ADVANTAGES OF THE DRY SPUN TECHNOLOGY

The Dry SPUN PROCESS produces a fiber with a bone shaped cross section with a rounded surface. This aspect enables the fiber to have a reduced bending modulus (recovery), a uniform breaking elongation, with excellent tenacity and resiliency. These characteristics are particularly useful when manufacturing garments and household textiles.

When observed under the microscope, the differences between dry and wet spun fiber can be easily observed:

Dry Spun Fiber "DRYTEX®"	Wet Spun Fiber

	HIGHER BULK / VOLUME
	The bone-shape characteristic of dry spun fiber prevent individual filaments to agglomerate (fitting), resulting in a higher and better loft, compared to that produced by the wet spun fiber whose cross section is round.
	BETTER THERMAL INSULATION
	A larger amount of air gets trapped in the yarn due to the bone-shaped cross section of the fiber, reducing garment heat loss.
	HIGHER CONVERING FACTOR
	The bone-shape of our fiber allows for the yarn to have a higher surface/volume ratio than that which can be achieved with a round cross section fiber. This advantage enables manufacturers to produce a fabric with fewer yarns per square meter and obtain a garment of less weight.
	PLEASANT DRY FEEL
	The capillary space between the fibers absorb humidity generating a pleasant sensation of dryness, which is particularly advantageous in socks and stockings.
	SMOOTH FEEL(HAND)
	The smooth surface of the filaments obtained with dry spun acrylic, allows the fiber to bend more easily (lower bending modulus), compared to wet processed fibers, providing a gentle and much more pleasant touch.
	DIMENSIONAL STABILITY
	The characteristics of dry spun acrylic together with it's uniform elongation and tenacity properties gives the fiber a greater dimensional stability and resiliency (very important in carpets and knitted products).
	RESISTANCE TO THE ABRASION AND PILLING
	The excellent tensile strength and resiliency of "Drytex®" allow yarns to have a higher resistance both to abrasion and pilling.
	CLEAR AND INTENSE COLOURS
	The shape of the fiber together with the co-monomer present, gives off a higher level of light reflection, greatly improving the intensity of the colours in the finished product.
	MINIMUM MACHINE CALIBRATION
	A single machine calibration is all that is necessary to process the different dTex's of our fiber avoiding the need to constantly change settings. It is possible to regulate the stretch breaking machine with different drafts and temperatures in order to achieve a variety of fiber shrinkages, resulting in a variety of products with different characteristics, and thus enabling the manufacturer to produce a wide variety of products.
	EASE OF DYEING
	The speed rate of the dyeing process is much slower than with wet spun acrylic fibers. Therefore, the dying process is much safer and requires the use of less retarding agents.