apparel giant radios between city and jersey

the author describes the microwave communications link installed by the apparel company liz claiborne between its new york and new jersey facilities. the microwave network provides voice and data transmission for liz claiborne's sales, design, marketing, and merchandising activities in new york as well as its production, distribution, fin..

A new simple method for monitoring permeation through clothing materials of dibutyl sulphide, a chemical warfare agent simulant

A new simple method is proposed for monitoring permeation of dibutyl sulphide through protective clothing materials. The method is based upon the reaction of sodium nitroprusside with sulphide ions in alkaline medium. It is carried out as a spot test on t

Textile and clothing consumption in the EU countries: forecasts to 2005

Austria, Belgium (including Luxembourg), France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the UK are the ten principal textile and clothing producing and consuming countries within the EU. Together, they account for 90％ of EU final consumption and for

Skin-friendly sewing threads for soft seams (German)

The Alterfil Nahfaden GmbH, Oederan, Alterfil T sewing thread has been developed specially for sewing high-quality tricot fabrics such as day and nightwear, corsetry and swimwear. When the tricot fabric is washed for the first time, the thread finish is washed out, and the seams develop a very soft, full handle. The seam also becomes extr..

Mechanical recycling technologies for textile waste (German) (Mechanische Recyclingtechnologien fur textile Abfalle)

The mechanical recycling of textile waste is described. There is no single recyling technology for textiles since textiles are very complex products consisting of a number of different fibres, structures and components. The chain of processes involved in the recycling of textiles consists in collecting, sorting, cleaning, mechanical shred..

Design and evaluation of thermal protective flightsuits. II. Instrumented mannequin evaluation

Flightsuit designs incorporating variation on four parameters of interest (one-piece vs two-piece, loose vs close fit, closure system, and seam type) were developed following a functional design process and using CAD procedures (Part I). Prototype garment

Trends in the west European protective clothing market: prospects by segment

This article gives a comprehensive overview of the markets for protective clothing: describing products currently used and trends in product development, factory demand influencing demand for protective clothing and forecasts for further consumption. It i

Method for forming a uniform blanket of synthetic or glass fibre

A method of forming a fibrous blanket comprises: forming a tubular, foraminous backing sheet between a rotary fiberizer disc and an annular suction chamber encircling the rotary fiberizer; producing fibres with the rotary fiberizer so that they collect on the inner surface of the tubular, foraminous backing sheet; pulling the backing shee..

Will the casual trend continue? - modeling of US men's apparel sales, 1990-96

Since the late 1980s the buzz-word in the men's apparel industry has been casual. Tailored suits and coats have been replaced in the office by jeans, slacks and sport shirts. The evolution of this trend by itself is fascinating, but perhaps most important is the future direction of the evolving phenomenon. This paper presents a statistica..

Beyond mass production: analysis of the emerging manufacturing transformation in the US textile industry

The intense dyenamics of the global marketplace, characterized with increasing volatility and novelty, have challenged the conventional paradigm of Mass Production. Hence, a new way of production and competition termed agile, intelligent manufacturing, is