METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE DRUM OCCUPANCY OF A CARDING MACHINE, AND CARDING MACHINE HAVING AN ASSOCIATED CONTROLLER

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for determining the drum occupancy of a carding machine, wherein the supply of fibers into the carding machine is stopped and at the same time all the fibers located in the drum chamber of the carding machine are drawn out, wherein the sliver count and the delivery distance of the fibers at the carding machine exit are measured. Furthermore, the application relates to a carding machine, comprising a controller for determining the drum occupancy, wherein the controller is designed to compare the determined drum occupancy for each fiber quality with a separate specific reference value and, in the event of deviations between the determined drum occupancy and the specific reference value, to give the operator tips regarding the optimized setting of the carding machine, and/or the optimized setting is at least partially automatically carried out by means of sensors and actuators.