The microdust and trash monitor (MTM) is described from early exploratory ver sions to the current fifth generation, high-speed, automated instrument for measuring foreign matter in bale or processed fiber. The MTM aeromechanically releases and separates foreign matter, classifies it, and reports its weights as percentages of lint weight.
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