Glass Fibre Weaving on Water-Jet Looms
topic
Glass fibre fabric weaving on water-jet looms exploits the compatibility of glass fibre with water insertion and the requirement to remove loom state sizing from glass fibre warp yarns after weaving anyway, with the wet weaving environment preventing the static charge accumulation that causes glass fibre handling problems in dry weaving environments, enabling high-speed production of glass fibre reinforcement fabrics for composites and filtration.
Role
Positions water-jet weaving as the optimal technology for glass fibre fabric production where water compatibility eliminates static electricity handling problems, the wet environment reduces glass fibre dust generation and breakage, and subsequent wet sizing removal makes the wet weaving environment practically advantageous compared to dry shuttleless weaving for this technically demanding application.