After textile waste undergoes 2 openers and 5 cleaning stages, what actually happens to fiber quality? The data shows: average fiber length increased by 8.6%, short fiber content reduced by 19%, and yarn fragment contamination decreased by 76%. We use data to answer one question – what can a waste cotton cleaning line really achieve?
You've probably seen plenty of equipment promotions, but few can present a complete AFIS data report to prove – what can a textile waste recycling line actually turn waste into?
We did something straightforward: we took a batch of white knit cutting clips (one of the most common pre-industrial waste streams in garment manufacturing) and tracked its fiber quality changes across the production line. From infeed to output, three sampling points, each tested with Uster AFIS.
This article doesn't beat around the bush. It covers just three things:
What did we measure?
What did the data tell us?
What does this data mean for recyclers?