"This is the auxiliary wood, used to pull the reed." Chen Lin introduced, not knowing what the Australian woman thought.
The tail of the jacquard machine is a warp beam, which is used to wind the silk thread. In the middle are two auxiliary wood for beating the weft thread, which pass vertically through two wooden sticks about four feet long. The two sections of the wooden stick are inserted into the weaving reed.
"This auxiliary wood may seem ordinary, but it is a key component." Chen Lin continued, "Its function is to beat up the weft thread. By adjusting the different sizes and weights of the auxiliary wood, the tangential force component can be adjusted.
To weave various fabrics: When weaving thin silk materials such as leno, the weight should be light. On the contrary, the weight should be heavier. A flower machine can weave various silk materials in endless variations, all relying on this helper."
Li Yao'er nodded silently. In fact, such a large machine is powered by the manpower of two machinists. Although the products produced are exquisite, the production efficiency is too low. In the past, I looked at the history of silk and satin development and said that Su
Hangzhou and other places have an annual output of hundreds of thousands of pieces of silk, but if we think about it, these silk weaving towns have tens of thousands of looms. In other words, the annual output of each loom is only a few dozen pieces.
After watching the big flower machine, Li Yaoer took Chen Lin to the "Second Workshop". This workshop was converted from the original wing room and part of the courtyard, and was used to centrally arrange the "waist machine". Originally, Fengshenghe owned scattered
Twenty waist machines from all over the place were all merged and placed here. The original floor height of the wing room was not as high as the main room where the flower machine was placed. During the reconstruction, skylights were added to increase light transmission. In the absence of industrial lighting,
Use natural light as much as possible.
Chen Lin was quite puzzled when he saw such a transformation. The centralized layout looked impressive, but he didn't think it had any practical significance. But since the chief made such a change, there must be a reason. He never questioned his elders face to face. This was why Chen Lin had always been
He was naturally silent at this moment for his "advantages" that were praised by others.
"These are what machinists call waist machines," Li Yao'er said, "Why are they called waist machines?"
"Chief, please take a look at that wide piece of leather. The machine workers wear it around their waists when weaving. When weaving, they rely solely on the strength of their waist and hips, so it's called a waist machine."
Chen Lin said that this is a new loom that has only appeared in the past ten years. It cannot weave complex patterns and can only be used to weave silk, silk, silk, etc. with simple patterns without jacquards. But the weaving speed is fast and the products
Good quality.
"I think it's somewhat similar to Hainan's cotton looms."
"The chief is right. The waist loom can also be used to weave kudzu, linen and cotton, and the cloth weaved is neat and dense, with a strong and shiny texture. It is a very useful loom. It is just that there are few places to use it. If I were
If you want to open a cotton weaving workshop, use this kind of waist machine."
"Oh? Have you ever thought about opening a weaving factory?" Li Yaoer became interested.
Chen Lin secretly thought that he had spilled the beans now! But then he thought it would be okay to talk to the chief, as long as he did not reveal the key figure of his cousin.
"Yes, I heard in Guangzhou that the Senate has a policy to encourage everyone to open cotton spinning mills, help provide equipment and technology, and also manage sales. I think we have a lot of sandy land here, and there are also many farmers growing cotton, and there are ready-made cotton mills.
Weaving mills and looms, wouldn't it be twice the result with half the effort to open a cotton spinning mill?" He lamented, "I didn't expect that my father was unfortunately killed and the village was looted. If the chief hadn't taken over Fengshenghe, this weaving mill would probably be in ruins.
.I don’t dare to think about it anymore.”
"Your idea is not bad." Li Yaoer suddenly felt something in his heart.
She came here to improve the silk industry, focusing on sericulture and silk reeling, not textiles. Because at present, the outside world is more concerned about the production of raw silk, rather than the production of various silk satins in various colors.
There are great differences in the aesthetic tastes of various countries in terms of patterns and colors. Before other countries had mastered the technology of sericulture, most of the silk exported from China to Byzantium and Persia was dismantled into silk, and then re-dyed and woven. Silk fabrics were exported in the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
Among them, raw silk also occupies a dominant position.
Therefore, neither the foreign trade nor the industrial sector had much interest in improving silk and satin textiles. Naturally, Li Yaoer did not have too many resources.
Although in the end, she relied on the foreign trade department to fight for a certain amount of resource investment and Fengshenghe, but in the field of weaving, she could only improvise and improve the existing equipment. This is why she feels so much about Fengshenghe.
Reasons for interest.
The textile department under the Senate industrial system was originally a neglected and disadvantaged unit. Over the years, except for the establishment of a textile factory specializing in special textiles in Qiongshan and Lingao, there were no other textile enterprises.
Each factory produces a lot of varieties, covering all aspects of clothing, household, industry, military and shipping, but the products are all allocated internally and are not exported. All cotton cloth for civilian use is obtained from Ming Dynasty or India.
Only recently did the Planning Institute launch the "Textile Promotion Project" as part of the "Industrial and Commercial Promotion Project", opening it to private capital in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions.
