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Record 1 2012-04-13

English

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

A process of twisting a yarn so that although nearly all the yarn is twisted the total resultant twist is zero. Some of the yarn is twisted in one direction and the rest in the opposite direction.

Key term(s)
  • false-twisting
  • false twisting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
  • Filature (Textiles)
CONT

Fils texturés. Procédé par fausse torsion. [...] on remarque sur la machine le dévidage du fil à partir du cop. Le rôle de la broche fausse torsion est d'accumuler une torsion dans la zone en amont, comprise entre le premier cylindre délivreur et la broche F.T. [fausse torsion] et, chaque fois qu'un tour de torsion passe au-delà de cette broche, il est annulé dans la zone en aval [...] Au sortir de la machine le fil ne possède qu'une torsion nulle ou faible, égale à celle qu'il possédait en y entrant.

Spanish

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