Jute is a pure natural cellulosic fibre. Its staple length is so long. It is golden in color. So its processing system is different from other natural fibre like cotton or wool. Its processing mechanism is not so difficult. This process helps to pack the jute slivers properly. The packing arrangement step is crucial in […]
What is Industrial Psychology? Importance of Industrial Psychology
Definition of Industrial Psychology Industrial-organizational psychologists contribute to an organization’s success by improving the performance and well-being of its people. An industrial psychologist researches and identifies how behaviors and attitudes can be improved through hiring practices, training programs, and feedback systems. According to E. J. Mc Cormic and Joseph Tiffin, “ Industrial Psychology is concerned […]
Honeycomb Weave Fabric Structure: An Overview
The term is applied to weaves which resemble honeycomb cells. The cellular formations appear square in the cloth. They are formed by some ends and picks interlacing tighter than others and therefore developing a higher tension. Usually, single cloths are made by progressively lengthening and shortening both warp and weft floats to form ridges and […]
Uses of Computer in Textile and Apparel Industry
The textile and apparel industry comprises a complex network of interrelated sectors that produce fibers, spin yarns, fabricate cloth, and dye/finish/print and manufacture apparel. Computer technology is one of the most important tools contributing to the significant advancement of this industry. CAD (Computer aided design) is industry specific textile design system using computer as a tool. CAD is […]
An Overview of Devour or Burn Out Printing Technique
Definition of Devour Print Devour (also known as ‘burn out’) is the removal of fibres from a fabric. Burn-out prints involve printing with a chemical substance that destroys the fiber in a designed pattern of print area. For successful effects, it is important that, there are different fibres present in both the warp and weft of the […]
Roller Printing: Working Procedure, Advantages and Disadvantages
Working procedure of Roller Printing Roller printing also referred to as intaglio or machine printing. The technique dates from the end of the 18th century (Scotland: James Bell) and has resulted in the disappearance of hand printing, which is time consuming printing technique. The technique of roller printing is especially used for very large batches […]
Harness Mounting System of Jacquard Loom
Harness Mounting The jacquard harness is the system of cords, healds and lingoes that transmit the movement of the hooks to the individual warp threads. A simple form of harness is represented in the fig. below: There are two main types of harness ties. Norwich System When jacquard mechanism is mounted with the parallel of […]
Finishing Faults and Their Remedies
Finishing is the most import part in the Textile Industries because total quality of the dyed fabric depends on finishing. In this section fabric GSM, width, shrinkage etc. are controlled. But sometimes the subsequent faults are found after finishing. Wet Squeezer Marks Causes Remedies GSM Variation Causes Remedies Bowing Causes Remedies Skewing Causes Remedies You […]
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Dyeing Faults and their Remedies [Video]
Dyeing is the most technical part of the Textile Industries. Because you need to match the pre-production sample and production samples shade with buyers approved sample shade and it’s not an easy job. In some cases shade doesn’t match and you need to re-dye the whole batch and in some cases, the following dyeing faults occur: Uneven […]
Premier Evenness Tester
The task of a spinner is to transform a mass of millions of fibres with variable properties, tangled and containing unwanted foreign matter into a yarn characterized by uniformity of weight per unit length, diameter, TPI, colour, strength and so on. Now to test this uniformity different types of m/cs are used in textile technology. Evenness Tester […]