Period of assembly time when the adhesive film is not exposed to the air, but prior to the time that pressure has been applied. Compare with Open Time. Adhesives that bond on contact have little or...
A system of measuring the weight of a continuous filament fiber. In the United States, this measurement is used to number all manufactured fibers (both filament and staple), and silk, but excludes...
a) To allow textile materials (raw materials, fibres, slivers, yarns and fabrics) to come to hygroscopic equilibrium with the surrounding atmosphere, or with the standard atmosphere for testing...
Batch curing is a process that is commonly used in the textile industry to cure dyes and other chemical treatments that have been applied to fabrics. During the process, a batch of fabric is loaded...
Tow is a term used to describe a type of textile fiber that is characterized by its long, continuous strands. Typically, tow fibers are produced from a variety of natural or synthetic materials and...