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Asiqul Alam
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Foam Application With Horizontal Padding Mangle

There are several basic mechanisms for the application of foam to textiles. The foam can be applied
either to one side or both sides of the fabric. In the former case a doctor blade or knife, or a doctor
roller, or pressure or suction can be used, and for two-sided applications a horizontal padder or a pair
of transfer or kiss rollers can be used.

Horizontal Padding Mangle:

The pad mangle, which is in operation in almost every textile mill, was one of the first machines used
for foam application. The treatment of a fabric with foam on a horizontal padder is illustrated in the
figure.
In the horizontal padder the foam is applied to both sides of the fabric which runs vertically through
the foam contained in the nip of the padder. The foam collapses at the nip of the padder, ensuring a
uniform application of liquor. In this particular technique foam stability is an important parameter.
Unstable foam will form an excessive amount of liquor in the nip, resulting in an uneven application,
whereas more stable foam will tend not to
collapse in the nip by the action of the pad
rollers. The wet pickup of the fabric is
controlled by the foam density and the nip
pressure. Generally, the horizontal padder is
used to apply foam to woven fabric. The main
advantage of the horizontal pad system is that
a conventional padder can be easily converted
into a foam padder with very little capital
investment.
Fig: Horizontal Padder
Advantages of Horizontal Padding Mangle:
▪ Easy application method.
▪ Foam can be applied on both sides of fabric.
▪ Show better result in case of less absorbent thick fabrics.
▪ Better wetting power.
▪ Better foam decay due to heavy pressure.
▪ Lower investment cost.

Disadvantages of Horizontal Padding Mangle:

▪ Due to foam rigidity and poor flow property it is difficult to control the level in the mangle.
▪ While the foam is stored for a long time then foam collapse and diluted the remaining foam that
will lead light dyeing than that of earlier.
▪ Despite of low foam density and the use of manage bowl pressure liquor pack up percentage is
not more than 80 while conventional liquor pick up is 100%.
▪ Only suitable for woven fabric.
▪ Tailing or ending effect occurs.