The card-clothing-covered drafting roll is an irreplaceable core accessory matched with multi-roll nonwoven drafting machines, specially developed for drafting and shaping procedures of cross-lapped thick fiber webs. In the production of thick, fluffy nonwoven materials, traditional smooth chrome-plated rolls lack sufficient friction to hold loose fiber webs securely. This deficiency easily triggers frequent web slippage, irregular fiber displacement, massive fiber fly and uneven basis weight across fabric surfaces during continuous production. Our card-clad drafting roll thoroughly addresses these common production defects and perfectly adapts to mainstream W-type multi-stage layered drafting layouts widely adopted by nonwoven factories. It delivers precise drafting control while greatly boosting the tensile strength, surface smoothness and dimensional uniformity of finished nonwoven fabrics, acting as a standard upgraded consumable part for manufacturers focusing on heavy-duty industrial nonwoven products.
The whole roll core is integrally processed from thickened seamless precision steel tubing selected for industrial heavy-load use. After professional quenching and tempering heat treatment, the roll core gains outstanding rigidity, toughness and anti-deformation capacity to withstand long-term tension and high-speed rotation. Each finished roll undergoes strict dynamic balancing calibration and coaxiality testing before delivery, which guarantees zero obvious vibration under continuous high-speed working conditions and avoids lateral web deviation during traction. Customizable widths from 3000mm to 7000mm are available to match full-width production lines according to customers’ actual equipment parameters and production demands.
The roll surface is tightly wrapped with exclusive high-density stainless steel card clothing tailor-made for the nonwoven industry. All steel teeth are arranged in neat, consistent spacing with standardized geometric shapes to ensure uniform grabbing force along the entire roll length. After passivation and mirror polishing treatment, every tooth surface is completely burr-free, effectively preventing scratching, snagging or tearing of delicate fiber webs during traction. The card clothing is mounted with professional industrial wrapping techniques, staying free of bubbling, gaps or delamination even under long-term cyclic tension. It boasts excellent wear resistance and anti-fatigue performance to sustain uninterrupted round-the-clock high-speed industrial operation without frequent replacement.
The unique high-grip tooth layout provides even clamping force across the full web width, completely erasing local slippage and inconsistent stretching that plague smooth rolls. It optimizes fiber orientation distribution inside the fiber web and balances machine-direction (MD) and cross-direction (CD) tensile strength effectively, supporting stable gradient drafting ratios ranging from 1 to 5.4 times. Compared with ordinary smooth chrome rolls, it remarkably reduces typical production flaws such as fiber fly, sudden web breakage and uneven fabric thickness, cutting raw material waste and lowering overall production loss. Finished fabrics processed by this roll achieve superior flatness and far more stable basis weight in mass production. In terms of operational cost, the roll features outstanding wear, tension and aging resistance, requiring only simple routine maintenance and significantly extending its overall service life to reduce frequent part replacement downtime.
This drafting roll is universally compatible with 15-roll, 21-roll, 27-roll and other multi-roll nonwoven drafting equipment configurations. It covers multiple mainstream nonwoven production scenarios: thick needle-punched base fabrics, engineering geotextiles for infrastructure, impermeable filter textiles for environmental protection, soft automotive interior felts and high-loft through-air bonded wadding used in bedding and thermal insulation products. When paired with the servo variable frequency drive system of complete drafting machines, it realizes precise matching of drafting multiples and running line speeds. It stably controls fiber web basis weight, optimizes internal fiber interlocking structure, raises overall production line output and upgrades finished product quality, fully meeting the strict consistency and durability standards required for large-scale continuous nonwoven manufacturing.