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    This document discusses the process of sizing filament yarn. Sizing is needed for low twist multi-filament yarns to prevent problems like fuzz balls or skips during weaving if a single filament breaks. The main function of sizing is to protect the yarn during weaving. It works by the size material adhering strongly to the fibers through hydrogen bonding or Van der Waals forces. Factors like controlling the size bath temperature, drying temperature, and stretch levels are important to achieve uniform sizing and prevent yarn breakage. Different sizing methods are used depending on if the yarn was sectionally or directly warped.

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    This document discusses the process of sizing filament yarn. Sizing is needed for low twist multi-filament yarns to prevent problems like fuzz balls or skips during weaving if a single filament breaks. The main function of sizing is to protect the yarn during weaving. It works by the size material adhering strongly to the fibers through hydrogen bonding or Van der Waals forces. Factors like controlling the size bath temperature, drying temperature, and stretch levels are important to achieve uniform sizing and prevent yarn breakage. Different sizing methods are used depending on if the yarn was sectionally or directly warped.

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    This document discusses the process of sizing filament yarn. Sizing is needed for low twist multi-filament yarns to prevent problems like fuzz balls or skips during weaving if a single filament breaks. The main function of sizing is to protect the yarn during weaving. It works by the size material adhering strongly to the fibers through hydrogen bonding or Van der Waals forces. Factors like controlling the size bath temperature, drying temperature, and stretch levels are important to achieve uniform sizing and prevent yarn breakage. Different sizing methods are used depending on if the yarn was sectionally or directly warped.

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    This document discusses the process of sizing filament yarn. Sizing is needed for low twist multi-filament yarns to prevent problems like fuzz balls or skips during weaving if a single filament breaks. The main function of sizing is to protect the yarn during weaving. It works by the size material adhering strongly to the fibers through hydrogen bonding or Van der Waals forces. Factors like controlling the size bath temperature, drying temperature, and stretch levels are important to achieve uniform sizing and prevent yarn breakage. Different sizing methods are used depending on if the yarn was sectionally or directly warped.

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    Filament yarn sizing

    Why we need to size filament yarn?


    The filament yarns have much more smoother surface and stronger as compare to staple yarn
    then, why we need to size it? There is wide range of filament yarn from high twisted filament
    yarn to low twisted multi-filament yarns. High twist filament yarns may not require sizing. But
    if we do not size the low twist multi-filament yarn, they can create problems: if a single
    filament breaks during weaving. It will make fuzz ball, float or skip that will ultimately cause
    the loom to stop. It order to avoid these kinds of situations, we size the yarn.
    The main function of size is to protect the yarn during looming process. That can only
    happened if the size material possess good adhesion properties: there is a strong force of
    attraction between fiber and size material. These forces are usually Van Der Waals’ or
    Hydrogen Bonding. As we know that Hydrogen bonding is much stronger than Van Der Waals’
    force so it implies that the size material that makes hydrogen bond will possess good adhesion
    properties.
    Some times when the size material do not have good adhesion properties we can add some
    plasticizer to the size material to improve this properties. In addition to increase the adhesion
    properties these plasticizer can also reduce the cost and have good film forming properties.

    Figure 1 the configuration of filament yarn sizing machine.

    Warp preparation
    Warp preparation for filament yarn is same as staple yarn. Two basic technique are used.
    a) Sectional warping
    b) Direct warping/Beaming
    Although the method is same but there are some steps and precautions which we have to
    follow in the case of filament yarn warping.
    Precautions sectional warping
    Filament yarn can have luster and strain variations between and within the package so it is
    important that we use cross creeling in order to avoid strips formation on beam. The other
    major problem is rolling of end during warping. It can be reduced by using splitting rods and
    condenser board. Otherwise these ends. Rolling can also be avoided by adding more number
    of leases.
    Precaution in direct warping
    Direct warping is the much faster way to warp the yarn sheet. It has less problems and more
    commercial. But to avoid stripiness we make different sets of back beams.

    Sizing method
    The sizing method of warp prepared from sectional warping and direct warping is different.
    Because the in the case of section warping we have all the ends on a single beam but in the
    case of direct warping total ends are equally divided on numbers of beams. The technique
    use for sizing for sectional warped yarn is called “Beam to Beam Sizing” and for the other it is
    called “Slashing”.
    The most important thing in beam to beam sizing is to maintain the proper stretch. Some
    filament yarn can be overstretched during sizing process. Overstretched yarn become brittle
    and cause yarn breakage during looming process. And after sizing it is important to use proper
    splicing technique to insure that there is no stripiness and yarns are separated appropriately.
    Similarly in slasher it is important to maintain the tension of each back beam and make sure
    that they are tensioned equally otherwise stripiness will produce.
    Factor influencing sizing
    There are some which should kept in mind while sizing they can directly affect the quality of
    the weavers beam. A list of these factor is given below.
    a) Control of size bath: it is important to circulate the size material in the size box and
    maintain the exact temperature of the size material to obtain the uniform sized warp.
    b) Quetsch system: the pressure applied by the squeeze roller influence the amount of
    size stored on the yarns. It is related to the composition of the quetsch roller.
    c) Drying: drying of filament yarn is very critical process. It is mostly dome by steam
    heated cylinder. These cylinders are coated with anti-sticking material to avoid
    sticking. Drying temperature depends on the type of yarn.
    d) Stretch: the over stretching of yarn can cause brittleness which will be problem in
    looming. Over stretching can occur at three in sizing.
    a. Between the warpers’ beam and quetsch roller
    b. Between the quetsch roller and the first drying cylinder
    c. Between the last drying cylinder and the draw roller.
    e) Static electricity: static charge can be built up due to the friction between the yarn
    sheet and drying cylinder. An electric static eliminator is used at the headstock to
    overcome this problem.

    Sizing material
    Below is the list of properties that a size material (for filament yarn) must have:
    a) Good adhesion properties
    b) Less expensive
    c) Should give appropriate amount of strength to the yarn
    d) Impart elasticity, flexing resistance, resilience and lubrication properties to the yarn
    e) It should dry easily
    f) It should not cause static charge build up on yarn
    g) It should not be affected by the extreme humidity
    h) It should be easily removable during desizing.

    Reference
    [1] P. Sabit Adanur, Hand Book of weaving, CRC press, 2001.

    [2] J. S. SMITH, The Technology of Warp Sizing, Manchester & London: Columbine Press, 1994.

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