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– Face – Spreading direction
Fig. 5.12 ‘Face up in single direction’ fabric spreading.

– Back – Spreading direction
Fig. 5.13 ‘Face down in single direction’ fabric spreading.

5.3.3 ‘Face up in both directions’ spreading mode

A movable fabric feeder with a rotating axis for the fabric roll is used in this spreading
mode (see Section 5.5.3). A fabric roll is fixed with its face side upwards, and the ply
is laid down by moving the feeder above the spreading table. The ply is cut off at the
other end of the spread, and the roll is turned through 180 degrees (see Fig. 5.14).
The next ply is spread in the opposite direction with its face side upwards. The roll is
turned again, and the spreading process is repeated.

– Face – Movement of spreader
– Back – Spreading direction
Fig. 5.14 ‘Face up in both directions’ fabric spreading.