1997 COTTON GINNERS' SHORT COURSE



2009 STONEVILLE GINNERS SCHOOL

Stoneville, Mississippi

June 9-11, 2009

Level III

Tuesday, June 9

8:00 am REGISTRATION – USDA, ARS Cotton Ginning Laboratory

8:50 WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS

(Includes course description and explanation of sessions.)

9:00 ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS

(Includes review of typical electrical circuits used in gins, how to use, volt/amp meters,

service and repair electrical components such as timers, micro-switches, limit switches, reversing direction of three-phase motors, motor starters, replacing defective motor brushes, motor fuses, starter heater coils, defective electric motor bearings, circuit breakers, electric motor starter relays. Also includes selection of motor and wire sizes, high efficiency motors, electrical demand, power saving techniques, demand charges, conserving energy, new technology to reduce costs, and understanding electrical rates.)

10:15 BREAK

10:30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS (continued)

12:00 pm LUNCH

1:00 DRYING AND MOISTURE RESTORATION SYSTEMS

• Moisture Management Principles

• Drying Systems

• Temperature Sensing and Locations

• Burner Selection, Operation, Maintenance

3:00 BREAK

3:15 DRYING AND MOISTURE RESTORATION SYSTEMS (continued)

• Moisture Restoration

3:45 COTTON CLASSING

4:45 ADJOURN

5:30-7:30 GROUP DINNER hosted by Bayer CropScience at the MSU Capps Center

Wednesday, June 10

8:00 am AIR SYSTEMS IN THE GIN

• Air Measurement Theory and Procedures

• Reading Fan curves and Tables

• Emission Control Systems and High Eff. Fans

• Troubleshooting Air Problems

9:30 GINNING AND TEXTILE INDUSTRY TRENDS-- MACHINERY

AND BUSINESS ASPECTS

• Textile Industry Trends

• Ginning Industry Trends

10:00 BREAK

10:15 MATCHING MACHINERY CAPACITIES IN THE GIN

(Includes gin diagrams identifying machine capacities, piping dimensions, fan sizes, equipment and (Coordinator) schematics illustrating procedures and equipment for upgrading gin systems.)

Wednesday, June 10 (Cont’d.) Level III

12:15 pm LUNCH

1:00 REVIEW OF FUNCTIONS OF A GINNING SYSTEM AND

DEMONSTRATION (Start in the Microgin)

(Summarizes materials in this section of Level II, focusing on the purpose of each machine

in the ginning system and its effect on fiber quality, bale value, and textile processing.

Includes ginning demonstration.)

2:30 BREAK

2:45 BALE PRESSES AND HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS

(Outline and describe basic components in the hydraulic system, including

maintenance and safety, common problems, and trouble- shooting, survey press types,

capacities, strapping and bale packaging options, safety, trampers, and chargers, etc.)

5:00 ADJOURN

5:15 CERTIFICATION EXAM REVIEW

Thursday, June 11

8:00 am WASTE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL

• Maintenance of cyclones and condensers

• Methods of wastes utilization and value

9:00 SEED COTTON UNLOADING SYSTEMS--CONVENTIONAL

SUCTIONS, AUTOMATIC SUCTIONS, AND MODULE FEEDERS

• Review of Unloading Systems

• Module Feeder/New Module Handling Systems

• Suction Unloading Systems

10:00 BREAK

10:15 GIN SAFETY

(Costs of accidents and injuries; loss control; employee selection, orientation

and training; safe work environment; safety and labor regulations.)

• Introduction

• Injuries – MidSouth

• Injuries - Southeast

• Loss Control

• Orientation and Training

• Safe Work Environment

• Seed

12:00 pm LUNCH

1:00 COTTONSEED HANDLING AND STORAGE SYSTEMS

(Includes principles of operation of roots blowers, sizing blowers, vacuum wheels,

and piping systems to match ginning capacity, maintenance, etc., and storage facilities.)

• Cottonseed Marketing

2:00 SEED COTTON MODULE HANDLING AND STORAGE

3:15 BREAK

3:30 MOISTURE AND CONTAMINATION ISSUES IN BALED LINT Tommy Valco

4:00 COURSE EVALUATION AND GRADUATION Tommy Valco

4:15 ADJOURN

4:30 CERTIFICATION EXAM Harrison Ashley

Tommy Valco

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