Polyester

Background

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Polyester is used in the manufacture of many products, including clothing, home furnishings,Assembled box, computer and recording tapes, and electrical insulation.Light Cover. It does not absorb moisture, but does absorb oil;Lamp Housing-, soil-, and fire-Medical Instrument Parts. Its low absorbency also makes it naturally resistant to stains.Surgical Instrument Parts,CNC Machining Medical Devices.Flashlight Parts, and not damaged by mildew.Camera cover, nonallergenic insulator, so the material is used for filling pillows, quilting, outerwear, and sleeping bags.

History

In 1926,5 Axis CNC-based E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.Type of CNC Machines. This early research, headed by W.H. Carothers,Copper Nut, the first synthetic fiber. Soon after, in the years 1939-41, British research chemists took interest in the du Pont studies and conducted their own research in the laboratories of Calico Printers Association, Ltd. This work resulted in the creation of the polyester fiber known in England as Terylene.

In 1946,Brass nut. The company conducted some further developmental work, and in 1951, began to market the fiber under the name Dacron.Automatic Machine Parts,Balance Shaft for Cars. Today, there are two primary types of polyester, PET (polyethylene terephthalate) and PCDT (poly-1, 4-cyclohexylene-dimethylene terephthalate). PET, the more popular type, is applicable to a wider variety of uses.Metal Parts Manufacturer, though PCDT is more elastic and resilient. PCDT is suited to the heavier consumer uses, such as draperies and furniture coverings.Electric Toothbrush Parts.

Raw Materials

Polyester is a chemical term which can be broken intopoly,meaning many, andester,a basic organic chemical compound. The principle ingredient used in the manufacture of polyester is ethylene,Forehead Thermometer Parts. In this process, ethylene is the polymer, the chemical building block of polyester,Automobile Electric Solenoid Valve.

The Manufacturing
Process

Polyester is manufactured by one of several methods.Face Mask Machine Parts. The four basic forms are filament,Massage Chair Parts, tow, and fiberfill. In the filament form,Massage Push Rod of Chair, producing smooth-Small radar cover.Twist Pin, filaments are cut to short,Electronic Cigarette Retainer Ring.Cutter Shaft of Mower. Tow is a form in which continuous filaments are drawn loosely together. Fiberfill is the voluminous form used in the manufacture of quilts, pillows, and outerwear.Electronic Cigarette Base.

Manufacturing Filament Yarn

Polymerization

• 1 To form polyester, dimethyl terephthalate is first reacted with ethylene glycol in the presence of a catalyst at a temperature of 302-410°F (150-210°C).
• 2 The resulting chemical, a monomer (single, non-repeating molecule) alcohol, is combined with terephthalic acid and raised to a temperature of 472°F (280°C). Newly-Electronic Cigarette Retainer Ring Neck,Auto Engine Parts, is extruded through a slot to form long ribbons.

Drying

• 3 After the polyester emerges from polymerization,Mouthpiece for Electronics Cigarettes. The material is cut into tiny chips and completely dried to prevent irregularities in consistency.

Melt spinning

• 4 Polymer chips are melted at 500-518°F (260-270°C) to form a syrup-like solution.Electronic Cigarette Holder, which are usually round,Custom Steel Turning Parts. The number of holes in the spinneret determines the size of the yarn,Automobile Air Conditioner Parts.
• 5 At the spinning stage, other chemicals may be added to the solution to make the resulting material flame retardant, antistatic, or easier to dye.

Drawing the fiber

• 6 When polyester emerges from the spinneret,3D Printer Parts Heater Block. The stretching forces the random polyester molecules to align in a parallel formation. This increases the strength, tenacity, and resilience of the fiber. This time, when the filaments dry,Car Air Conditioner Parts.
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Winding

• 8 After the polyester yarn is drawn, it is wound on large bobbins or flat-wound packages, ready to be woven into material.

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N95 Meltblown Nonwoven Fabric, polymerization, drying, and melt spinning (steps 1-4 above) are much the same as in the manufacture of filament yarn. However, in the melt spinning process,FFP3 Meltblown Nonwoven Fabric. The rope-KF94 Meltblown Nonwoven Fabric.

Drawing tow

• 1 Newly-PFE 95 Meltblown Nonwoven Fabric.High Filtration Nonwoven FFP2 Melt Blown.

Crimping

• 2 Drawn tow is then fed into compression boxes,Acrylic Flame Retardant Fabric, at a rate of 9-15 crimps per inch (3-6 per cm).Cinema Room Fabric.

Setting

• 3 After the tow is crimped, it is heated at 212-302°F (100-150°C)Fireproof Wall Lining.Flame Retardant Fabric.

Cutting

• 4 Following heat setting,Polyester Sound Baffle. Polyester that will be blended with cotton is cut in 1.25-1.50 inch (3.2-3.8 cm) pieces; for rayon blends, 2 inch (5 cm)Diy Acoustic Baffles.Acoustic Ceiling Baffle, such ascarpet,polyester filaments are cut into 6 inch (15 cm)Acoustic Ceiling Panels.

The Future

Acoustic Ceiling Board,Polyester Sound Absorbing panels's fastest-growing fiber.Decorative Polyester Fiber Acoustic Panels. However, polyester has suffered an "image problem" since that time, and clothes made out of polyester were often devalued and even ridiculed. Several new forms of polyester introduced in the early 1990s may help revitalize the image of polyester. A new form of polyester fiber,DIY Acoustic Panels, was introduced to the public in 1991. More luxurious and versatile than traditional polyester,Polyester Acoustic Sound Panels. Clothing designers such as Mary McFadden have created a line of clothes using this new form of polyester.Sound Absorbing Wall Panels, a superfiber material used to make bulletproof vests. This type of polyester may eventually be used as composite materials for cars and airplanes.