At this type of high performance output, lint formation takes on a very special significance. The development engineers at Mayer & Cie. have been concentrating their efforts on finding a solution to this problem. As lint in the needle and cam area is unavoidable, what is required is a solution for reducing the degree of soiling and so largely eliminate the resulting increased wear on needles and minimize possible machine faults. Any kind of dirt or contamination increases friction and therefore wear. At the same time, however, standstill periods for cleaning and for needle exchange mean valuable time lost to production.
Mayer & Cie. has met this challenge with the Mayer Cleaning System MCS, which substantially reduces lint formation in the cam and needle area with the aid of a defined air flow.
MCS extracts air from the room and guides it under pressure through openings in the cam segments – in a manner of speaking through an air channel. During this process, seals prevent lateral escape of the air. The air current is consequently forced out selectively to the top. While largely preventing lint from entering the stitch forming area, and at the same time this system presses the dirt out of the cam and needle area to the outside.
An additional benefit of the system is improved cooling of cams due to the air current. Both of these taken together – the cleaning effect and cooling – ensure a far longer service life for needles and sinkers, which can be increased by between 30% and 50% depending on the yarn used. MCS also improves the quality of fabrics and reduces oil consumption. Cleaning intervals are extended, needle costs reduced, faults diminished and standstill periods reduced or avoided altogether.
All these benefits make MCS a highly effective and easy-to-use system. Its energy input is minimal, its efficiency high and the resulting benefits are enormous. Mayer & Cie. currently uses MCS in the Relanit 4.0 and the FS 2.0 rib machine. Based on its highly positive experience to date with the system, Mayer & Cie. is planning to deploy the MCS in other high-performance machines.
