Rieter

Triangular staple

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Fig. 4 - Staple diagram, triangular staple

The triangular staple (Fig. 4) permits better processing than the rectangular staple, but contains too many short fibers. During movement of fibers, for example, in the drafting arrangement, the short fibers cannot be kept under control; they move freely and produce substantial unevenness. Moreover, they cannot always be bound into the body of fibers, so that some of them are lost, thereby producing waste and fly at the machines and devices. If a short fiber is bound-in, however, one end often projects. The yarn is hairy. A certain hairiness is necessary for some product properties (e.g. knitted fabrics).