摘要:
An apparatus and method for continuously making chopped amorphous fibers that uses an air transport system. The apparatus includes a source of floss (12), a duct (20) for transporting the floss while it is entrained in a stream of gaseous carrier medium, a chopper (28) for chopping the floss, and a separator. In a preferred embodiment, the floss is chopped while it is entrained in the stream of gaseous carrier medium using a rotating ring chopper, and the chopped floss is subsequently separated using a cyclone separator (26).