PREP, FINISHING CHEMICALS TURN GREEN, NATRUE FRIENDLY.

Chemical producers belleve the use of preparatory chemicals and finishes that meet environmental regualtions will help them avoid confilcts with municipatlities when treating effluents and will help them gain a competitive advantage. The major trends in the producction of these ausiliaries are increased efficiency and cotton compatibility..

Colorimetry -- Portable Apparatus.

The problem of the instrumental control of color and its quantification has, for the most part, been solved in the textile industry. Installations in the textile industry tend to he used by dydhouses to formulate dyes and for quality control. Two types of instruments are used: colorimeters and spectrophotometers. Portalble, battery operat..

Judgment of Color Difference on Fabric. Part 2. Judgment by Fuzzy Inference.

Fuzzy inference is a new method of color evaluation. An expert formaulates optimized membership functions used in the fuzzy production rules. These membership functions define standard color values and limiting values for judging color in a CIELAB uniform color space. The memebership functions construct a fuzzy judgment of fabric at every..

Cornel University Engineers Develop Automated Fabric Pickup System.

Textile engineers at Cornell Univrsity have develoiped the first fully automated fabric pickup system. Researchers computerized Jet Sew's Clupicker, a mechnical fabric ply separator and feeder used at sewing workstations, to evaluated the proeprties of different fabrics and automatically readjust operation according to the evaluations. Th..

Machines for Postdyeing Treatments. S.Y. Kamat, E.W. Meezes (Sadoz).

mechanicla finishes are the most improtna tpostdyeing treatments used in garment dyeing. The machine used in drying is a tumbler containing a perforated drum on frictio wheels. A heating unit and an air suction usit are at the back of the drum. Contro of such parameters as temperature, moisture, air circulation rate, and drum speed is cri..

Computerized Controls in the Dyehouse.

A review of computer controls used in dyeing machines focuses on products from Beacon Controls and Barco-Sedo. These controls range from simpe devices to monitor and adjust time and temperature to completely automated systems that integrate every dyeing function. Beacon Controls manufactures a range of computer contorls that fit on existi..

Indigo and Multicolor Dyeing Machine.

Sucker + Mueller has modified onventional indigo dyeing machines for denim to process other colors at a low cost. The major modifications involve the liquor circulation in the troughs, the liquor holding capacity, and the dispensing of dyes and dyeing assistants. The machine is capable of color changes on the same warp because the immersi..

Tomorrow's Technology Available Today.

Ramisch Kleinewefers is constructing a state-of-the-art pad-steam range in Belgium. The range use vat and sulfur dyes, and will orovide efficient, problem-free handlign of a wide range of woven fabric, including cotton and blends with pooyester and viscose, including cotton and blends with ppolyester and viscose. The pad-steam range is ce..

Quick Change Narrow Fabric Dye Range.

Megaba has developed a new 200 millimeter narrow fabric dye range that processes shorter runs, is easier to operate, and saves floor space. The machine is capable or operating at relatively high speeds with fur to six eds, and can incorporate quick color changes. The machien can be used in conjuncti with Megabe's new EZ feedig device for ..

D'Alma -- Electronic Systems and Slftware Applications for the Textile Dyeing and Finishing Art.

D'Alma of Italy was established in 1977 to develop and manufacture products used in automated dyeing. D'Alma's Videodye is a system of electronc equipment for the control and management of dyeing machinergy. Its product range includes the Micro TI temperature programming system, Mini TI semiautomatic programming system, and completely aut..