Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

Contributors in Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

A fabric defect that is usually seen as short, loose places in the filling caused by too little tension on the yarn in the shuttle or by the shuttle rebounding in the box. Loose filling can often be ...

Lost end

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

An end on a section or tricot beam that has been broken at some stage in warping and has not been repaired by a knot.

Material balance

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A mathematical representation of material flow through a reaction system. The input material is accounted for throughout its various transformations.

Matrix fibre

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. A manufactured fibre that is essentially a physical combination or mixture of two or more chemically distinct constituents or components combined at or prior to the time of extrusion (i.e., ...

Matted staple

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Fibre in the bale that is compressed and entangled in a manner indicating that the fibre was either too wet at the baling operation or that excessive baling pressure was used.