Textile, Apparel, Hosiery, and Knitting Industries

It is necessary to properly maintain both temperature and humidity control to produce high quality textiles with minimum down time and rejects. AMCO direct spray humidification systems are designed to meet the knitting machine manufacturers recommended 55% RH levels for best operations.

Recommended Relative Humidity Levels

Department
Cotton %
Man-made Fibers %
Department
Wool %
Opening and Picking
55-70
50-55
Raw Wool Storage
50-55
Carding
50-55
50-60
Mising and Blending
65-70
Silver Lapping
55-60
55-65
Carding - Worsted
60-70
Ribbon Lapping
55-60
55-65
Carding - Woolen
60-75
Combing
55-65
55-65
Combing - Worsted
65-75
Drawing
50-60
50-60
Drawing - Worsted
Roving
50-60
50-60
Bradford System
50-60
Spinning
35-60
50-65
French System
65-70
Winding and Spooling
55-65
60-65
Spinning-Bradford Worsted
50-55
Twisting
60-65
50-65
French (Mule)
75-85
Warping
55-70
50-65
Woolen (Mule)
65-75
Knitting
60-65
50-60
Winding & Spooling
55-60
Weaving
70-85
60-70
Warping - Worsted
50-55


AMCO Humidification Benefits

Increases tensile strength of natural fibers and reduces waste.
Improves product quality and increases production.
Reduces static electricity and personal shock is eliminated.
Yarn is more controllable and fiber discharge and fly settle time is shortened.
Helps control cotton fly and lint and reduces yarn separation.