STEWARTS developed the pinned Taker-in in 1972, and extensive use since then has shown it to be fibre-friendly and extremely durable, making it an ideal match for high production cards where quality and output must be maximised, and downtime must be minimised.

Pins are Fibre-Friendly

Cotton has been traditionally carded using card wire. However, pins, with their smooth pointed sharp profile, do less damage to fine fibres, The sharp, but smooth, point of the pin gives excellent fibre penetration The grain of the metal and the machining marks of the pin all run along the axis of the pin, so fibres can float freely around the point, and there are no traps to catch fibres or start wear.

The STEWARTS Pinned Taker-In is "Fibre-Friendly"

Long Life

The Pinned Taker-In is extremely resistant to wear and damage, and a life of over ten years is common on conventional cards. Many thousands have now been installed world-wide, and although the oldest are 20 years old, few have yet worn out. Life on highduction cards s just as extraordinary, and tests have shown that a lifetime of at least 5 years can be expected with no maintenance at all.

Universal

A major advantage of the STEWARTS Pinned Taker-In is that one specification of pinning can be used to successfully card almost all fibres, so there is no need to change when running different fibres or blends.