Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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disc test

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

An in-rubber test used to predict the fatigue resistance of tire cords and other industrial yarns.

Any of a number of heated revolving cylinders for drying fabric or yarn. They are arranged either vertically or horizontally in sets, with the number varying according to the material to be dried. ...

draw-frame blends

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Blends of fibers made at the draw frame by feeding in ends of appropriate card sliver. This method is used when blend uniformity is not a critical factor.

dial

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

In a circular-knitting machine, a circular steel plate with radially arranged slots for needles. A knitting machine equipped with both a dial and a cylinder can produce double-knit fabrics.

jet dyeing

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

High temperature piece dyeing in which the dye liquor is circulated via a Venturi jet thus providing the driving force to move the loop of fabric.

dye sites

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Functional groups within a fiber that provide sites for chemical bonding with the dye molecule. Dye sites may be either in the polymer chain or in chemical additives included in the fiber.