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6. Glossary
large preparation or preparation for carding; blowroom
First stage of fiber processing: the fibrous flakes are divided into smaller pieces, gaining in volume and reducing the level of impurities by a factor of around 10.
carding
Mechanical operation used to detangle, individualize and clean fibers through the mechanical action of sawtooth or brush-like metal inserts.
drawing frame
Spinning machine in which several ribbons, usually between 6 and 10, are juxtaposed in order to reduce mass irregularities, then drawn to align the fibers and deploy the hooks; the output product is a ribbon.
combing; combing
Mechanical elimination of fibers shorter than a given length by a dedicated combing machine, enabling finer, more...
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