- Industry: Textiles
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Polyethylene fiber modified with boron used in the nuclear industry for reducing neutron transmission.
Industry:Textiles
A lightweight fabric of silk or manufactured fibers made in a plain weave with an open mesh. Used for curtains and evening wear.
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1. The line or area of contact between two contiguous rollers.
2. A defect in yarn consisting of a thin place.
Industry:Textiles
The product of the needle loom. Needled fabrics are used for rug pads, papermaker’s felts, padding, linings, etc.
Industry:Textiles
The process of converting batts or webs of loose fibers into a coherent nonwoven fabric on a needle loom.
Industry:Textiles
A small knot of entangled fibers that usually will not straighten to a parallel position during carding or drafting.
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An open fabric made by knotting the intersections of thread, cord, or wires to form meshes. Net can be made by hand or machine in a variety of mesh sizes and weights matched to varying end uses, i.e., veils, curtains, fish nets, and heavy cargo nets.
Industry:Textiles
In a fiber production process the total throughput less waste and inferior or off-grade material.
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A groove that houses a needle in the cylinder or dial of a circular-knitting machine or the needle bed of a flat-bed machine.
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