The major steps in the manufacture of textiles and clothes are: Harvest and clean the fiber or wool. Card it and spin it into threads. Weave the threads into cloth. Fashion and sew the cloth into clothes. Great Britain’s Lead in Textile Machinery During the early eighteenth century, Great Britain was determined to dominate the textile industry.… Continue reading A History of the Textile Revolution
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U.S. Textile Industry
The U.S. textile industry is one of the more important employers in the manufacturing sector, with 232,000 workers, representing 2 percent of the U.S. manufacturing workforce. The United States is a globally competitive manufacturer of textiles, including textile raw materials, yarns, fabrics, apparel and home furnishings, and other textile finished products. Our strength is in… Continue reading U.S. Textile Industry
The Automotive Industry
The United States has one of the largest automotive markets in the world and is home to 13 auto manufacturers. From 2008 to 2012, manufacturers produced an average of over 8 million passenger vehicles annually in the United States. Since Honda opened its first U.S. plant in 1982, almost every major European, Japanese, and Korean… Continue reading The Automotive Industry
Fibers, Textiles And Nonwovens In Filtration
Technical textiles play a major and profitable role in filtration media. A wide variety of fibers, dref yarns, nonwoven fabrics, multifilament and monofilament woven fabrics, and in some cases blends or combinations of more than one of the above, are used in filtration applications. Within this article, dollar amounts are for North America specific to… Continue reading Fibers, Textiles And Nonwovens In Filtration
5 Facts You Need To Know About Geotextiles
We are surrounded by different types of textiles in our daily lives. Geotextiles is a bit different from them, but are very popular due to their use in over 80 different types of applications around us. These are simply synthetic fibers turned into a fabric with permeable qualities and are resistant to biodegradation. Originally, geotextiles… Continue reading 5 Facts You Need To Know About Geotextiles
The Basics of Textile Recycling
Growth of Textile Recycling Promises to Divert More Material from Landfills What Is Textile Recycling? Textile recycling is the process by which old clothing and other textiles are recovered for reuse or material recovery. It is the basis for the textile recycling industry. In the United States, this group is represented by SMART, the Association of… Continue reading The Basics of Textile Recycling
Non-Woven In Filtration – A Review | Types Of Filtration | Scope Of Filtration
“Water filtration is the process of removing undesirable chemicals, biological contaminants, suspended solids and gasses from contaminated water. The goal is to produce safe and clean water for a specific purpose. In past years, nonwovens have been seen as pillagers in the filtration market, taking market share and applications from other types of media such… Continue reading Non-Woven In Filtration – A Review | Types Of Filtration | Scope Of Filtration
The Role of Filtration Textiles Within Industry
While the technology news of the textile industry sector is often dominated by innovative industry firsts, filtration media often goes under the radar in high performance textiles. Andy Smith from Arville shines the spotlight on this commonly-overlooked area. Rolls goods, sleeves, socks, bags, cloths and sheets, are just some of the various types of media… Continue reading The Role of Filtration Textiles Within Industry
Raw Materials Used In Textile Industries
Introduction Raw material (RM) is the primary substance which is used as an input to a production process for subsequent modification and finally modified into a finished good. Raw materials may be in processed or unprocessed state. Most of the times raw materials are natural resources such as cotton, oil, rubber etc. They are also altered… Continue reading Raw Materials Used In Textile Industries
What Is Non-Woven Fabric? Characteristics And Uses Of Non-Woven Fabric
Definition Of Woven Fabric Non-wovens are flexible, porous, products consisting of one or more fibre layers. The separate fibres may either be preferentially oriented in one direction or may be deposited in a random manner. They are bonded by chemical, thermal or mechanical processes into textile products. Non-wovens are mainly planar structures. This relatively young… Continue reading What Is Non-Woven Fabric? Characteristics And Uses Of Non-Woven Fabric
