Fabrics relaxation means relaxing fabrics from its roll-type tie. Making sure the fabric is totally relaxed at nature temperature before the cutting section is important, which is useful to keep the fabric's dimensional stability after cutting.
The following are the general way to see about the fabric relaxing method:
Received Fabrics from Warehouse
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Fabrics Unrolling through Machine
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Keeping Fabrics in Relaxation Rack in a certain period
(Relaxation time will depend on Fabrics Nature)
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Fabrics spread/ Lay for cutting
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Relax Fabrics
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Start Cutting
As you can see, fabric relaxing is a necessary process that should be carefully treated. Getting the shape of the fabric, the measurement of the fabric depends on the correct behavior of the fabric. Fabric relaxation help to keep fabric shape and measurement the same after cutting.
Generally, fabric relaxation is 12 hours to 48 hours and two hours after laying. The time of fabric relaxation depends on the nature of the fabric and the buyer’s requirements or their fabric relaxation. However, the long time to wait is really a waste of time before cutting, thus modern mills turn to the help of fabric relaxing machines, which can save the laying time greatly.
There are different types of fabric relaxing machines available, each with its own unique set of features and capabilities. Some of the most common types include steaming machines, mechanical relaxing machines, and air type relaxing machines.

SUNTECH Fabric Relaxing Machine (ST-FRM-VI) is the Global Sales No.1. It is mainly used to eliminate the tension of knit fabrics while keeping fabrics tidy for storage. Compared with the traditional way from roll to plaited fabric relaxation, this Fabric Relaxing Machine gives the best solution to unwind & relax the roll with consistent tension immediately to produce a perfect roll. To Make it brief, this fabric relaxing machine can direct to the cutting section, saving 24 hrs laying time, which greatly saves time and improves the efficiency before the cutting section.
Besides, the special air floating device and tension control system make the fabric tension totally released from roll to roll, which can reduce out-of-tolerance cut parts.
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