surface such as iron or glass itself (also
known as the "lap" or grinding tool) with an abrasive such
as aluminum oxide, jewelers rouge, optician's
rouge, emery, silicon carbide, diamond, etc., in between
them. This produces microscopic conchoidal fracturesas the
abrasive rolls about between the two surfaces and removes
material from both.
The other form of lapping involves a softer material such
as pitch or a ceramic for the lap, which is "charged" with the
abrasive. The lap is then used to cut a harder materialthe work
piece. The abrasive embeds within the softer material which holds
it and permits it to score across and cut the harder material. Taken
to a finer limit, this will produce a polished surface such as with a
polishing cloth on an automobile, or a polishing cloth or polishing
pitch upon glass or steel.
Taken to the ultimate limit, with the aid of
accurate interferometry and specialized polishing machines or
skilled hand polishing, lens makers can produce surfaces that
are flat to better than 30 nanometers. This is one twentieth of

the wavelength of light from the commonly used 632.8 nm
helium neon laser light source. Surfaces this flat can be
molecularly bonded (optically contacted) by bringing them
together under the right conditions. (This is not the same as the
wringing effect of Johansson blocks, although it is similar).
Lap former Machine

The lap former has, furthermore, the task of forming the interfacing or lap, which is
employed to feed the combing machine. The lap is obtained by doubling a certain
number of slivers (from16 to 32) previously subject to a drawing passage. The slivers
are fed side by side, passing, through rollers and stop motion. The slivers enter the
drafting section and then calendar ' section to produce a compact lap. Finally the lap is
wound on to bobbin. In the lap former, the material under goes a light draft of around 1.5
to 2 times one a drawing aggregate of the type 2 on top of 3 cylinders.
Drawing Machines where slivers from carding is Drawn in to, so as to

make the fibers parallel and are fed to a similar machine to get a better
parallelization which goes to the next department. In Lap former
machine, slivers are fed to form a lap of 20 inches wide condensed with
a slight draft and weighing as per set length. The machine run smoothly
so as not to disturb the fibers which undergo combing at the comber
machines. One such Lap former is sufficient to feed 8 comber machines.
The machine is equipped with sliver break stop motion. Whenever the
sliver in any of the cans happens the machine stops and a red light goes
up to indicate the operator that it has stopped. These Laps are wound to
fixed lengths and is cut at that length and the machine ejects it to a stand
and starts automatically.
Lap former process

In Lap-former machine, slivers are fed to form a lap of 20 inches wide
condensed with a slight draft and weighing as per set length. The
machine run smoothly so as not to disturb the fibers which undergo
combing at the comber machines. One such Lap former is sufficient to
feed 8 comber machines.
Features of lap former Machine
Delivery speed up to 120 mts/min
Batt weight up to 80 gms/mt
Pro-In control for lap build-up
4/4 spring loaded drafting system
Integral top roller release
Variable top roller loading
Modular construction
Complete belt drive
Auto spool changer
Positively driven creel
Lap transport through lap trolley

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Before studying about lap former machine lets discuss about whats lap and

Lapping is a machining process, in which two surfaces are

are flat to better than 30 nanometers. This is one twentieth of

Lap former Machine

Drawing Machines where slivers from carding is Drawn in to, so as to

Lap former process

Features of lap former Machine

Delivery speed up to 120 mts/min

Batt weight up to 80 gms/mt

Pro-In control for lap build-up

4/4 spring loaded drafting system

Integral top roller release

Variable top roller loading

Complete belt drive

Auto spool changer

Positively driven creel

Lap transport through lap trolley

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