A bi-profiled fiber and preparing method thereof are provided. The bi-profiled fiber is manufactured through the steps of spinning melt metering, extruding via the composite spinneret, cooling, oiling, drawing, heat setting and winding, finally containing both double-cross monofilaments and circular monofilaments simultaneously. The bi-profiled fiber is made of the modified polyester, and the modified polyester is dispersed by matte agent and is composed of terephthalic acid segments, ethylene glycol segments and branched diol segments, and the branched diol segment has a structural formula of ##STR00001## where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are separately selected from the linear alkylene with 1-3 carbon atoms, R.sub.3 from the alkyl with 1-5 carbon atoms, and R.sub.4 from the alkyl with 2-5 carbon atoms. The matte agents is a mixture of amorphous titanium dioxide and amorphous silicon dioxide, or a mixture of calcium carbonate and amorphous silicon dioxide.

Provided is an airbag base fabric in which combustibility due to both resin coating surface ignition and non-fabric surface ignition in the airbag base fabric is suppressed according to combustibility evaluation as defined in FMVSS 302 after environmental testing. The present invention pertains to a polyamide multifilament textile airbag base fabric and a method for manufacturing the same, the airbag base fabric being characterized by having a silicone film on at least one surface of the textile, the silicone film weight being 10 g/m.sup.2 to 100 g/m.sup.2 (inclusive), the cyclopentanone content being 0-250 ppm (inclusive) in relation to the textile weight, the greater shrinkage rate among the shrinkage rates in each of the warp and weft directions before and after heating for 60 minutes at 105 C. being 0-1.4% (inclusive), and the blade combing resistance after 400 hours in an environment of 85 C. and 95% relative humidity being 350 N or greater.

A method of manufacturing a plurality of colors of bulked continuous carpet filament from a single multi-screw extruder which, in various embodiments, comprises: (A) passing PET through an extruder that melts the PET and purifies the resulting PET polymer melt; (B) splitting the extruded polymer melt into a plurality of melt streams and adding a colorant to each of the plurality of melt streams; (C) using one or more static mixers (e.g., thirty six static mixers) to substantially uniformly mix (e.g., homogeneously mix) each of the plurality of melt streams with its respective added colorant; and (D) feed each of the uniformly mixed and colored plurality of melt streams into a respective spinning machines that turns the polymer into filament for use in manufacturing carpet, rugs, and other products.

A lightweight heat-preserving fiber and a preparation method thereof are provided, wherein the fiber is prepared by measuring, composite spinneret's extruding, cooling, oiling, drawing, heat setting and winding a polyester melt. The composite spinneret has a hollow spinning hole and a circular spinning hole. The ratio of the micropore length of hollow spinning hole to circular spinning hole equals to the ratio of the equivalent diameter of hollow spinning hole to circular spinning hole multiplies the coefficient K, and the equivalent diameter is the ratio of the cross-sectional area to the circumference of the cross-section, the coefficient K ranges from 0.97 to 1.03. The oil agent contains a crown ether, and the content of the crown ether ranges from 67.30 to 85.58 wt %. The thermal conductivity of a knitted fabric having a basis weight of 100 g/m.sup.2 prepared by lightweight heat-preserving fiber is no larger than 0.150 W/m.Math.K.

A high-quality artificial leather is described, having a suede appearance and colors within the grey-black range, the light fastness of the colors according to the method SAE J 1885 225.6 KJ/m.sup.2 being higher than or equal to 4; the lightfastness of the colors according to the method SAE J 1885 488.8 KJ/m.sup.2 being not lower than 3; said artificial leather having a tassel on the surface of the leather itself. The average length of the tassel is between 200 and 500 microns. The soft segments consist of at least one polycarbonate diol selected from polyalkylene carbonate diols and at least one polyester diol; the hard segments consist of urethane groups deriving from the reaction between free isocyanate groups and water; and the total content of carbon black is between 0.025 and 6% by weight.

A bi-profiled fiber and preparing method thereof are provided. The bi-profiled fiber is manufactured through the steps of spinning melt metering, extruding via the composite spinneret, cooling, oiling, drawing, heat setting and winding, finally containing both double-cross monofilaments and circular monofilaments simultaneously. The bi-profiled fiber is made of the modified polyester, and the modified polyester is dispersed by matte agent and is composed of terephthalic acid segments, ethylene glycol segments and branched diol segments, and the branched diol segment has a structural formula of

##STR00001## where R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are separately selected from the linear alkylene with 1-3 carbon atoms, R.sub.3 from the alkyl with 1-5 carbon atoms, and R.sub.4 from the alkyl with 2-5 carbon atoms. The matte agents is a mixture of amorphous titanium dioxide and amorphous silicon dioxide, or a mixture of calcium carbonate and amorphous silicon dioxide.

A melt blowing system for the manufacturing of pleatable/moldable nonwoven fabrics includes a collector positioned to receive a plurality of fibers, a first die in fluid communication with a first liquid polymer supply having a melt flow index of about 500 or lower, and a second die in fluid communication with a second liquid polymer supply having a melt flow index of about 500 or higher. The first die has a concentric air design, includes a plurality of spinneret nozzles facing the collector surface, and is configured to draw a first plurality of fibers. The second die includes a plurality of spinneret nozzles having smaller capillary diameter than those of the first die and is positioned to draw a second plurality of fibers such that the first and second pluralities of fibers form a co-mingled nonwoven web with varying fiber diameters on the collector surface.

The present invention is directed at a relatively high modulus spunbond nonwoven material that is suitable for use in relatively high deep draw molding applications.

A mixed fiber spunbonded nonwoven fabric which comprises 90 to 10% by weight of a long fiber of thermoplastic resin (A) that has been hydrophilization-treated and 10 to 90% by weight of a long fiber of thermoplastic elastomer (B) and which has a strength ratio [the ratio of a strength at 20% of an elongation at a maximum strength (elongation at a maximum point) to the maximum strength] in at least one direction of not more than 40% and a bulk density of 0.10 to 0.40 g/cm.sup.3. The fabric can exhibit excellent initial hydrophilicity, long-lasting hydrophilicity, liquid dispersibility, liquid transpiration property, moisture permeability, breathability, softness, resistance to fluff, stretchability and touch, and low stickiness, and is suitable for sheets constituting absorbent articles such as sanitary napkins, panty liners, incontinence pads, and disposable diapers. A production method is also provided.

A spinning beam for producing melt-spun filaments, in which liquid plastics material is conveyed via an externally arranged extruder to at least one pump, which conveys the liquid plastics material to at least one spin pack having a spinneret, at least the pump and the spin pack being heated by a heat transfer medium which is heated in a boiler. The pump, the boiler and an opening for receiving a spin pack are arranged in a modular assembly, which can be installed and fixed singly, or in a plurality one behind the other, in a frame of the spinning beam.