ABSTRACT
The operation of a roller gin stand can be improved by converting the feeding process from manual to automatic control. A microprocessor-based automatic feed control system was tested on one rotary-knife roller gin stand in a commercial gin during the 1993-94 ginning season. Personnel at the commercial gin were pleased with the automatic control, and installed controls on their remaining 11 stands. After using the controls for a full ginning season, the commercial gin experienced no choke-ups, and they were particularly pleased on how the controls compensated for differences in trash and moisture of the incoming cotton. Roller gin plant productivity increased by 10 percent in this field test.
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