Packaging Info
Tapes
Standard, 50 yard / 45.7 m tapes are wound on 50 mm / 2 inch cores. Longer tapes that are wound on a different winder may also be wound on 75 mm / 3” cores.
Standard tapes are individually wrapped in plastic. The wrapped tapes are placed in a cardboard sleeve, which in turn is placed in a larger (master) carton. Master cartons are placed on a pallet.
The following table provides packaging info for standard 50 yard / 45.7m tapes:
product |
Width inch / mm |
# rolls /sleeve |
# rolls / master carton (MC) |
MC / pallet6os / 9oz |
T0621 + T0954 |
1 / 25 |
12 |
192 |
12 / 6 |
|
2 / 51 |
6 |
96 |
12 / 6 |
|
3 / 76 |
4 |
64 |
12 / 6 |
|
4 / 102 |
3 |
48 |
12 / 6 |
|
6 / 152 |
2 |
32 |
12 / 6 |
|
8 / 203 |
1 |
24 |
12 / 6 |
|
10 / 254 |
1 |
16 |
12 / 6 |
|
12 / 305 |
1 |
16 |
12 / 6 |
Longer tapes are individually wrapped in plastic and placed in larger cartons, immediately on a pallet. Number of rolls packaged depends on the length of the rolls being packaged.
Yarn nomenclature
Following table provides the explanation for both the ISO 2078 and ASTM D 578 description of glass yarns:
Description example:
ISO: EC9 68 Z 28
ASTM: ECG 75 1/0 0.7Z
|
According to ISO 2078 |
|
According to ASTM D 578 |
E |
Type of glass |
E |
Type of glass |
C |
Continuous filament |
C |
Continuous filament |
9 |
Diameter in microns |
G |
Diameter in US units |
68 |
Yarn weight in tex (g/1000m) |
75 |
Length per lb: X 100 = yd/lb |
|
|
1/0 |
1 strand/ 0 plied yarns |
Z |
Direction of twist |
Z |
Direction of twist |
28 |
Twists per meter |
0.7 |
Twists per inch |
The code is usually followed by the I.D. of the sizing used on the yarn. This is information that depends on the specific yarn manufacturer.