Aps. Sawhney et al., A UNIQUE POLYESTER STAPLE-CORE COTTON-WRAP YARN MADE ON A TANDEM SPINNING SYSTEM, Textile research journal, 63(12), 1993, pp. 764-769
A unique, all-staple, core/wrap composite yarn of relatively fine size
and low core content has been developed using the air-jet spinning an
d friction spinning technologies in tandem. First, a fine, high tenaci
ty polyester staple yarn of 10-tex is spun on a Murata air-jet spinner
, and this yarn is then used as the core material on a Dref-3 friction
spinner. The air-jet yarn is covered with a wrap or sheath of 100% co
tton fibers, producing a 30-tex, 33/67 polyester/cotton, composite yar
n with a nearly 100% cotton surface. We have tested the yarn for its p
hysical and mechanical properties, including core coverage factor and
strip resistance, and compared it with the equivalent size polyester s
taple-core/cotton-wrap yarns produced by the USDA-patented ring spinni
ng system. Because of the relatively fine size and low core percentage
of the yarn, we were unable to produce a satisfactory comparable yarn
on the Dref-3 spinner alone. The new air-jet/friction spun composite
yarn can be knitted and woven without encountering stripping or other
problems. This preliminary feasibility study has successfully led to a
unique integrated tandem spinning process that continuously and unint
eruptedly produces an all-staple composite yarn. The process will be r
eported on shortly.