Openband

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-004013",
  "term": "Openband",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A right-handed twist in a yarn, twine, or rope, also called a Z twist, in which the individual fibres slope up and to the right when the strand is held vertically. The opposite twist direction, left-handed, is called crossband. Twist direction is specified when strands are plied or laid together, because mixing directions changes how the product behaves.",
  "subject": "Manufacturing",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Openband",
    "es": "torsión en Z",
    "fr": "torsion Z"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/openband/"
}