Tire Cord
The dipping unit shortens, narrows, densifies and adds weight in one pass. Design the greige for what leaves the dip, not what enters it.
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Machine-direction shrinkage through the dipping unit
Contraction depends on the tension held through the dip and cure zones, so a fabric run at a different stretch setting will not reproduce these figures. Tire reinforcement is a safety-critical application — treat this as construction planning and confirm dipped dimensions and adhesion on the actual line.
Tire Cord Dipped vs Greige Contraction Calculator — free, with the formula and a worked example, at Textile School.