Textiles

  1. Yarn Production (Spinning)
    1. Principles of Spinning
      1. Purpose of Spinning
        1. Alignment and Twisting of Fibers
          1. Fiber-to-Yarn Transformation
          2. Fiber Preparation
            1. Opening and Cleaning
              1. Bale Opening
                1. Dust and Trash Removal
                  1. Foreign Matter Elimination
                  2. Blending
                    1. Fiber Mixing Objectives
                      1. Blending Methods
                        1. Quality Control
                        2. Carding
                          1. Card Clothing
                            1. Carding Process
                              1. Web Formation
                                1. Sliver Production
                                2. Combing (for finer yarns)
                                  1. Combing Process
                                    1. Noil Removal
                                      1. Top Formation
                                      2. Drawing
                                        1. Sliver Doubling
                                          1. Parallelization
                                            1. Evenness Improvement
                                            2. Roving
                                              1. Attenuation Process
                                                1. Twist Insertion
                                                  1. Package Formation
                                                2. Yarn Manufacturing Processes
                                                  1. Staple Fiber Spinning
                                                    1. Cotton System Spinning
                                                      1. Process Flow
                                                        1. Machine Sequence
                                                        2. Worsted System Spinning
                                                          1. Long Staple Processing
                                                            1. Quality Requirements
                                                            2. Woolen System Spinning
                                                              1. Short Staple Processing
                                                                1. Carded Yarn Production
                                                              2. Filament Yarn Processing
                                                                1. Extrusion and Drawing
                                                                  1. Polymer Melting
                                                                    1. Spinneret Design
                                                                      1. Drawing Process
                                                                      2. Texturizing
                                                                        1. False Twist Texturizing
                                                                          1. Air Jet Texturizing
                                                                            1. Stuffer Box Texturizing
                                                                            2. Twisting
                                                                              1. Single End Twisting
                                                                                1. Two-for-One Twisting
                                                                                2. Winding
                                                                                  1. Package Formation
                                                                                    1. Tension Control
                                                                                3. Types of Spinning Systems
                                                                                  1. Ring Spinning
                                                                                    1. Process Steps
                                                                                      1. Ring and Traveler System
                                                                                        1. Yarn Characteristics
                                                                                          1. Quality Parameters
                                                                                          2. Open-End (Rotor) Spinning
                                                                                            1. Process Principles
                                                                                              1. Rotor Design
                                                                                                1. Advantages and Limitations
                                                                                                  1. Yarn Properties
                                                                                                  2. Air-Jet Spinning
                                                                                                    1. Technology Overview
                                                                                                      1. Process Mechanism
                                                                                                        1. Yarn Structure
                                                                                                        2. Friction Spinning
                                                                                                          1. Process Description
                                                                                                          2. Electrostatic Spinning
                                                                                                            1. Process Principles
                                                                                                              1. Specialized Applications
                                                                                                            2. Yarn Characteristics
                                                                                                              1. Yarn Numbering Systems (Count)
                                                                                                                1. Direct Systems
                                                                                                                  1. Denier
                                                                                                                    1. Tex
                                                                                                                      1. Dtex
                                                                                                                      2. Indirect Systems
                                                                                                                        1. Cotton Count (Ne)
                                                                                                                          1. Worsted Count (Nm)
                                                                                                                            1. Metric Count
                                                                                                                            2. Conversion Between Systems
                                                                                                                            3. Yarn Twist
                                                                                                                              1. Direction
                                                                                                                                1. S Twist
                                                                                                                                  1. Z Twist
                                                                                                                                  2. Amount of Twist
                                                                                                                                    1. Twists per Inch (TPI)
                                                                                                                                      1. Twists per Meter (TPM)
                                                                                                                                      2. Effect on Yarn Properties
                                                                                                                                        1. Strength
                                                                                                                                          1. Appearance
                                                                                                                                            1. Handle
                                                                                                                                          2. Yarn Structure
                                                                                                                                            1. Simple Yarns
                                                                                                                                              1. Single Yarns
                                                                                                                                                1. Plied Yarns
                                                                                                                                                  1. Two-Ply
                                                                                                                                                    1. Three-Ply
                                                                                                                                                      1. Multi-Ply
                                                                                                                                                      2. Cord Yarns
                                                                                                                                                        1. Cable Cord
                                                                                                                                                          1. Hawser Cord
                                                                                                                                                        2. Complex (Novelty) Yarns
                                                                                                                                                          1. Slub Yarns
                                                                                                                                                            1. Thick and Thin Effects
                                                                                                                                                              1. Production Methods
                                                                                                                                                              2. Bouclé Yarns
                                                                                                                                                                1. Loop Formation
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Structural Components
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Chenille Yarns
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Cutting Process
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Pile Effect
                                                                                                                                                                      2. Loop Yarns
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Loop Formation
                                                                                                                                                                        2. Knot Yarns
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Knot Creation
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Textural Effects
                                                                                                                                                                            2. Spiral Yarns
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Wrapping Technique
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Color Effects
                                                                                                                                                                                2. Metallic Yarns
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Metal Content
                                                                                                                                                                              2. Yarn Quality Parameters
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Evenness
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Uster Statistics
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. CV% Values
                                                                                                                                                                                    2. Strength
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Single End Strength
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Lea Strength
                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Hairiness
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Measurement Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Effect on Fabric Properties
                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Imperfections
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Thick Places
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Thin Places
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Neps

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