Sizing involves coating fibers with starch or other substances to strengthen paper or textiles during manufacturing. There are several techniques for sizing including hot melt, solvent, foam, high pressure, electrostatic, emulsion, and combined sizing. The sizing process involves unwinding fibers, applying the sizing in the sizing zone, drying the sized fibers, splitting them, and winding on the headstock. Drying methods include cylinder, hot air, infrared, and combined drying.