technology offerings for improved fiber quality, ginnery ...originafrica.org/documents/seminar...
TRANSCRIPT
![Page 1: Technology Offerings for Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery ...originafrica.org/documents/Seminar 2_Speaker 1_Vernier_Lummus.pdf · Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery Efficiency, and Overall](https://reader033.vdocuments.site/reader033/viewer/2022042104/5e824fef7acf8d7a30701f7a/html5/thumbnails/1.jpg)
Technology Offerings for Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery Efficiency, and
Overall Competitiveness
Claude VernierLummus Corporation
Technology Offerings for Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery Efficiency, and
Overall Competitiveness
Claude VernierLummus Corporation
![Page 2: Technology Offerings for Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery ...originafrica.org/documents/Seminar 2_Speaker 1_Vernier_Lummus.pdf · Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery Efficiency, and Overall](https://reader033.vdocuments.site/reader033/viewer/2022042104/5e824fef7acf8d7a30701f7a/html5/thumbnails/2.jpg)
Goals• Preserve Fiber Quality
• Maximized efficiency
![Page 3: Technology Offerings for Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery ...originafrica.org/documents/Seminar 2_Speaker 1_Vernier_Lummus.pdf · Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery Efficiency, and Overall](https://reader033.vdocuments.site/reader033/viewer/2022042104/5e824fef7acf8d7a30701f7a/html5/thumbnails/3.jpg)
Topics• Electrical Controls
• Seed Cotton Conditioning (Drying and Moisture Restoration)• Press Upgrades• Saw Gin Upgrades•High-Speed Roller Ginning• “Quality-Focused” Lint Cleaning
![Page 4: Technology Offerings for Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery ...originafrica.org/documents/Seminar 2_Speaker 1_Vernier_Lummus.pdf · Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery Efficiency, and Overall](https://reader033.vdocuments.site/reader033/viewer/2022042104/5e824fef7acf8d7a30701f7a/html5/thumbnails/4.jpg)
Electrical Controls• >15 years old = obsolete•Main Consoles• Press Consoles•Bale Moisture Monitor•Gin/Feeder Controls• Shaft Monitor System
Electrical Controls• >15 years old = obsolete•Main Consoles• Press Consoles•Bale Moisture Monitor•Gin/Feeder Controls• Shaft Monitor System
![Page 5: Technology Offerings for Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery ...originafrica.org/documents/Seminar 2_Speaker 1_Vernier_Lummus.pdf · Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery Efficiency, and Overall](https://reader033.vdocuments.site/reader033/viewer/2022042104/5e824fef7acf8d7a30701f7a/html5/thumbnails/5.jpg)
Main Control Consoles• PLC-Based• Touch-Screen Operator
Interfaces•Remote Gin/Feeder Controls• Shaft Monitor System• SPARK System
System-Performance-Analysis-Response-Knowledge
![Page 6: Technology Offerings for Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery ...originafrica.org/documents/Seminar 2_Speaker 1_Vernier_Lummus.pdf · Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery Efficiency, and Overall](https://reader033.vdocuments.site/reader033/viewer/2022042104/5e824fef7acf8d7a30701f7a/html5/thumbnails/6.jpg)
Press Consoles
•Adaptable to many models
•Advanced troubleshooting
• Simpler reconfiguration
![Page 7: Technology Offerings for Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery ...originafrica.org/documents/Seminar 2_Speaker 1_Vernier_Lummus.pdf · Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery Efficiency, and Overall](https://reader033.vdocuments.site/reader033/viewer/2022042104/5e824fef7acf8d7a30701f7a/html5/thumbnails/7.jpg)
Seed Cotton Drying and Conditioning Upgrades
• Improved Drying Systems (higher air volumes and lower temperatures)
• Moisture Restoration (in seed cotton) –to staple length and reduce short fiber
• Moisture Restoration (in lint cotton) –to reduce the load on the bale press and improve the fiber handling
![Page 8: Technology Offerings for Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery ...originafrica.org/documents/Seminar 2_Speaker 1_Vernier_Lummus.pdf · Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery Efficiency, and Overall](https://reader033.vdocuments.site/reader033/viewer/2022042104/5e824fef7acf8d7a30701f7a/html5/thumbnails/8.jpg)
Press Upgrades• Premier™ III Series Pumping Unit• Hydraulic Tramper/PusherConversions• New Compression Cylinders(larger diameter/lower pressure)• Press Rebuilds (Strain Rods,Boxes, Sills, etc.)
