Innovations in Fibres, Textiles, Apparel and Machinery

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SUMMARY

DEVELOPMENTS IN FIBRES AND YARNS

• Toray has developed a polylactic acid resin for use in producing biodegradable fibres
• Toray' s development
• Essential features of the Toray development
• Minimising the amount of tin present
• Minimising the amount of monomer present
• Relative viscosity between 2.7 and 3.9
• Properties of yarns produced
• Manufacturing process
• Textronics has developed energy active composite yarns incorporating planar filaments
• Existing types of electrically conductive textiles
• The Textronics development
• Formation of the functional filament

DEVELOPMENTS IN FABRICS

• A water-repellent clothing fabric which "never gets wet" has been developed using nanotechnology
• MMI-IPCO has developed single layer thermal fabrics for garments and upholstery which vary the degree of insulation over different areas of the body
• MMI-IPCO' s development

DEVELOPMENTS IN APPAREL

• A seamless upper body support garment which eliminates back lines and bulges has been developed
• A new body-shaping garment lifts and supports the buttocks and is compatible with today' s form-fitting fashions
• A new head covering for hooded jackets offers unobstructed vision
• Nike has designed a device for hiding a drawstring in clothing
• myShape has patented a system for specifying garment dimensions and matching the fit of garments to individual customers

DEVELOPMENTS IN DYEING AND COLORATION

• Kimberly-Clark has developed a new method for improving the dyeing of cellulose materials
• The chemistry
• Apparel carrying multiple images has been developed for sports team supporters

DEVELOPMENTS IN TEXTILE TREATMENTS AND FINISHES

• Hydrophilic finish for fibrous substrates from Nano-Tex
• Milliken has developed an improved approach to the treatment of carpet odours
• 3M has developed a dirt repellent treatment for use on carpets and medical nonwovens which are made from melt spun fibres
• Milliken has patented a textile finish for improving liquid repellency and stain release
• The treatment
• Quantities
• Application
• Innovations in Fibres, Textiles, Apparel and Machinery
• Tubular textile machinery has patented a new method for controlling chemical treatments used in fabric processing
• The current situation
• The development

DEVELOPMENTS IN APPAREL FINISHING

• Gunfire is used in a new method for distressing a garment
• The development

DEVELOPMENTS IN TEXTILE AND APPAREL MACHINERY

• System for detecting undesirable particles in textile fibre during production
• Apparatus using ultrasonic or laser seaming for joining fabric components without the use of thread
• Drawbacks of existing ultrasonic technologies
• Pai Lung has developed a device for removing yarn debris from circular knitting machines during colour changes
• The problem
• The solution