Types of Chemical Used in Textile Industry: There are different types of chemical used in textile dyeing which are pointed in the below according to their types: 1. Basic chemicals: Soda ash, Hydrochloric, Hydrogen peroxide, Sulphuric Acid, Acetic Acid, Formic acid, Caustic soda.   2. Washing agent or soaping agent: Serafast-CRD, Kappatex R98, Seraperse CSN, Crosden LPD,… Continue reading List of Chemicals Used in Textile Dyeing Industry

The British Textile Industry The British textile industry drove the Industrial Revolution, triggering advancements in technology, stimulating the coal and iron industries, boosting raw material imports, and improving transportation, which made Britain the global leader of industrialization, trade, and scientific innovation. Pre-Industrial Textile Industry Before the 17th century, the manufacture of goods was performed on… Continue reading Textile Manufacturing

Textiles serve the everyday needs of people, but they may also serve to distinguish individuals and groups of individuals in terms of social class, gender, occupation, and status with the group. Traditional societies associated special meaning with textile designs. These meanings tended to have specific meanings for particular ethnic groups alone. It was assumed that… Continue reading Textiles

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

In 2012, the U.S. aerospace industry contributed $118.5 billion in export sales to the U.S. economy.  The industry’s positive trade balance of $70.5 billion is the largest trade surplus of any manufacturing industry and came from exporting 64.3 percent of all aerospace production. Foreign firms are attracted to the U.S. aerospace market because it is… Continue reading U.S. Aerospace Industry

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