Balling machine KAG 180 for giant balls

Knäuelmaschine-JBF-KAG-180_80

KAG: 18 positions, KG: 8 positions. For balls up to 500 g, depending on yarn count, heavier ball weights subject to trials
Mandrel sizes up to 300/60 mm
Winding mandrels driven by brushless servomotor

Set-up with touch panel (no mechanical set-up needed):

  • winding length
  • winding speed
  • mandrel beam position
  • mandrel beam speed
  • crossing ratio
  • doffer / band position
  • ball holder position

10 different winding layers programmable with individual set-up of winding length and speed, mandrel beam position and speed plus crossing ratio for each layer
All crossing ratios from 1:1,00000 up to 1:999,99999
Mandrel and flyer sizes etc. can be stored and shown on the touch panel for easy product set-up
Central winding flyer symmetry adjustment
Manual banding/doffing mode for production of cardboard tube balls with/without band, plus parallel winding and for lea balls
Easy change of mandrels, no tools needed
Easy maintenance by easy accessibility of the technical components
No hydraulic drive system used for less maintenance

CONTROL SYSTEM with
– Colour touch screen for easy set-up of all winding parameters
– Fault messages in clear text plus description of problem
– In case of power failure, actual / nominal data saving to finish actual winding cycle after power restart
– Data backup of winding programmes with USB connection

Standard equipment:
– Automatic yarn cutting at cycle end (KAG only)
– Air threading, no air gun needed (KAG only)
– Parallel and lea ball winding
– Yarn break control system
– Flyer area control by light curtain to avoid damage on flyers and mandrels
– Sort out device of unbanded balls (KAG only)

Options

  • Material supply creel
  • Electronic yarn break control
  • Individual yarn break control per winding position with online data transfer to automatic packaging device to separate short-length balls (KAG only) 
  • Thread end inserted into the ball by mechanical hook, no vacuum or mandrel crown necessary (suitable also for crochet or fantasy yarns and angora)
  • Fabric mandrel covers
  • Connection to automatic ball packaging or sealing machines
  • Automatischer mechanischer Endfadeneinzug, ohne Vakuum oder spezielle Dornkronen (funktioniert auch bei Häkel- oder Fantasiegarnen sowie Angora)
  • Stoffhüllen für Wickeldorne
  • Anbindung an automatische Verpackungsmaschinen (nur KAG)

Mandrels

Knäuelmaschine-JBF-KAG-180_80-Dornvarianten