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Fig. 6.12 Spreader with a platform and a seat for a spreading operator.

6.3.7 Control features in the spreading process
The following parts of the spreading machine control the work process: control panel,
ply counter, and emergency stop devices.

6.3.7.1 The control panel
An interactive control panel is used to set up parameters and to programme the spread-
ing process (see Fig. 6.13). The main parameters are the lay length, the number of
plies, the start point of the spread, the spreading mode, the fabric tension, the spread-
ing speed, the ‘deadhead’ speed, the fabric cutting speed, the frequency of knife sharp-
ening, and the fabric cutting length. Once the start point of a spreading process has
been set, the spread may be started at any point on the spreading table (see Fig. 6.14).

Fig. 6.13 Control panel of a Cosmotex spreader.