Strip
Strip turns up in 2 fields: powder coating, nonwovens. Here is what it means to the people in each one.
Strip in powder coating
To remove cured powder from a rejected part or rack so it can be recoated.
Cured thermoset powder does not dissolve in ordinary solvents, so stripping uses a burn-off oven, hot chemical stripper tanks, or abrasive blasting. The method depends on the substrate: heat-treated aluminum loses temper at full burn-off temperatures, and thin sheet warps. Rejects that go to strip cost time and money, which is why first-article checks on adhesion and color matter.
"Whole batch failed cross-hatch, they all go to strip, there's no saving them with a recoat."
Strip in nonwovens
Line name for the thin perforated metal jet strip that forms the water jets in a hydroentangling injector.
Each injector holds a strip drilled with a row of tiny holes, typically around 0.1 to 0.15 mm, that shape the water into fine jets. Strips plug from scale, stray fibers or bacterial slime, and each plugged or damaged hole leaves a streak in the fabric. Crews swap strips on a schedule, inspect them under a microscope and keep water filtration spotless to stretch their life.
"Jet streak at 80 centimeters again, pull the strip on injector four and put it under the scope."