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WORSTED SYSTEM [9 records]

Record 1 2021-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

A machine used for spinning staple yarn. It drafts the roving to the desired size, inserts twist, and winds the yarn onto a bobbin. The term is generally used to indicate a ring spinning frame, although it does cover flyer spinning and cap spinning on the worsted system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Filature (Textiles)
CONT

Le but de tout métier à filer est de transformer la mèche du dernier banc à broches en un fil tordu à la torsion demandée.

CONT

Continu à filer à anneaux pour fibres longues avec levée automatique des tubes. Programmation contrôlée de toutes les phases opératoires. Optimisation du renvidage des tubes. Haut rendement [...] Encombrement réduit. Commande par sangles par groupe de 4 broches.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-12-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Cotton Industry
CONT

In worsted system yarn making, the short fibers or noils are removed by combing, and the objective is to produce rather compact yarn by having the fibers parallel.

OBS

worsted system : term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Industrie cotonnière
OBS

système laine peignée : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

A step subsequent to carding in cotton and worsted system processing which straightens the fibers and extracts neps, foreign matter, and short fibers.

CONT

Combing produces a stronger, more even, more compact, finer, smoother yarn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)
CONT

Le peignage va éliminer les fibres les plus courtes ou blousses, parfaire le démêlage des fibres, enlever les dernières particules végétales et les boutons.

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
CONT

... an emeriser with infinitely variable emerising roller speeds and fabric tension, external infra-red calender bowl heating system. Washing range for delicate and sensitive woollen/worsted fabrics, drying and heat setting oven.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Wool Industry
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

Yarn spun from sliver carded(not combed) and pin-drafted on worsted spinning system machines.

Key term(s)
  • semi worsted yarn

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Industrie lainière
  • Filature (Textiles)

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Wool Industry
CONT

Woollen count: fibers, filaments, yarns. Traditional counts depend upon the spinning system used because a different hank length is employed in each case, e.g. 1/24s woollen count means that, 24 hanks each 256 yd long weigh 1 lb.

CONT

Worsted and woolen counts are being replaced by the newer metric system, which is based on meters and kilograms instead of yards and pounds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Industrie lainière
OBS

Titrage : Langage international permettant de connaître le nombre de mètres au Kg, et donc approximativement le diamètre du fil.

Spanish

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Record 7 2001-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Wool Industry
CONT

American spinning system : A worsted spinning system developed in the U. S. that uses dry combed wool, as opposed to oiled wool, as processed on the bradford system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Industrie lainière

Spanish

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Record 8 2001-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
DEF

A worsted spinning system developed in the U. S. that uses dry combed wool, as opposed to oiled wool, as processed on the bradford system. The American system is a shorter process based on modifications of the cotton spinning system. Considered in the U. S. to be more efficient than the bradford and French systems, it is the most widely used worsted system in American mills.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Filature (Textiles)

Spanish

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Record 9 2001-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
  • Wool Industry
CONT

American spinning system : A worsted spinning system developed in the U. S. that uses dry combed wool, as opposed to oiled wool, as processed on the bradford system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Filature (Textiles)
  • Industrie lainière

Spanish

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