Tear-proof fabrics

Methods for reinforics woven fabrics are presented. The best way to use warp and weft to manufacture a tear-proof fabric for applications such as boat sails is discussed.

Weaving requirements

Within the technical textiles field the use of woven fabrics is increasing due to their versatility. Two examples of woven applications within the technical textiles sector are explored both in the automotive area: air bags and tyre cords. The air bag market, the technical requirements for the fabric, and its construction are described. T..

The various aspects of total quality in industrial practice

The implications of ISO 9000 for the textile industry are considered in relation to the concepts of quality control and quality assurance.

House exhibitions

Three articles covering house exhibitions are featured: House exhibition for promoting contacts (Durkopp Adler AG, Bielefeld, Germany), pp 82-84; Everything from one single source (Bullmer Spezialmaschinen GmbH, Mehrstetten, Germany), pp 85-87; and Professional pioneers promote further progress (Krauss u. Reichert, Stuttgart-Fellbach, Ger..

Description and measurement of carpet appearance

A review is presented of the WRONZ approach for measuring carpet appearance using digital image analysis. The emphasis in this paper is on practical aspects, and it highlights recent research findings, particularly the benefits of high-pass filtering. Various parameters that are considered to be necessary to fully characterize the textura..

Evaluating carpet apperance loss: surface intensity and roughness

Changes in the appearance of carpet pile due to mechanical wear may be evaluated with respect to changes in global image properties, ie those based on one-dimensional characterizations of the intensity surface. This paper describes the application of grey scale image analysis to the measurement of microtexture variation and roughness or r..

Membrane acts as medical/hygiene moisture shield

Humiditex is a polyurethane membrane which can be applied to fabrics to provide a shield against moisture. It can be applied to handy fabrics suitable for the medical and hygiene sector. It can be washed at temperatues up to 95 C, tumble-dried at up to 120 C and automatic machines can be used.

Protective mask

A disposable mask which has been designed to provide protection from toxic dusts and fibres and which also guards against solid and water-based aerosols has been introduced by UK company Cabot Safety Ltd. The 1082 particulate respirator can be used with concentrations of contaminants up to ten times greater than recognized Occupational Ex..

`Emera': the new comfort membrane introduced by Akzo

A wind liner, the `Emera' windproof, breathable membrane for enhancing the comfort of lighweight sportswear, is announced. It is also claimed to add a new dimension in cool comfort imdoors. The membrane is used as a laminate, either on the outer fabric or the lining. It is also possible to insert the laminate construction. `Emera' has eas..

키워드(Key Word)는 "심플(Simple)해진다"

심플한 것이 아름답다는 시대가 되었다. 일본인은 자동차에서도 볼 수 있는 것처럼 지나치게 장식을 한다. 금년봄에 도요다가 판매하는 크라이슬러의 신차는 일본방식으로 생산되면서도 모든 장식을 없애고 심플하면서도 스마트하게 했다. 기능성도 좋고 가격은 93만엔이다. 미국에서는 80년 불황인때에 스트립카로 불리는 심플한 차를 내놓아 성공한 적이 있다. 거..