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these synthetic fiber pillows come in
two styles garnet meaning the pillows
are filled with a roll of synthetic
fiber and blown meaning it's filled with
loose synthetic fibers this first
machine the pre opener combs the fibers
with a large steel spiked roller this
separates them to a considerable extent
though not yet fully the fibers exit
this machine straighter and smoother
however several are still crimped the
pre openers four outputs drop the fibers
onto a conveyor belt which takes them to
the next opening machine along the way
nozzles spray a special solution to
reduce static electricity which causes
fibers to cling to each other to make
garnet pillows fans blow the fibers
through a long duct that leads to
another opening machine called the
garnet hopper it feeds the fibers onto a
spiked conveyor belt which combs them
out further this removes many though not
all of the remaining crimps after the
garnet hopper the fibers look like the
ones on the right
fluffier straighter and smoother the
fibers now travel to the next opening
machine it has several metal rollers
with sharp ridges which stretch the
fibers straight removing those remaining
crimps the fibers then enter yet another
machine passing over one of two rollers
each of which forms a flat fluffy sheet
called a web the two webs merge as they
exit the machine forming a thicker web
then the next machine laps it back and
forth over itself to build an even
thicker web the width of the lapping
determines the width of the pillow then
the machine cuts the continuous web into
pieces and rolls each one into what they
call a bat the length of the piece
determines the characteristics of the
pillow the longer the rolled piece the
fatter and heavier the bat which
translates into a higher and firmer
pillow an automated machine makes the
cotton or cotton blend shell that in
cases the bat workers mount two
identical rolls of fabric onto the
machines two cradles and feed the ends
through a series of tension rollers
because the two sheets must be taut as
they pass through the machines different
stations at the first one blades trim
the fabric to the correct width for the
pillow size standard queen or king then
a slitter runs across each sheet cutting
a series of rectangular pieces the
machine then mates two rectangles
stitches them together on three sides to
form a shell and sews on the product
information label
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the machine uses an extremely strong
overlock stitch now it's time to fill
the shell as the bat travels on a
conveyor belt another belt above
compresses it as it enters the waiting
shell covered just beforehand in the
pillows plastic retail packaging
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