Joint Session: Cotton Engineering-Systems and Ginning - Wednesday Morning

Wednesday, January 8, 2014: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Preservation Hall Studios 2 & 3 (New Orleans Marriott)
Presiding:
Dwayne T. Alford
8:00 AM
Review of USDA “Masked” Flow Data for a Subset of U.S. Cotton Warehouses
Dale W Thompson, National Cotton Council
Audio File Recorded Presentation

  • 14BWCC_DWT_Masked_Flow_Data.pdf (624.9 kB)
    • 8:15 AM
    Round Module Unwrapping
    Mike Gvili, Advanced Sensing and Controls
    8:30 AM
    Ginning Advancements with Samuel Jackson
    Will Gruben, Samuel Jackson Inc.
    Audio File Recorded Presentation

  • Beltwide 2014 PPT.ppt (18.9 MB)
    • 8:45 AM
    Update on Machinery Developments from Cherokee
    Steve Evans, Cherokee Fabrication Co., Inc.
    Audio File Recorded Presentation
    9:00 AM
    Evaluating a Device for Pneumatic Lint Cleaning
    Derek P. Whitelock, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Carlos B. Armijo, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; S. Ed Hughs, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory
    Audio File Recorded Presentation
    9:15 AM
    The HS/VSTM High Speed / Variable Stroke Tramper
    Joe W. Thomas, Lummus Corporation; William D. Beeland, Lummus Corporation; Ross D. Rutherford, Lummus Corporation; Daniel E. Riggs, Lummus Corporation
    Audio File Recorded Presentation

  • HSVS Presentation.ppt (1.7 MB)
    • 9:30 AM
    Microwave Bale Moisture Measurements; History and Update
    Mathew G. Pelletier, USDA-ARS; Greg A Holt, USDA-ARS; John D. Wanjura, USDA-ARS
    Audio File Recorded Presentation
    9:45 AM
    Continued Research on Gin Saw Tooth Design
    S. Ed Hughs, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Carlos Armijo, USDA-ARS, Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory; Chris Delhom, USDA, ARS; Derek P. Whitelock, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Laboratory
    Audio File Recorded Presentation
    10:00 AM
    Break
    10:30 AM
    Gin Industry Update and Discussion
    Harrison Ashley, National Cotton Ginners Assoc.; Thomas D. Valco, USDA, ARS
    Audio File Recorded Presentation

  • 2014 Ginning Conference Presentation HA.pdf (1.4 MB)
    • 10:45 AM
    The Accuracy of Cotton Bale Moisture Sensors Used in a South Texas Commercial Gin with Lint Moisture Restoration
    Richard K Byler, Cotton Ginning Research Unit
    Audio File Recorded Presentation
    11:00 AM
    Energy Monitoring in Gins- 2013 Update
    Robert G. Hardin, IV, USDA-ARS Cotton Ginning Unit; Paul A. Funk, USDA-ARS Southwestern Cotton Ginning Research Unit
    Audio File Recorded Presentation
    11:15 AM
    Effect of Seed Cotton Cleaner Speeds on Machine Performance
    Robert G. Hardin, IV, USDA-ARS Cotton Ginning Unit
    Audio File Recorded Presentation
    11:30 AM
    Fiber Quality Challenges Facing the Cotton Industry
    Chris Delhom, USDA, ARS
    Audio File Recorded Presentation
    11:45 AM
    Student Competition Award Presentations
    Brock Faulkner, Texas A&M University
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