Ginning – Different Types Of Ginning machine

OBJECT OF GINNING

The primary object of the ginning consists in separating the fibres from the seed, and a Perfect ginning operation would be Performed if the separation of fibres from seed was effected without the slightest injury to either seeds or to the fiber.ginning-india

DIFFERENT TYPES OF GIN

Previous to the introduction of Modern Machinery, ginning was performed by hand or by machines of a primitive character such as the "Foot Roller" and its improvement the "Churka".

As the cotton industry developed, greater production than these were capable of was necessary, and machines driven by power were introduced.

Numerous forms of gins have been tried, but at the present time only three are used to any large extent. They are

1. KNIFE ROLLER GIN

2. SAW GIN

3. THREE TYPES OF MACARTHY GIN

I. Single acting macarthy gin.

ii. Double acting macarthy gin

iii. Double roller macarthy gin.