Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

Industry: Textiles

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Manufactured fibers

Projectile loom

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A shuttleless loom that uses small, bullet-like projectiles to carry the filling yarn through the shed. Fill is inserted from the same side of the loom for each pick. A tucked selvage is formed.

Producer-textured yarns

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Continuous filament yarns that have been bulked during manufacturing by the fibre producer.

Zimmer rotary printing machine

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A rotary carpet printing machine in which each rotary screen has a slotted squeegee inside to feed print pastes through the screens to the carpet. Pressure of the print paste is adjusted by ...

Zimmer flatbed printing machine

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A carpet printing machine that uses flat screens and dual, metal-roll squeegees. The squeegees are operated by electromagnets to control the pressure applied. The unit also has a steamer for dye ...

A type of knitting in which the yarns generally run lengthwise in the fabric. The yarns are prepared as warps on beams with one or more yarns for each needle. Examples of this type of knitting are ...

Prepreg

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

Ready-to-mold, reinforcing material, either fiber, fabric, or mat, that is fully impregnated with resin and in some cases, partially cured. Prepregs are then used by fabricators in laying-up and ...

Preform

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. Fabrics that have been stacked in multiple layers and bonded with a stitching yarn or by other means. The preform may be cut into a shape for subsequent moulding into a composite part. 2. A ...