Uneven Winding Tension

The winding tension of each layer in the yarn package is inconsistent, resulting in differences in physical properties between the inner and outer layers. When this defect appears in melt-spun products, it is usually closely related to the spinning temperature, metering pump accuracy, spinneret condition, or cooling air field uniformity. Spinning defects have the characteristic of being distributed along the yarn length direction, and defects at the individual filament level can affect the quality of the entire yarn bundle. Continuous occurrence will lead to increased filament breakage frequency, decreased yarn package quality and difficulties in subsequent processing, requiring systematic troubleshooting from two aspects: spinning components and process parameters.

1. Process parameter factor: as the package diameter increases, the spindle speed and tension design are unreasonable (no taper control or improper). 2. Process parameter factor: wear/imbalance of the contact roller/friction roller causes pressure fluctuations. 3. Process parameter factor: the tension of the yarn bundle accumulates and increases as it passes through the guide rollers. 4. Spinning temperature factor: the spinning temperature determines the melt viscosity and rheological behavior, directly affecting the spinnability, thickness uniformity and surface quality of the fiber. Excessively high temperature leads to degradation, yellowing and filament breakage, while excessively low temperature leads to poor plasticization and increased extrusion pressure; it needs to be precisely set according to the chip IV value and stably controlled. 5. Cooling air field factor: the temperature, wind speed and uniformity of the side-blowing air or ring-blowing air determine the solidification and forming quality of the fiber — too fast cooling leads to rough surface and increased internal stress, uneven cooling leads to inconsistent thickness of individual filaments in the same bundle, and low wind speed leads to filament sticking and filament breakage; the air field parameters need to be precisely controlled.

1. Process parameter optimization and adjustment: set an appropriate winding tension taper curve (automatically decreasing tension as the package diameter increases). 2. Mold/tooling improvement and maintenance: maintain the condition of the friction roller. 3. Equipment inspection and system maintenance: check whether the resistance of each guide roller is consistent. 4. Troubleshooting of spinning problems follows the sequence of "chips → temperature → metering → spinneret → cooling air". First check the chip dryness and IV value, then verify the temperatures of each section of the spinning box and pipeline, next verify the metering pump accuracy and pressure stability, further check the spinneret cleanliness and hole shape condition, and finally adjust the cooling air field parameters to make the wind speed and temperature evenly distributed. 5. Preventive management: establish standardized process parameter cards and quality control limits for each mold/product, and regularly conduct process capability index (CPK) evaluations. For recurring problems, use fishbone diagrams or the 5Why analysis method to trace the root cause, and solidify the countermeasures as PFMEA control points. Establish a regular equipment maintenance system, and implement life management for key tooling such as dies/spinnerets/calender rolls/coating heads.

This problem is a typical manifestation of uneven winding tension in melt spinning. The core of the solution lies in the precise stability of the spinning temperature, the high-precision control of metering supply, and the optimized maintenance of the spinneret/cooling air field. It is recommended to start from chip quality and spinning parameters, and gradually troubleshoot to the equipment and component level.