Definition of coiler
- an apparatus used in spinning cotton and other fibers that coils the sliver by feeding it through a tube attached to an annular revolving plate into oppositely revolving cans
Usage examples of coiler
At the end of the carding line, the coiler fed the fiber sliver through its tube into a spinning can.
The technician adjusted the coiler's revolving plate so the sliver would be laid evenly in the can.
When the coiler stopped, the spinning can was no longer receiving coils of cotton sliver.