An object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of producing a protein fiber in which shrinkage at the time of first contact with moisture after production is more reliably suppressed and generation of crimp is also suppressed. A method for producing a protein fiber according to the present invention includes: a pre-shrinking step of shrinking a protein fibril in a relaxed state after drawing and before being wound; a winding step of winding the protein fibril subjected to the pre-shrinking step to obtain a wound product; and a post-shrinking step of shrinking the protein fibril subjected to the winding step in a relaxed state.

A preparation method of self-crimping elastic combined filament yarns for knitting is disclosed, wherein the combined filament yarns are extruded from the same spinneret; a first fiber-forming polymer melt is divided into two ways, one is directly extruded after distribution; and the other is extruded after distribution by side-by-side composite spinning together with a second fiber-forming polymer melt; the first fiber-forming polymer and the second fiber-forming polymer are compatible or partially compatible; on the same spinneret, a ratio of the number of spinneret holes m for direct extrusion to the number of spinneret holes n for extrusion after distribution by side-by-side composite spinning is 1:(5-10); the self-crimping elastic combined filament yarns for knitting are prepared according to specific spinning processes, wherein the combined filament yarn mainly comprises a first fiber-forming polymer monofilament and a first/second fiber-forming polymer side-by-side composite monofilament; wherein the monofilament crimping directions are randomly distributed.

A preparation method of self-crimping elastic combined filament yarns for knitting is disclosed, wherein the combined filament yarns are extruded from the same spinneret; a first fiber-forming polymer melt is divided into two ways, one is directly extruded after distribution; and the other is extruded after distribution by side-by-side composite spinning together with a second fiber-forming polymer melt; the first fiber-forming polymer and the second fiber-forming polymer are compatible or partially compatible; on the same spinneret, a ratio of the number of spinneret holes m for direct extrusion to the number of spinneret holes n for extrusion after distribution by side-by-side composite spinning is 1:(5-10); the self-crimping elastic combined filament yarns for knitting are prepared according to specific spinning processes, wherein the combined filament yarn mainly comprises a first fiber-forming polymer monofilament and a first/second fiber-forming polymer side-by-side composite monofilament; wherein the monofilament crimping directions are randomly distributed.

A process and an apparatus for production of a low-shrinkage aliphatic polyamide fibre, in which polyamide is extruded through a spinneret to form filaments, then cooled and combined to form at least one yarn. The at least one yarn is subjected to drawing between the spinneret and a pair of inlet rolls, then in a further multi-stage drawing step is subjected to 4-fold to 6-fold drawing by pairs of draw rolls. The pairs of draw rolls successively heat the yarn and at least the last pair of draw rolls has a temperature of 5° C. to 20° C. below the melting point of the yarn. The yarn is relaxed by from 6% to 10% in a subsequent at least three-stage relaxation zone and is kept in a temperature range of 5° C. to 15° C. below the melting point of the yarn, and is subsequently wound up on a reel device. The invention further relates to a yarn composed of a low-shrinkage aliphatic polyamide fibre.

A type of high-modulus-low-shrinkage activated PET industrial yarn and preparing method thereof are disclosed. The preparing method is to manufacture filament from a modified polyester, which is the product of the esterification and the successive polycondensation reactions of evenly mixed terephthalic acid, ethylene glycol and tert-butyl branched heptanediol, through a series of processes composed of viscosity enhancing by solid state polycondensation, melting, metering, extruding, cooling, oiling, stretching, heat setting, relaxation heat-treating, oiling with activation oil, winding and pre-activation treatment. The relaxation heat-treating indicates passing the modified polyester yarns through a space with a certain temperature within 200-220° C. under a proper relaxation state; and the proper relaxation state means a 3.0-5.0% of overfeed for the winding. The improvement of activator efficiency by importing the tert-butyl branched diol into the polyester, together with the synergistic effect of heat setting temperature and high winding overfeed rate, will reduce the fiber thermal shrinkage.

A process for production of a low-shrinkage aliphatic polyamide fibre, in which polyamide is extruded through a spinneret to form filaments, then cooled and combined to form at least one yarn. The at least one yarn is subjected to drawing between the spinneret and a pair of inlet rolls, then in a further multi-stage drawing step is subjected to 4-fold to 6-fold drawing by pairs of draw rolls. The pairs of draw rolls successively heat the yarn and at least the last pair of draw rolls has a temperature of 5° C. to 20° C. below the melting point of the yarn. The yarn is relaxed by from 6% to 10% in a subsequent at least three-stage relaxation zone and is kept in a temperature range of 5° C. to 15° C. below the melting point of the yarn, and is subsequently wound up on a reel device.

The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a protein fiber, including an extension and contraction step of contracting or extending a protein raw fiber containing a protein by bringing the protein raw fiber into contact with a liquid or vapor; and a drying step of drying the protein raw fiber that has undergone the extension and contraction step while adjusting a length of the protein raw fiber to an arbitrary length.

Methods and systems for mechanically forming one or more surface protrusions integrally from a garment material, the one or more surface protrusions extending outwardly from a garment surface of the garment material, include placing at least one selected area of the garment surface against a first surface of a forming die having a plurality of openings which have a configuration and orientation corresponding with the configuration and orientation of the one or more surface protrusions of the garment material. The garment surface may be softened by application of a source of energy, wherein the source of energy comprises at least two sonotrodes mounted in a rotary drum. At least some of the softened garment surface is positioned into at least one opening of the plurality of openings.

The present invention provides a modified fibroin fiber having a shrinkage history of being irreversibly shrunk after spinning, the modified fibroin fiber containing modified fibroin, wherein a fiber diameter of a raw material fiber before being irreversibly shrunk exceeds 25 μm.

A method of wet spinning poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiopene):poly (styrenesulfonate) or PEDOT:PSS fibers produces PEDOT:PSS fibers having a unique combination of electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity and Young's modulus properties.