Monthly Archives: September 2022

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Turning textile waste into valuable yarn

To utilize spinning wastages and convert into a value-added product, different blends of fiber reclaimed from textile with recycled yarn and rags/fabric clippers were made with different soft wastages. Theses fibers were converted into open end yarn. Fiber reclaimed from yarn waste had superior properties than fiber from rugs in term of fiber length, uniformity %age and floating fiber %age which are 8% and 8.95% and 12% respectively.

Textile with recycled yarn produced from blended textile with recycled yarn sample have less yarn irregularities and better tensile strength properties than of rag waste blended yarn. Among, soft wastages, liker-in waste fiber in yarn showed better results as compared to card fly and ring ac fan. A cost comparison was made which showed that the cost of yarn produced from fibers extracted from rag is cheaper than yarn-waste. Statistical evaluation of fiber and yarn properties was conducted using ANOVA statistical approach.

We provided the level of significance of the relationship between the waste types and the fiber and yarn properties at α value of 0.05. These textile with recycled yarns can be used for manufacturing higher quality textile with recycled yarn like denim, chino cloth for trousers and towel. Cost with recycled content is potentially beneficial in terms of resource depletion and waste minimization strategy.

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Rubber Coated Textile

Also known as technical coated textiles or rubber proofed fabrics, rubber coated textiles grant rubber characteristics to a wide variety of fabrics and materials.

We produce these materials specifically for a range of industries from marine and aviation to defence. However, the superior safety properties that rubber coated textiles provide enable you to use them in a variety of applications.

Rubber coated textiles are typically manufactured using either the spread coating or calender coating process.

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The Process And Advantages of Digital Printing Fabric

The introduction of digital printing fabric has brought great advancement in the process of printing onto fabric. As it’s a new process it’s also continually evolving. The basic process involves sending a digital file of your artwork from a computer to a specialised printer. This means you can create your artwork in Photoshop or Illustrator and prepare your file according to the digital printing fabric companies specifications, send your file to them and have it directly printed onto the fabric. Each company will have their own requirements in regards to file format etc.

The two main types of printing used are dye sublimation and digital pigment printing. Each digital printing fabric company will have their preferred method so it’s best to do some research and see which you prefer. Dye sublimation involves printing with dyes and digital pigment printing uses pigments. Your choice will depend on factors such as the fabric you want to print on and the end use of the fabric.

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Coated Textiles: Principles and Applications

The use of coated textiles for protective clothing, shelters, covers, liquid containers, etc., dates back to antiquity. Historically, the earliest recorded use of a coated textile was by the natives of Central and South America, who applied latex to a fabric to render it waterproof.

Other materials such as tar, rosin, and wax emulsions have been used over the years to prepare water-resistant fabrics. Due to their vastly superior properties, rubber and other polymeric materials have become the preferred coatings.

Today, coated fabrics are essentially polymer-coated textiles. Advances in polymer and textile technologies have led to phenomenal growth in the application of coated fabrics for many diverse end uses. Coated fabrics find an important place among technical textiles and are one of the most important technological processes in modern industry.