Apollon Sample Dyieng Machine.

The textiel machinery manufacturer Sclavos recently introduced its Apolon Twin Soft Flow (TSF) sample fabric dyeing machine. The double overflow system of the Apollon TSF facilitates the maintenance of low liquor ratios with any load size between 10 to 50 kilograms. According to the company, the Apolon TSF produces high quality dyed fabri..

Automated Dyeing Laboratory.

Ciba-Geigy, in conjunction with Demeurex, recently developed ALADYS (Automated LAboratory Dyeing System) for the batch examination of exhaust dyes. ALADYS has three main components: a preparation unit coupled with a flexible beam winding mechanism that can handle 20 different fabric substrates; a dyebath preparation unit capable of dispen..

Wool Dyeing and Finishing.

The CSIRO conducts extensive research dealing with the dyeing and finishing of wool. For dyeing wool, the Sirolan LTD process involves the chemical modification of the cell membrane complex, which enhances dye uptake and diffusion without sacrificing wool quality. AN antisetting dyeing technology preserve the natural shape of wool fibers ..

New Roles for SUpercritical Fluids (SCFs).

Analysts predict a boom market for SCFs during the 1990s as new pharmaceuticla applications and environmental regualtions drive the United States chemicla industry awqy from organic solvents. Many foom producers currently use SCFs in place of trichloroethylene, methylene chloride, and ethylene dichloride as agents for spice extraction, co..

Case for Quality.

Quality control during dyeing and finishing iperations improves profits. Quality certificatio through ISO 9000 is an excellent way to improve quality standards. Certification requires the full cooperation of suppliers. Good relationships with customers provide protection from legal and financial consequences and damage to public image. Ma..

Radiation Curing 1993 Buyer's Guide.

RADIATIONCURING's 1993 Buyer's Guide features listins of ultraviolet curing equipment, specialty lamps and transformers, sterelityographic resins, photoinitiatiors, thermal stabilizers, cure accelerators and synergists, auxiliary equipment, and monitoring instruments. The 1993 Buyer's Guide comprises five sections: chemicals, equipment, c..

New Developments In Narrow Fabric Finishing Ranges.

In its new line of elastic tape finishing machines, Mageba has returned to a starch finsih, rather than a polyvinyl alcohol and resin finish, because chemically initaited and/or reinforced shirinkages is replaced with mechanical shrinkage. Trials have shown a 20 percent increase in resideual the finish padder. The finish padder is followd..

New Finishing Possibilities For woven fabrics.

Biancalani's Airo 1000 finishing machine incorporates a patented soft transport system. Fabric is introudced in rope form and pushed by means of air in specially formed venturi tubes. Each ventrui tube is supplied with arir from a high pressure turbine. Kinetic energy collected by the material is discharged against a grid at the rear sect..

Radio Frequency Drying Of Latex Adhesive On Carpet.

Dryer limited backcoaters were retrofitted with radio frequency (RF) overns and used in ocnjunciton with existing convection ovesn to dry latex adhesive backing on tufted carpet. the RF overs were tested in both precheating and postheating configurations. RF precheating was the desired configuration because it eliminated the heating peroi..

Energy Conservation During Continuous Washing Processes.

Experimenters constructed a simple apparaturs to simulate the continuous washing of fabric in an open width wasing machine. The apparatus consisted of a linishing solution tank, vertically stacked pressure rollers, and a conductivity sensor. The rollers simulated the action of various washing compattments while the conductivity sensor mon..