WET FORMING
Formation of a web by filtering an aqueous suspension of fibers onto a screen belt or on to a perforated drum. References for this information: Edana
WEIGHT
The force experienced by a body as a result of the earth’s gravitational force. Any similar force with which a body tends to a centre of attraction. The heaviness of…
WEB FORMATION
The process by which individual fibers or fibrous materials are arranged in order to bring about the physical properties desired in the fabric structure. References for this information: Inda
WEB CONSOLIDATION
The process by which the fibers or fibrous materials are interlocked in order to provide the integrity or strength desired in the fabric structure. References for this information: Inda Edana
WEB
1) The wide film of fibers that is delivered from a card. 2) A similar product of other web forming equipment such as that formed by air or water deposition…
WATER REPELLENCY
The ability to resist wetting by water. References for this information: Inda Edana
VISCOSE FIBER
A manufactured fiber of cellulose obtained by the ‘viscose’ process using cellulose xanthate dissolved in a dilute solution of sodium hydroxide and extrusion of the viscose ‘dope’ into an acid…
VAN DER WAALS FORCES
The forces of attraction and repulsion between molecules caused by the electric fields of the electrons (negative) and the nuclei (positive). The forces of molecular attraction explain why particles adhere…
UNWIND, UNWINDER, UNWIND STAND
The name often given to the equipment from which a roll of fabric is unwound for further processing or converting.
UV DEGRADABLE
The ability of a substance to be broken down by the action of the ultraviolet part of the light spectrum. References for this information: Edana