Although private capital investment is encouraged, in addition to money, private capital must be provided by the Senate in terms of equipment, technology and skilled workers. Since cotton spinning is encouraged, resources will inevitably be tilted towards the field of cotton spinning. The silk weaving industry has
The available resources were pitiful. Among the new textile equipment put into mass production by Bairen Machinery General Factory, only silk reeling equipment was ranked, and only a few prototypes of satin looms and some kits for improving old machines were built.
However, these devices without exception require external power. It is not a flower machine. A waist machine, which can be driven by a mechanic's kick, hand throw or waist and hip exertion, must use external power equipment.
There is no need to think about steam engines. In the technical guidance plan for the construction of cotton textile mills given by the Planning Institute, it is recommended to use hydraulic engines.
The output power of hydraulic machines is much greater than that of animal-driven machines and wind machines, and the output power is also stable, making them very suitable for large-scale machine production. The first to realize industrialized production during the British Industrial Revolution was the hydraulic textile factory.
But its problems are also obvious. It requires certain water flow conditions: it must be close to a river with sufficient water; secondly, it requires a large investment. Using a hydraulic machine requires a large amount of construction work.
Judging from the current priority level of the silk weaving industry in the Planning Institute, it is impossible for Li Yaoer to be allocated the corresponding power equipment quota and investment, and upgrading the equipment can only be a failure. Even the silk reeling machine with a higher priority can only be
Use the pedal type potting machine used in Hangzhou.
Brother Chen wants to open a cotton spinning mill. If he can do it, he can apply for a quota for hydraulic machines, and then all the modified parts and samples that cannot be used due to power constraints can be put into use.
Thinking of this, Li Yao'er became more energetic and asked tentatively: "Your idea is very good! But running an Australian-style cotton spinning mill is a big business. If you don't weave an inch of cloth, it means tens of thousands of investments. You
Can you find the funds?"
"Of course it won't be that big in the beginning. There are a lot of local cotton farmers. Let's set up a spinning mill first, spin the yarn and sell it to the textile mills in Fucheng." His cousin told him about starting a weaving business.
When he was working in the factory, he had already thought about the joints. There are many sand fields in Xiangshan area, and many people grow cotton. His cousin also bought many sand fields to grow cotton himself. There should be no problem with the supply of cotton. Let's start with the yarn factory.
Now - if everyone sets up a weaving factory, the demand for cotton yarn will be great, and this business can be considered a sure profit.
"As for the capital, it is indeed a villain's mistake. After being looted by the rebels, I can't count on anything." He sighed deliberately.
"I didn't expect you to be quite smart." Li Yaoer nodded appreciatively. She already had a plan in her mind, but when she was about to speak, she took it back. It was only the first day that she and Brother Chen met. The specific situation of this person
She still knew very little about him and his background. The matter of setting up a factory was a long time coming, so there was no need to rush it. Let’s take a look at the quality of this person first.
Next to the second entrance courtyard, there are two courtyards spanning the east and west. Now the east courtyard has been converted into a silk reeling workshop by Li Yao'er. They are preparing to install the same equipment "Ji Qi Da Gao" used by the small silk reeling factory in Fenghuang Villa, Hangzhou. The entire workshop is
It is laid out according to the model of the original training workshop. For this purpose, a boiler was specially introduced to provide hot water and steam for reeling.
However, in terms of scale, this place is much smaller than the silk reeling workshop of the internship workshop in Hangzhou, with only a hundred parking spaces. No matter how big it is, the existing boilers will not be able to supply it.
"This is an Australian-style silk reeling room." Li Yao'er said,
Chen Lin looked at the unrecognizable silk reeling workshop with some surprise. He saw that this workshop was just like other workshops, with transom windows on both sides of the wall and a skylight on the top. But there were various pipes and valves arranged vertically and horizontally on the walls and ceiling -
-What are these?
These pipes are connected to the silk reeling stations one by one. Like the internship factory in Hangzhou, an improved pedal reeling car is used here. The pedal reeling car existed in the Ming Dynasty and is not a new thing. It is just a temporary
The reeling car produced by Gao Machinery Factory has made many improvements in the mechanical structure. Many parts are made of metal, and bearings are installed on the rotating parts, so it rotates smoothly and is more flexible to use.
However, Chen Lin immediately discovered the difference. The first was that the stove basin next to the silk reeling car had changed.
The traditional Chinese silk reeling technology has undergone many improvements, and by the Ming Dynasty, two reeling methods were basically formed.
One is called the "fire wire method", also known as the "hot kettle method". The process is to use a large pot for cocoon cooking and silk reeling. The pot is directly placed on the stove, and a silk car is placed horizontally on the pot.
When spinning, the water temperature is extremely high, which can increase the amount of cocoons cooked in a short time. At the same time, by adjusting the water temperature, thick and thin silks can be reeled out. Generally speaking, the water temperature should be higher for reeling thick silk; the water temperature should be lower for reeling thin silk.
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The advantages of the fire reeling method are high cocoon cooking efficiency and fast reeling. However, because the reeling is fast, it is not easy to control the thickness of the silk and the quality is unsatisfactory. Therefore, it is gradually replaced by the cold pot method.