Textile Industry Articles: you can read additional textile industry articles here at the Apparel Search website. In this section you will find news articles regarding fabrics and fibers as well as other issues relevant to the textile industry.
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Eli Whitney: Biography of the inventor of the cotton gin.
Do you work in the fashion industry or textile industry? If yes, you are welcome to discuss education topics relevant to these industries at the Fashion Industry Network.
Chemistry
and Technology of fabric Preparation and Finishing: Monograph written
for students of the textile industry, dealing with the chemistry and technologies
of yarn and fabric dyeing and finishing. Author: Dr. Charles Tomasino.
fiber Online Journal (University of Delaware):
Developed by researchers at the University of Delaware, fiber
stands for the "Fashion International Business Education Response"
project. It is funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
The fiber journal's mission is to showcase fashion and apparel markets
around the globe, share the insights of leaders in the industry and the
latest academic research on critical issues, highlight opportunities for
further education, and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas, connecting
members of our community around the globe.
Impact
of Molecular Nanotechnology on the Textile Industry: Lecture on the
future impact of nanotechnology on material properties and performance,
and design and manufacturing processes in the textile fabrics industry.
Author: David R. Forrest.
Improving
Computer Control of Batch Dyeing Operations: Presentation of novel control
algorithms, and specific simulation and experimental results for fuzzy logic
and adaptive control systems in textile dye houses. Authors: Brent Smith
and Jun Lu. PDF document. Dye Applications Research Group,
N.C.S.U. Raleigh, NC
Membrane
Technology in Textile Operations: Technical paper about the development
and introduction of membrane separation technology for the removal of colors
and chemicals from textile wet process wastewater. From Koch Membrane Systems.
Author: Douglas L. Woerner. PDF document.
Novel Reactive
Red Dyes: Technical paper about an investigation of dyes with two monochlorotriazine
or with two monochlorotriazine and two vinylsulphone reactive groups, to
establish a possible enhancement of the dyeability of cotton fabrics. From
Autex Research Journal. Authors: E. Matyjas and E. Rybicki. PDF document.
Pollution
Prevention Studies in the Textile Wet Processing Industry: Investigation
of pollution prevention opportunities in the textile wet processing industry,
through extensive audits at a commercial laundry, yarn processing, dyeing
and finishing plants, and a cotton dyeing and finishing plant. Authors:
Ilse Hendrix and Gregory Boardman. PDF document.
Preliminary
Industry Characterization: fabric Printing, Coating and Dyeing (July
1998): Draft
paper of the US Environmental Protection Agency about the development of
national emission standards for hazardous air
pollutants for the textile fabric printing, coating and dyeing industries.
PDF document.
Sanforized & Sanfor
Company: Detailed description of the trademarked, computer controlled
compressive shrinkage technology for textile fabrics. Shrinkage standards
and guide to labeling. Summary of licensee agreement.
Surfactants
- A Primer: Discussion paper about the behavior of common types of surface
active agents used in textile wet processing. PDF document.
Textile Structure Guide:
Instruction guide for the identification of the various structures and manufacturing
technologies of woven and knitted, and
nonwoven fabrics, created for students
of the University of Minnesota's College of Human Ecology. Concise technical
descriptions. Animated presentations of seven different weave patterns.
Wicking
and Wetting in Textiles: Presentation of wicking model allowing a functional
dependence of suction height on the parameters of fiber bundles to be expressed
in analytical form, and based on the simplified description of the thread
structure. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: Jakub Wiener and Petra
Dejlova. PDF document.
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