
Fibre Lubricants
Our range of mineral and synthetic oil based fibre lubricants are available for various fibre processing applications including carding, texturising / winding and as spin finishes.
FRESCOLENE, LAINASPIN and YARNOL Range
Carding & Spinning Lubricants
The name of Vickers is synonymous with lubricants of the highest quality for carding and spinning. Our woollen spinning lubricants are used for processing of knitwear, weaving or carpet yarns.
ACETOL
Acetate Spin Finishes
Suitable for continuous Acetate filament yarn spin finishes.
The Vickers range of acetate filament yarn spin finishes includes products for warp, weft and knitting yarns.
ACETOL 2071
Mineral Spin Finish For Continuous Filament Acetate Yarn
The TEXTUROL Range and CONYL DK2
Coning/Texturising Lubricants
From the early days of the texturing industry Vickers have enjoyed a close relationship with those engaged in the production of textured, continuous filament nylon and polyester.
Our TEXTUROL range can be used as a fibre
lubricant for:
- High speed texturising of fine denier, polyester & nylon yarns or cone winding.
- Suitable for applications to dyed and undyed yarns intended for weaving.
- Air-Jet texturising of polyester and nylon.
CONYL DK2
A mineral based fibre lubricant used for Lubrication of synthetic nylon & polyester continuous filament yarns especially textured yarn intended for knitting but also for flat yarns.
Range of Lubricants | Applications | Remarks | |
TEXTUROL | Coning /winding and texturising of Polyester & Nylon | Mineral based | Good antistatic performance Reduction of fibre / fibre and fibre/ metal friction Good off winding performance Reduced risk of oil dripping |
FRESCOLENE A | Carding of Woollen Spun Carpet Yarns | Synthetic based | Water Soluble Excellent anti-static properties |
LAINASPIN | Carding and spinning of wool, lambs’ wool and cashmere blends on the woollen system | Synthetic based | Water Soluble Excellent anti-static properties |
YARNOL | Carding and spinning of wool, lambs’ wool and cashmere blends on the woollen system | Mineral based | Good spinning performance with high yields and level yarns Clean carding Good yarn lubrication Readily removed Excellent anti-static properties |
ACETOL | Spin Finish for Continuous Filament Acetate Yarn | Mineral based | Self emulsifiable in water and can be readily removed from acetate yarns or fabrics by scouring Excellent anti-static properties |
CONYL DK2 | Coning of Synthetic Nylon & Polyester Continuous Filament Yarns | Mineral based | Imparts low yarn friction Anti-static Readily removed |
ELECTOL | Anti-static agent for application to textile fibres during carding & spinning | Synthetic based | Provides antistatic control to the fibres Anti-static additive for addition to spinning oil emulsions or as a separate additive |
Trusted for Generations
An award-winning range of EALs (Environmentally Acceptable Lubricants)
Regional stock points
in over 40 locations
Ability and infrastructure to respond quickly to urgent requirements
Service & Support
30% of our workforce are employed in the technical team, focusing on Quality Control, R&D, OEM liaison and Technical Service allowing us to provide one-on-one dedicated customer support by our team of highly qualified experts.