Man made fibres and their processing / W. Klein and edited by H. Stalder Dipl

CONTENTS

1. Man-made fibres as a group (class, family, category)

1.1 The significance of man made fibres
1.2 Classification and definitions (according to the ISO standard)
1.3 Overview of textile-fibre materials
1.4 Man-made-fibre types

2. Manufacture and properties of man made-fibres

2.1 Manufacture
2.2 Properties of the fibres
2.3 Evaluation of fibre properties in the end product

3. Fibre characteristics and their effects on spinning

3.1 Summary
3.2 Physical properties
3.3 Structural properties
3.4 Chemical - physical characteristics
3.5 Modification of fibre properties

4 Finishes

4.1 Spin finishes, sizes, greases
4.2 Purpose of applying spin finish
4.3 Requirements to be fulfilled by a spin finish
4.4 Components of spin finishes
4.5 Metering

5 Subsidiary problems in the spinning mill

5.1 Inadequacies of the fibre material
5.2 Further disturbances arising from the fibres
5.3 Static electricity
5.4 Environmental conditions

6. Blending


6.1 Purpose of blending
6.2 Blend properties
6.3 Blend evenness
6.4 Possibilities for blending
6.5 Process outline
etc

7. Storage of man-made fibres

8. Processing of man-made fibres in the short-staple mill

8.1 The blowroom
8.2 Carding
8.3 Combing
8.4 The drawframe
8.5 The roving frame
8.6 The ring frame