Spindle Picking Unit

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Drum-mounted barbed spindles that twist seed cotton out of open bolls, with doffers stripping it off.

Direct parts	7
Total parts	401
Used in	1 assembly
Class	Assembly

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Drum-mounted barbed spindles that twist seed cotton out of open bolls, with doffers stripping it off. A full specification article for this item is being written. Meanwhile its bill of materials and connections are below.

Spindle Picking Unit parts and their functions

7 top-level parts · 401 parts in total · full bill of materials below

Spindle Picking Unit parts diagram: 1 picking drum, 2 picking spindle, 3 doffer pad, 4 moistener column, 5 helical gear pair, 6 ball bearing, 7 oil seal. 401 parts in 7 top-level items. — Spindle Picking Unit parts diagram. Numbers match the table below; each box is one top-level part or assembly with what it contains.

#	Part	Qty	What it does
1	Picking Drum	2×	Front and rear drums
2	Picking Spindle	360×	Barbed picking spindles
3	Doffer Pad	24×	Doffer pads stripping the spindles
4	Moistener Column	1×	Wets and cleans the spindles so cotton releases cleanly at the doffer.
5	Helical Gear Pair	2×	Drum and spindle drive gearing
6	Ball Bearing	8×	Deep-groove radial ball bearing.
7	Oil Seal	4×	Spring-loaded rotary lip seal that keeps lubricant inside a housing and dirt out where a shaft passes through, sized to DIN 3760.

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Bill of materials for Spindle Picking Unit

7 top-level lines · 7 rows shown · 401 parts total · indented to 3 levels

#	Item / sub-assembly	Part no.	Qty/assy	Ext. qty	Parts	Type
1	Picking Drum	cotton-picker-picking-drum	2×	2	·	part
2	Picking Spindle	cotton-picker-spindle	360×	360	·	part
3	Doffer Pad	cotton-picker-doffer	24×	24	·	part
4	Moistener Column	cotton-picker-moistener	1×	1	·	part
5	Helical Gear Pair	gear-pair	2×	2	·	part
6	Ball Bearing	ball-bearing	8×	8	·	part
7	Oil Seal	oil-seal	4×	4	·	part

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Where the spindle picking unit is used

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Used in 1 assembly

Cotton Picker

Sourcing: possible vendors

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Vendor	HQ	Specialty	MOQ	Lead time
🇨🇳Foxconn foxconn.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Flex (Singapore) flex.com ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇮🇳Dixon Technologies dixoninfo.com ↗	Noida, IN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇨🇳BYD Electronics bydelectronic.com ↗	Shenzhen, CN	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks
🇸🇬Venture Corp venture.com.sg ↗	Singapore	Electronics contract mfg	1,000 pcs	6–10 wks