Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

Industry: Textiles

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Manufactured fibers

cap spinning

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A system of spinning employing a stationary, highly polished metal cap just large enough to fit over the take-up bobbin, which revolves at a high rate of speed. The cap controls the build and ...

balanced twists

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

In a plied yarn or cord, an arrangement of twist which will not cause the yarn or cord to twist on itself of kink when held in an open loop.

bearding

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Fuzz on loop pile carpets usually resulting from poor anchorage or fiber snagging.

binder fibers

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Fibers that can act as an adhesive in a web because their softening point is relatively low compared with that of the other fibers in the material.

animal fibers

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Fibers of animal origin such as wool, alpaca, camel hair, and silk.

benzoate fiber

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Fiber with a silk-like hand made from a condensation polymer of p-benzoic acid.

bactericidal fiber

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Fiber used for medical applications, socks, shoe liners, etc., in which bactericides are introduced directly into the fiber matrix as opposed to fiber simply having a bactericidal finish applied.