TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY

TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY

Introduction

•         Textile industry has three major categories of workers those who work in R& D, manufacturing, and in merchandising. Textile technology involves processing, texturisation and mechanisation.

Working Conditions & Personality

•         The work of engineers and technologists involves handling a succession of highly technical problems in a wide variety of situations. The job requires problem solving, analytical thinking and team work.

Courses & Work Area

•         R&D (Test for durability), Fabric Strength

•         Production & Quality Control

•         Customer Sales & Service

•         Stages

–       Yarn Preparation

–       Yarn Production

–       Weaving or Knitting

–       Dyeing & Finishing

–       Processing the fibre, Texturisation (techniques for dyeing, bleaching), Mechanisation (Develop machines)

•         The Synthetic & Art Silk Mills Research Association (SASMIRA)