With the increasing variety of resin systems available for carbon fiber and other high-performance fibers, there is a growing need for development of sizing materials which interface well with each resin/fiber combination.
For the development of the sizing material, it is often difficult to experiment without obtaining un-sized fiber. Unless you produce the fiber in your own facility, in many cases it would be necessary to de-size the fiber first, and then apply the desired sizing materials.
Any handling process can damage the fibers, and de-sizing / re-sizing can be particularly abrasive to the fiber. Thus, equipment for this process needs to put this factor into consideration, and must be as gentle or even more gentle to the fiber as the in-line sizing process during the production of the fiber.
We can provide turn-key systems for single tow sizing development lines as well as multi-tow sizing lines for production scale output requirements. Single tow lines are scalable and configurable: in many cases they are compact table-top units. Production scale lines incorporate industrial-grade equipment, same as the equipment we provide for fiber production plants.
See below for some considerations for specifying the right equipment for the sizing line you may need.