A cost-effective approach after implementation of timing belt drive in the cotton ring-spinning frame

• Published in: Cleaner Engineering and Technology 2022-08, Vol.9, p.100536, Article 100536
• Main Authors: Islam, Md Din, Nurunnabi, Md, Mridula, Fairooz Raisa, Mia, Rony, Belal, Shah Alimuzzaman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Belt drive; Inverter; Production cost; Slippage; Speed; Tachometer
• ISSN: 2666-7908; 2666-7908
• DOI: 10.1016/j.clet.2022.100536

The preliminary design of this work aimed at determining whether a flat belt or timing belt drive system was the optimal operating condition for the ring frame machine. The evaluation of production speed, slippage %, and cost of the ring frame machine was performed by implementing flat and tooth-bearing timing belt drives. In addition, the six-month-long survey-based analysis included the variation in production length, doffing weight, and production speed of the process. Throughout the study, other parameters that might be affecting the production and the operating system were kept similar. The study found that the timing belt drive system is the optimal condition improves the production parameters and minimizes the operating cost. Moreover, for the same service life, on average, around $69.67 more profit can be achieved from the machine equipped with a timing belt while keeping the slippage % minimum at a value of 0.59%. The timing belt system increased the production of 1091.797 kg, doffing weight of 912.702 kg, as well as consumption of energy 2952.098 KWH in the study period of six months. As a result, the implementation of the timing belt drive in the cotton ring-spinning frame can be a sustainable approach in the textile spinning industry.