![Page 9: Technology Offerings for Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery ...originafrica.org/documents/Seminar 2_Speaker 1_Vernier_Lummus.pdf · Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery Efficiency, and Overall](https://reader033.vdocuments.site/reader033/viewer/2022042104/5e824fef7acf8d7a30701f7a/html5/thumbnails/9.jpg)
Gin Stand Upgrades• Lummus 116-Saw and 170-Saw
Imperial™ III Gins
• Gin/Feeder Controls
• Imperial III Gin Conversions (88/108 to 116 or 128/158 to 170)
![Page 10: Technology Offerings for Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery ...originafrica.org/documents/Seminar 2_Speaker 1_Vernier_Lummus.pdf · Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery Efficiency, and Overall](https://reader033.vdocuments.site/reader033/viewer/2022042104/5e824fef7acf8d7a30701f7a/html5/thumbnails/10.jpg)
High-Speed Roller Gin• Developed by USDA-ARS Mesilla
Park Gin Lab• Cooperative effort between Gin Lab
and Lummus• Similar capacity per horsepower as
saw ginning• Better Uniformity• Less Neps and SFC• Conversions available for all late-
model brands of roller gins
![Page 11: Technology Offerings for Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery ...originafrica.org/documents/Seminar 2_Speaker 1_Vernier_Lummus.pdf · Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery Efficiency, and Overall](https://reader033.vdocuments.site/reader033/viewer/2022042104/5e824fef7acf8d7a30701f7a/html5/thumbnails/11.jpg)
“Quality-Focused” Lint Cleaning
• Sentinel™ II Lint Cleaner(for Upland cotton)
•Guardian™ Lint Cleaner(for ELS cotton)
![Page 12: Technology Offerings for Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery ...originafrica.org/documents/Seminar 2_Speaker 1_Vernier_Lummus.pdf · Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery Efficiency, and Overall](https://reader033.vdocuments.site/reader033/viewer/2022042104/5e824fef7acf8d7a30701f7a/html5/thumbnails/12.jpg)
Sentinel™ II Lint Cleaner• Original concept pioneered by
by USDA-ARS Mesilla Park Gin Lab(Coupled Gin/Lint Cleaner)
• Sentinel™ introduced in 1999• Sentinel™ II introduced in 2008,
addressing maintenance issues andimproving the feeding system
• Conversion package available forexisting Sentinel™ Lint Cleaners
Sentinel™ II Lint Cleaner• Original concept pioneered by
by USDA-ARS Mesilla Park Gin Lab(Coupled Gin/Lint Cleaner)
• Sentinel™ introduced in 1999• Sentinel™ II introduced in 2008,
addressing maintenance issues andimproving the feeding system
• Conversion package available forexisting Sentinel™ Lint Cleaners
![Page 13: Technology Offerings for Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery ...originafrica.org/documents/Seminar 2_Speaker 1_Vernier_Lummus.pdf · Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery Efficiency, and Overall](https://reader033.vdocuments.site/reader033/viewer/2022042104/5e824fef7acf8d7a30701f7a/html5/thumbnails/13.jpg)
Guardian™ Lint Cleaner• Controlled-batt textile-type lint
cleaner for ELS cotton• In production since late 1980’s• Offers superior cleaning and
better sample appearance forELS cottons in comparison totraditional roller gin lint cleaningsystems without damaging fiber
![Page 14: Technology Offerings for Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery ...originafrica.org/documents/Seminar 2_Speaker 1_Vernier_Lummus.pdf · Improved Fiber Quality, Ginnery Efficiency, and Overall](https://reader033.vdocuments.site/reader033/viewer/2022042104/5e824fef7acf8d7a30701f7a/html5/thumbnails/14.jpg)
Thank you!