Automated handling of textile yarn packages to enhance radio frequency drying

Technical Report · Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:6860352

Clapp, T G ^[1]

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1. North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States). Coll. of Textiles

The benefits of radio frequency (RF) dryers in the textile industry are well documented and include improved product quality, increased drying versatility, uniform drying, and enhanced flexibility for just-in-time (JIT) processing. In spite of these benefits, however, less than 25 of the 400 RF package dryers in use worldwide are located in North America because of the costs associated with additional materials handling operations. This report defines six yarn package handling work functions as candidates for automation, determines the justifiable corporate investment to automate these six functions, and discusses various investment levels and rates of return on such automation. The report also identifies 11 manufacturers that build customized automation equipment and details their systems.

• Research Organization: Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States); North Carolina State Univ., Raleigh, NC (United States). Coll. of Textiles
• Sponsoring Organization: EPRI; Electric Power Research Inst., Palo Alto, CA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 6860352
• Report Number(s): EPRI-TR-101375
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
MATERIALS HANDLING
AUTOMATION
TEXTILES
DRYING
DRYERS
EFFICIENCY
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
RF SYSTEMS
TEXTILE INDUSTRY
EQUIPMENT
INDUSTRY
320303* - Energy Conservation
Consumption
& Utilization- Industrial & Agricultural Processes- Equipment & Processes