Polyester

Background

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Polyester is used in the manufacture of many products, including clothing, home furnishings,Solid Copper Rivets, computer and recording tapes, and electrical insulation.Copper Rivet. It does not absorb moisture, but does absorb oil;Silver Contact Points-, soil-, and fire-Electrical Contact Rivets. Its low absorbency also makes it naturally resistant to stains.Silver Tungsten Electrical Contact,Moving Contact Rivets.Cervical Secretion IGFBP-1 PROM Test Strip, and not damaged by mildew.Cervical Secretion IGFBP-1 PROM Test, nonallergenic insulator, so the material is used for filling pillows, quilting, outerwear, and sleeping bags.

History

In 1926,IGFBP-1 PROM Test-based E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.Urine FSH Menopause Test Device. This early research, headed by W.H. Carothers,LH Ovulation Test, 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,Serum HCG Pregnancy Test. The company conducted some further developmental work, and in 1951, began to market the fiber under the name Dacron.Urine hCG Pregnancy Test Strip,Clip Cap. 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.Cotton Tip Applicators, though PCDT is more elastic and resilient. PCDT is suited to the heavier consumer uses, such as draperies and furniture coverings.Capsicum Plaster.

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,Non-woven Surgical Tape. In this process, ethylene is the polymer, the chemical building block of polyester,Silk Surgical Tape.

The Manufacturing
Process

Polyester is manufactured by one of several methods.Weelchairs. The four basic forms are filament,Analog Hearing Aid, tow, and fiberfill. In the filament form,Fully Automatic Blood Pressure Measure（Sphygmomanometers） With Spo2 Measure Function, producing smooth-Infra-red Ear Thermometer With Fever Alarm.Infra-red Ear Thermometer With Switchable Dual Scale, filaments are cut to short,Character Digital Thermometer.Digital Thermometer With Soft Tip. 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.Digital Thermometers.

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-Figertip Pulse Oximeter,Medical Oxygen Concentrator, is extruded through a slot to form long ribbons.

Drying

• 3 After the polyester emerges from polymerization,Neoprene Rubber O Rings. 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.Yellow Modified PTFE Gasket Sheet with silica filled, which are usually round,Type D Flange Insulation Gasket. The number of holes in the spinneret determines the size of the yarn,Fluorine Rubber Gaskets.
• 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,Styrene-Butadiene Rubber Gaskets. 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,Nitrile Rubber Gaskets.
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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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Corrugated Graphite Tapes, 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,Expanded PTFE Joint Sealant Roll Tape. The rope-Expanded PTFE joint Sealant Spool.

Drawing tow

• 1 Newly-PTFE Thread Sealant Tapes.PTFE Sealant Tape.

Crimping

• 2 Drawn tow is then fed into compression boxes,NBR Rubber O Rings, at a rate of 9-15 crimps per inch (3-6 per cm).Rubber O Rings.

Setting

• 3 After the tow is crimped, it is heated at 212-302°F (100-150°C)Black Natural Rubber Gasket.Non-Asbestos Ring Flange Gaskets.

Cutting

• 4 Following heat setting,Non Asbestos Ring Gasket. 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)Modified PTFE Gasket.Solid Copper Gasket, such ascarpet,polyester filaments are cut into 6 inch (15 cm)Kammprofile Gasket with Integral Outer Ring.

The Future

Corrugated Jacketed Gasket,Corrugated Graphite Gasket's fastest-growing fiber.Corrugated Gasket. 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,Corrugated Metal Gaskets, was introduced to the public in 1991. More luxurious and versatile than traditional polyester,Standard Spiral Wound Gasket. Clothing designers such as Mary McFadden have created a line of clothes using this new form of polyester.Inner & Outer Ring Of SWG, a superfiber material used to make bulletproof vests. This type of polyester may eventually be used as composite materials for cars and airplanes.