Taker-in and Licker-In Rollers

STEWARTS developed the pinned Taker-In (Licker-In) back in 1972, and it has been extensively used since then and has proved 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 pins and the machining marks of the pins all run along the same axis of the pin, so that the fibres can float freely around the point of the pin. With this design of using pins there are no traps to catch fibres on or to cause wearing of the pins.

The STEWARTS Pinned Taker-In (Licker-In) is "Fibre Friendly"

Long Life

The Pinned Taker-In (Licker-In) is extremely resistant to wear and damage, and has a life expectancy of over 5,000 tons in conventional carding machines. Many thousands have now been installed worldwide, and although the oldest are 20 years old, some are still in use.

Life on high production carding machines is just as extraordinary, and tests have shown that a lifetime of at least 2,500 tons can be expected with no maintenance at all.

Universal

A major advantage of the STEWARTS Pinned Taker-In (Licker-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.

Reduced Maintenance: Less Downtime

Regular card down-time is saved because it is not necessary to rewire a Pinned Taker-In (Licker-In). This is particularly important for the Taker-In which is usually rewired three times more often than the cylinder it is feeding, thus causing three times the downtime required by the cylinder.

The pins wear better than wire because of their hardness and shape of their points which means they do not need to be sharpened or ground.

Resistance to Damage

Each pin is separately fixed, so any accidental damage is usually local, and there is no risk of further damage through the card due to wire stripping.

Light Weight

The extraordinarily light weight of a STEWARTS pinned Taker-In (Licker-In) is approximately 40kg, which simplifies fitting without lifting apparatus, and reduces any risk of personal injury compared to conventional Wire Taker-Ins (Licker-In) that weigh approximately 120kg.