Manufactured fibers

Manufactured fibers

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Manufactured fibers

Beater

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. The machine which does most of the opening and cleaning work on a fibre picker and opener. Revolving at high speed, it beats against the fringe of fibre as the latter is fed into the machine. ...

Aramid fibre

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A manufactured fibre in which the fiber-forming material is a long chain synthetic polyamide having at least 85% of its amide linkages (-NH-CO-) attached directly to two aromatic rings. Aramid ...

Artificial turf

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A manufactured carpet having the appearance of grass. Used to replace grass in sports arenas, yards, etc.

A machine-woven carpet in which successive weft-wise rows of pile are inserted during weaving according to a predetermined arrangement of colors. There are four main types of Axminster looms: Spool, ...

Arachne machine

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

A machine for producing loop-bonded nonwovens. The fabric is formed by knitting a series of warp yarns through a fibre web processed on a card.

Angora

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. The hair of the Angora goat. The long, fine fibres are so smooth and soft that they must be combined with other fibres in weaving. 2. The hair of the Angora rabbit. The fine, lightweight hair is ...

Bond strength

Textiles; Manufactured fibers

1. The amount of force required to delaminate a piece of woven or knitted fabric from its backing. 2. The amount of force required to break the fusion points found in certain nonwovens. 3. The ...