Ilaphu elilukiweyo alifani nefiber yepolyester. Ukuluka okulukiweyo bubuchule bokwaluka obubhekiselele kumalaphu alukwe ukusuka kwilaphu lokuluka kunye ne-weft ngendlela enqamlezileyo. Izinto ezisetyenziswa ekrwada zinokubandakanya imicu eyahlukeneyo enjengomqhaphu, ilinen, isilika, uboya, kunye nepolyester (ifiber yepolyester). Ifayibha yePolyester yimathiriyeli yefayibha yokwenziwa, luhlobo losinga lwekhemikhali, oluphawulwa kukunganyangeki kwayo, ukuxhathisa imibimbi, kunye neempawu zokomisa ngokukhawuleza-. Ngoko ke, amalaphu alukiweyo angenziwa kwifiber yepolyester okanye ezinye iifiber.
Amalaphu alukiweyo asetyenziswa kakhulu kwimpahla, amalaphu asekhaya, kunye namalaphu emizi-mveliso ngenxa yokwakheka kwawo okuqinileyo, ukomelela okuphezulu, kunye nokuzinza okuhle komgangatho. Ifiber yePolyester, njengenye yezinto ezikrwada zamalaphu alukiweyo, ihlala isetyenziselwa ukwenza iimpahla zangaphandle, iibhegi, iintente, kunye nezinye iimveliso ezifuna ukomelela okuphezulu kunye nokuqina ngenxa yeempawu zayo ezibalaseleyo.
Xa ukhetha amalaphu alukiweyo, ukongeza ekuqwalaseleni ukubunjwa kwefayibha, kuyafuneka ukuba uthathele ingqalelo iiparamitha ezinje ngoxinaniso lwelaphu, ukubalwa komsonto, ububanzi kunye nobunzima. Ezi parameters zichaphazela ngqo ukuva kwelaphu, ukuphefumla, kunye nokuqina. Umzekelo, amalaphu alukiweyo{2} axinaniseneyo ngokubanzi alukiwe ngokuqiniweyo kwaye ahlala ixesha elide, alungele iimveliso ezifuna ukomelela okuphezulu; ngelixa amalaphu aphantsi-elula kwaye ephefumla ngakumbi, alungele iimpahla zasehlotyeni.
Ngaphaya koko, iinkqubo zokudaya kunye nokugqiba amalaphu alukiweyo zikwachaphazela ukusebenza kwazo kokugqibela kunye nenkangeleko. Iinkqubo zokudaya zinokunika amalaphu iintlobo ngeentlobo zemibala, ngelixa iinkqubo zokugquma zinokuphucula imisebenzi ekhethekileyo efana nokunganyangeki kwamanzi kunye nokumelana namabala. Ke ngoko, xa ukhetha amalaphu alukiweyo, umntu kufuneka aqwalasele ngokubanzi izinto ezifana nokwakheka kwefayibha, inkqubo yokuluka, kunye neenkqubo zokudaya kunye nokugqiba, ngokusekelwe kusetyenziso kunye neemfuno ezithile.
