Purpose of singeing machine

Mar 10, 2020

When fibers are rubbed in the spinning and weaving process, many short, loose fibers are exposed to the surface of the yarn, and a layer of short fibers stands on the surface of the fabric. If you flatten the fabric, hold it in front of your eyes and follow the surface of the cloth to see this layer of fluff of varying length. 

This pile not only affects the fabric finish and easily contaminated with dust, but also in the printing and dyeing process will produce a variety of defects. If the fluff falls into mercerized Lye, the Lye content will increase, which will affect the mercerized luster and cause difficulty in Lye recovery, defects affecting clear pattern: the surface of polyester / cotton fabric is prone to Fuzz and pilling. Therefore, in addition to some special varieties, general cotton, linen fabric and polyester, vinylon, acrylic and cotton blended fabrics in desizing and scouring before bleaching are singeing. Some worsted fabrics, silk fabrics, knitted fabrics and yarn according to processing requirements, but also singeing.

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