Textile Machinery Spare Parts for Processing Mills

Textile Machinery Spare Parts for Processing Mills

Textile machinery spare parts are the replacement parts that keep processing machines such as stenters, jiggers, folding machines and rotary printing machines running between overhauls. Con-Pap-Tex manufactures, exports and supplies textile machinery spare parts from Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. This page gives an overview of the range and of how to plan spares, starting from the stenter.

Which textile machinery spare parts are supplied?

Con-Pap-Tex names the following textile machinery and spares on this site:

Machine or part	What it covers
Stenter machine	Pin bars, pin plates, pin blocks, clips, chain link bottom parts, chain wheels, overfeed, feeler switches, gear box parts, shafts
Chain link bottom parts	Links and complete stenter chain assemblies
Jigger machine	Spares for jigger dyeing machines
Cloth guider	Pneumatic and mechanical guiders, guiders with frame, guider spares
Folding machine	Spares for fabric folding machines
Rotary printing machine parts	Parts for rotary screen printing machines
Bowl mangle and drying range	Parts for mangles and drying ranges
Gear set	Gear sets for textile machinery drives
Spinning and weaving machine	Spares for spinning and weaving machinery
Rubber rolls and rubber fillet	Rubber covered rolls and fillets for textile machines

 

The stenter parts are covered in detail on this site, starting from the stenter pin bar spare parts page. The full catalogue of textile spares by machine is on the textile machinery spare parts site of the group.

Why start spare parts planning with the stenter?

The stenter is usually the best place to start because it runs almost every fabric that leaves a processing mill, and its pin bars and chain wear continuously. When the stenter stops, finishing stops. A stenter also has more wearing parts than most machines in the mill: thousands of pin bars, a long chain on each side, and the feeding and drive parts that serve them.

Pin bars are the most frequent stenter order. Worn pins are renewed with pin plates on sound blocks, as explained on the stenter repinning page, and complete bars are replaced when blocks are worn too, as explained on the stenter pin bar replacement page.

How should a processing mill plan textile spares?

A processing mill plans textile spares best from its own records of what wears, how fast and how long a breakdown costs. A simple method works for most mills:

1. List each machine and the parts on it that wear: pins, chain links, clips, guider parts, rollers, gears, switches.
2. For each part, note how many are fitted on the machine and how many were replaced last year.
3. Mark the parts that stop the machine when they fail, such as feeler switches and guider parts, and the parts that wear slowly but in large numbers, such as pin bars.
4. Keep a small stock of the parts that stop the machine, and a rolling stock of the high volume wearing parts.
5. Record every replacement with the date, the machine and the reason.
6. Review the record before each planned shutdown and order the parts that will be needed.

Keep the record simple enough that it is always filled in: a notebook or a spreadsheet beside the maintenance office is enough. A record that is skipped during busy weeks loses its value just when the wear is highest.

The record is the most useful tool. After a year it shows which parts wear fastest on your fabrics, which machines need the most attention, and where a fault at one point keeps damaging parts somewhere else.

Matching spares to the machine

Spare parts are matched to the machine they will run on. For machines from other makers, parts are made to suit that make, from a sample, a drawing or photographs. Matching matters most for parts that run in large numbers side by side, such as pin bars and chain links, because a new part must sit exactly like the old ones around it.

• Send the machine make and model.
• Send a sample part or a drawing for anything special.
• Send photographs with a ruler for parts that cannot be removed before ordering.
• Order mating parts together: gears in pairs, chain wheels with the chain, pin plates with any blocks found cracked.

Parts made to a consistent pattern are interchangeable, which is what lets a mill replace a few bars or links at a time without refitting the whole chain.

Spares for the other textile machines

The other textile machines in a processing mill each have their own wearing parts. Jigger machines wear their rollers, bearings and drive parts. Folding machines wear their folding blades and drives. Rotary printing machines need end rings, bearings and drive parts. Drying ranges and mangles wear their rolls and bearings. Rubber rolls and rubber fillets wear on their surfaces.

For these machines, the Con-Pap-Tex master site lists jigger machine spare parts, and rubber fillets for textile machines are covered on the rubber fillet site of the group. Cloth guiders and their spares are described on the stenter cloth guider page, and chain parts on the stenter chain link bottom parts page.

Why order textile spares from Con-Pap-Tex?

Con-Pap-Tex is a group company promoted by the KEW Group, set up to concentrate on equipment and spare parts and to supply them under one roof.

• Own premises and machinery. The company works from its own premises of 1850 square metres in Ahmedabad, with CNC machines, lathes, drilling and welding machines and assembly stations.
• Inspection at every stage. Parts are cross checked at every stage of production against international standards and customer specifications.
• Dispatch after approval. Parts are dispatched only after customer approval or inspection of the manufactured product.
• Export and OEM supply. Con-Pap-Tex exports to 15 countries and supplies machinery manufacturers as an OEM supplier.
• Customer relations. Continuous interaction with customers and good personal relations are part of the company’s work policy.

What to send for a textile spare parts quotation

Send the following details:

• The machine, its make and model
• The part name, with photographs and a ruler, or a sample or drawing
• The number of parts needed
• For stenter parts, whether the chain carries pins only or pins and clips
• Any fault you see on the fabric, if the order follows a breakdown

Send these details through the contact page. For stenter pin blocks, see the stenter pin block replacement page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which textile machines does Con-Pap-Tex supply spares for?

Con-Pap-Tex supplies spares for stenter machines, jigger machines, folding machines, rotary printing machines, bowl mangles and drying ranges, and spinning and weaving machines. It also supplies chain link bottom parts, cloth guiders, gear sets, rubber rolls and rubber fillets. Stenter parts are covered in the most detail on this site.

Which textile spare parts wear fastest in a processing mill?

In most processing mills, stenter pin bars and stenter chain parts wear fastest, because thousands of them work continuously against hot, often chemically treated fabric. Guider parts, feeler switches, rollers and drive gears follow. A record of replacements shows the real order of wear for your own fabrics and machines.

How many stenter spare parts should a mill keep in stock?

No single number suits every mill. Keep a small stock of parts that stop the machine when they fail, such as feeler switches and guider parts, and a rolling stock of high volume wearing parts such as pin plates and pin bars. Base the quantities on your own replacement record from the past year.

Can spares be made for machines of other makers?

Spares can be made to suit machines of other makers, from a sample, a drawing or photographs with measurements. For stenters, parts are supplied to suit many makes, including Artos, Harish, Bruckner, Monforts and Krantz. The parts are made to suit those machines and are not original parts of the machine makers.

Why order mating spare parts together?

Mating parts wear together, so a new part fitted to a worn partner wears quickly and often runs badly. Gears are best renewed in pairs, chain wheels with the chain they drive, and pin plates together with any pin blocks found cracked during the same inspection. Ordering them together also saves a second stop.

Does Con-Pap-Tex export textile machinery spare parts?

Con-Pap-Tex exports textile machinery spare parts and other equipment to 15 countries, and also supplies machinery manufacturers as an OEM supplier. For an export enquiry, send the machine make and model, the part details with photographs or samples, the quantity and the destination country through the contact page.