The MICRO-BATCH SPINNER is a compact melt-spinning instrument designed for the development and testing of polymer formulations and additives. It enables spinning trials using as little as 20 milligrams of polymer under spinning conditions that are meaningful in comparison to those of full-scale production machines.

The instrument is ideal for early-stage polymer and additive research, helping to identify filament forming polymer candidates and measure their fibre characteristics.

Options include a vacuum system avoiding degradation of sensitive polymers under heat, quench air as well as an infrared heating system, which can prevent the filament from cooling and crystallizing too fast.

Results:

Filaments spun show mechanical properties (tenacity, elongation, modulus) and crystallinity comparable to those from industrial pilot systems. The filament can perfectly be tested using Textechno’s FAVIMAT+.

This instrument brings production of industrial-level filaments to your lab—fast, flexible, and extremely material-efficient.

This instrument is a project carried out in collaboration with the Aachen-Maastricht Institute for Biobased Materials (AMIBM). It was presented for the first time in the Congress Dornbirn GFC 2025.

MICRO-BATCH SPINNER
Application fields for MICRO-BATCH SPINNER Filament yarns Product List