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The spinneret is a type of die principally used in fiber manufacture. It is usually a metal plate with many small holes (or oval, etc.) through which a melt is pulled and/or forced. They enable extrusion of filaments of one denier or less. Conventional spinneret orifices are circular and produce a fiber that is round in cross section. They can contain from about 50 to 110 very small holes. A special characteristic of their design is that the melt in a discharge section of a relatively small area is distributed to a large circle of spinnerets. Because of the smaller distance in the entry region of the distributor, dead spaces are avoided, and the greater distance between the exit orifices makes for easier threading.