Short Air-Quench Melt Spinning

Some of the spinning units are built in modular form with a small extruder for each one or two spinnerets. However, larger extruders are used for feeding larger numbers of spinnerets. 

To further save space, some units are designed to enable the spinnerets to extrude filaments in a horizontal or vertically upward direction. This allows the extruders and other spinning equipment to be located closer to the floor. 

The products produced from some of these machines are apparently not as high in quality as those produced from long air-quench systems. Further information concerning the short air-quench systems is available from the European machinery manufacturers. 

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