Innovations in fibres, textiles and machinery

Textile Outlook International

Volumn , Issue 84, 1999, Pages 129-154

  Lennox Kerr, Peter ^a  

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Indexed keywords

COST; DESIGN; ECOLOGY; MARKETING; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TEXTILE MACHINERY INDUSTRY;

EID: 0033389853     PISSN: 02684764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. Synthetic filaments are usually produced by extruding molten polymer through fine holes in a spinneret. Subsequent processes may be necessary to convert these filaments into textile fibres. For extrusion - and any additional processes - to be successful, it is essential that the complex physical and chemical properties of the polymer melt are maintained.
2. See also Technical Textile Markets, 1st quarter 1998, page 9. Also, for a report on Expofil, see "Survey of the European Yarn and Fabric Fairs for Autumn/Winter 2000/01", starting on page 32 of this issue.
3. See also Technical Textile Markets, 1st quarter 1998, page 9. Also, for a report on Expofil, see "Survey of the European Yarn and Fabric Fairs for Autumn/Winter 2000/01", starting on page 32 of this issue.
4. See World Markets for Textured Yarns: Forecasts to 2000, Textiles Intelligence Special Report No 2639.
5. The melt flow index is an indication of the viscosity of a molten polymer. It serves to indicate the flow characteristics of the molten polymer under given temperature and pressure conditions.
6. Markets for nonwovens are analysed regularly in the Textiles Intelligence publication Technical Textile Markets.
7. See also "Profile of Toray", Textile Outlook International, July 1999.
8. Cotton fibre lengths can range from 7/8″ to as much as 1 1/2″ (22-38 mm), although the bulk of the world's cotton crop yields fibres between 1″ and 1 1/4″ (25-32 mm) long. Flax fibres produced by traditional methods are much longer, varying between 12″ and 30″ (300-750 mm) in length.
9. Silicone treatments are sometimes used to lubricate yarns during knitting. They are also used to make fabrics water repellent and to soften them.
10. See World Markets for Textured Yarns: Forecasts to 2000, Textiles Intelligence Special Report No 2639.
11. ITMA has traditionally been held every four years in one of three venues: Paris, France; Hannover, Germany; and Milan, Italy. The next event, in 2003, will be held in a new location, Birmingham, UK.
12. Brite = Basic Research in Industrial Technologies for Europe; Euram = European Research in Advanced Materials.
13. See also "Survey of the European Yarn and Fabric Fairs for Spring/Summer 2000", Textile Outlook International, May 1999, and "Technical Textiles Are in Fashion", Editorial, Technical Textile Markets, 1st quarter 1999.
14. See also "Survey of the European Yarn and Fabric Fairs for Spring/Summer 2000", Textile Outlook International, May 1999, and "Technical Textiles Are in Fashion", Editorial, Technical Textile Markets, 1st quarter 1999.