Heat and Fire Protective Textile -- New Developments

Panels with intelligent properties are broadening the applications of textile materials. By utilizing sensor based and actuator based functions, textiles respond to environmental changes, measure temperature, and sense the heart beat and breathing of the wearer. The regulation of heat and flame resistant protective clothing and equipment ..

Studies on problems of storage and washing of garments with detergent and soap

The article highlights some of the fabric defect problems faced by mills/garments which have been investigated by the Bombay Textile Research Association, and suggests remedial measures to overcome them. commonly encountered problems include fading, yellow stains in bleached/finished fabrics during storage, and appearance of white patches..

The science of protection

DuPont's industrial protective apparel products - such as kevlar, Nomex, Sontara, Tyvek and Tychem are now available from one center of expertise. The DuPont Protective Apparel venture offers customers a local information source hen making purchasing decisions, giving advice on their specific applications, and supplying the appropriate pr..

Underlining the importance of sports underwear

The ispo show in Munich this August demonstrated the technical innovations in the sports underwear sector. Products featured include Polartec Power Dry fabrics from Malden Mills, Du pont's Coolmax, Rohner's Bodywear System, Medico's Micro Safe, Paragon ("sweat management system") from Eschler, and Acordis' antimicrobial brand Amicor. Phas..

Near-practical testing of protective clothing with instrumented dummies

Tests on protective clothing with the aid of instrumented dummies are becoming increasingly essential in the development of safer and more reliable products. Several types of dummy are described and illustrated, e.g. thermal dummies, 'Arc Man' for tests involving electric arcing, heatable thermal dummies, ocean survival suits, sweating du..

Trends in the market for swimwear

From modest beginnings in the 18th century, swimwear has undergone several dramatic changes. It has become a hi-tech, high fashion business which has attracted sportswear giants, top fashion designers and traditional clothing retailers. major developments in fabric technology have revolutionised swimming and created massive interest in wh..

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Engineered Fabric Part II -- A Basic Test for the Optimum Design of Garment Fabric

A study evaluated woolen fabrics with three levels of warp density and four levels of weft density, keeping yarn, twist, structure, and quality parameters constant to investigate the relationships between fabric density and fabric properties. Researchers finished the fabric using clean finishing and semimild finishing methods. The 2/2 twi..

CAD/CAM systems for the made-tod measure flothing trade

The combination of drafting methods and alteration methods provide the MICROFIT system with accuracy and flexibility to cover all branches of MTM clothing production plus the ability to grade all standard sizes for these garments. Layouts and plot files are automatically made om NICROFT by utilising a unique set of positioning and orentat..