Flex-nip

Among the various other developments Kiister s Ecomerce is a new system utilising the Flex Nip impregnation unit in which the treatment liquor is metered through twin banks of pipes which feed a V-shaped treatment bath (Figs. 9.15 and 9.16). Fabric passes vertically downwards at open-width through the liquor and... 

Figure 9-16. Flex-Nip impregnation unit (Courtesy of Kusters).

Usually, the stain-resist agent is applied to the dyed carpet, either by exhaust application in a dye beck or mainly by a continuous process, by using the Kiister Flex-Nip equipment, by spraying, or as foam. The stain-resist agent is sorbed onto the fibers by a steaming or heating. 

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