PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING YARN AND GLAND PACKING

摘要

A process for yarn production by which a yarn comprising a cylindrical member obtained by weaving or knitting a fibrous material and expanded graphite packed as a base in the cylindrical member can be made practically usable at low cost and the yarn can be produced with excellent productivity. The process, which is for producing a yarn comprising a cylindrical member (3) obtained by weaving or knitting a fibrous material (2) and expanded graphite packed therein, comprises a thinly cutting step (s) in which an expanded-graphite sheet (9) being continuously fed in the state of having a given width is continuously cut into a small width in the width direction for the sheet and a feeding/packing step (k) in which the strip-form expanded graphite material (4) produced in the thinly cutting step (s) is guided and fed to and packed into the cylindrical member (3).