Hand pulling spider fibers has been reported in the literature.4252 Applying this methodology, large amounts of variability have been observed in the material prop­erties of the fibers spun from the same spinning dope.42 Furthermore, the feasibility for large-scale production using this approach is unrealistic. Differences between fibers spun from the same spinning dope can be attributed to several parameters that are difficult to precisely control, which include the draw rate and actual draw ratio. Therefore, it seems intuitive that inherent inconsistencies due to hand draw­ing would be introduced into the production of fibers and alternatives, such as the integration of automation into the processing of the fibers, which includes postdraw, is more pragmatic.

1.2 TRANSLATION OF FIBER PRODUCTION TO A LARGE-SCALE FORMAT