SCT-CIRAD : sticky cotton thermodetector

Analysis-diagnosis service Industrial and field analysis equipment Sustainable agriculture Natural resources and territories
A hand-held device for assessing cotton stickiness caused by honeydew deposits on the fibre, using thermodetection.
Capsule de cotonnier en train de s'ouvrir (Parakou, Bénin) © Pascal Marnotte, Cirad

Cotton boll opening (Parakou, Benin). © Pascal Marnotte, CIRAD

Features

The SCT is used to make up uniform fibre batches, manage supplies and mix cottons so as to reduce spinning problems caused by stickiness. It can be used by anyone in the cotton sector: research laboratories, producers, traders and spinners. A sturdy device, hence limited maintenance

  • Easy to use.
  • Reliable results.
  • Quick: 5 minutes per sample.
  • Device recommended by the International Textile Manufacturers' Federation (ITMF).
  • CEN-approved.

Services

Diagnosis, training, maintenance, support.

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