Fly drifts off openers and cards and builds up on frames, ducts and light fittings, where it is a fire hazard and can drop back into the web as clumps. Good extraction, steady humidity and the right fiber finish keep it down. Crews blow down and vacuum fly on a fixed schedule.
Heard on the job
Fly is building up over card two again, get it cleaned before a clump drops in the web.
Insider tip
Treat fly buildup as a fire risk first and a quality issue second; fires in carding rooms spread fast through fiber dust.
Also heard as
- flyings
- fiber fly