Bajaj steel industries ltd., manufacture cotton boll opener designed to open raw cotton bolls by air turbulence and clean lower grades of cotton by separating dust, leaves immature bolls etc. Most efficient for cleaning zoda, leafy and other lower grades of raw cotton as well as collection from pre-cleaners. Reduces manpower required for sorting, by allowing dust, leaves and immature bolls to fall below through grids with holes of different sizes for separate collection. Opened and cleaned raw cotton delivered at the discharge-end. Recovers useful raw cotton from trash cotton collections. No damage to cotton fibre in the process. A large capacity fan is provided before inlet to create sufficient air pressure to aerate raw cotton by air turbulence. Large diameter beaters are provided to separate dust, leaves and immature bolls etc. And push the clean raw cotton towards the discharge- end. The grids are made of heavy- gauge steel sheets. The round holes of different- size grids do not get clogged easily. The top cover of the machine is of painted cr sheets to make the machine weather- resistant. The main shaft runs on three heavy-duty ball bearing encased in dust- proof housing to give trouble free service for number of years, with lower power consumption. Guarding at the feed-end as well as at the discharge-end has been provided for safety purpose. Totally enclosed by sheet metal with door to collect trash & pre-matured bolls separately. Suitable base for fitting electric motor has been provided to eliminate slide rails. The covers of the machine are tightened by fly-nuts to enable the operator to attend the machine without using spanner. Driving arrangement is totally enclosed.
