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Downtime Study of Cotton Swab Machines

D.V. Parikh, Timothy A. Calamari, Ray Rigat and Robert Briggs


 
ABSTRACT

Generally, absorbent cotton swabs are made from by-product cotton fiber, gin motes (length 0.5"-0.75"), comber noils (less than 0.5") and other mill waste. The mill waste is bleached and finished and the bleached cotton fiber is carded. Cotton swabs of uniform weight and quality are produced from uniform weight carded sliver (coil).



Reprinted from Proceedings of the 1997 Beltwide Cotton Conferences pg. 745
©National Cotton Council, Memphis TN

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