Short Staple Yarn Manufacturing

Short Staple Yarn Manufacturing presents the processing knowledge necessary to economically manufacture quality yarns from fibers that can range up to 63.5 millimeters (2.5 inches) in length. These yarns are typically referred to as short staple yarns and are generally produced on a sequence of machines that are together called the cotton system.

Processing of fibers into short staple yarns is the subject of this textbook because these yarns are produced in large volume for use in fabric manufacturing. There are multiple processing steps, each of which has a number of critical control factors that must be known, measured, and reacted to routinely if the highest quality yarns are to be spun. McCreight, Feil, Booterbaugh, and Backe describe each process as well as how to best set up and manage that process.

Important and unique features found in this book include the presentation of selected data that have resulted from in-plant applied research projects, clearly defined textile industry jargon, and a partial list of important questions that the successful yarn spinner must ask and answer in an on-going fashion.

The audience addressed is primarily those persons responsible for the manufacturing environment of such a spun yarn facility. The text is also appropriate for students in college level textile courses. The early sections can be used as an introduction to short staple spun yarn manufacturing for high school students. This text is also appropriate for the libraries of all educational institutions where textile courses are offered and for the libraries of all yarn manufacturing companies and plants.