Technical Textiles:

Technical Textiles:A technical textile is a textile that has been developed to meet the exacting specified high-performance requirements of a particular end-use other than conventional clothing and furnishings. In many cases, specially developed technical yarns are employed to support and reinforce the fabric properties .Technical TextilesMarkets for Technical Textiles:According to Professor S. Anand of Bolton Institute, England, technical...

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Commercial Names of Cotton Fabrics

Here are hundred types of name of fabric. As a textile engineering student, you should know some commercial name of fabric. Some commercial names of fabric are given below:Batiste:A soft, fine plain woven fabric traditionally of flax but made in other fibres 100g/m2. Bedford Cord: A cord cotton-like fabric with raised ridges in the lengthwise direction. Since the fabric has a high strength and a high durability, it is often used...

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Airlaid Web Formation Technique

PRINCIPLE OF WEB FORMATION IN A SIMPLE AIR LAYING PROCESS:RAW MATERIAL: Natural or man-made textile fibre (cut length >25 mm)Short cut fibres (generally <25 mm)Wood pulp (1.5–6 mm)Air laid fabric compared with carding technology has these features: The fibers are oriented randomly on the fabric surface – isotropic structure.Voluminious webs can be producedThe range of the area weight is wider (15 – 250 g/m2) but...

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