Since the time Eve tempted Adam to eat the forbidden fruit from the Tree of Knowledge which made them aware that they were naked, the need for textile came into existence. Textile which is also referred as cloth or fabric is made of a blend of natural or artificial fibers known as yarn or thread. Raw wool or...

One of the oldest industries, which fulfill the basic needs of mankind, is "Textile Industries". It is labour intensive, raw material intensive, capital intensive, product intensive, inventory intensive and with just one exception i.e. profit margins, which are non-intensive. Most developed countries have passed...

Textiles have been subjected to chemical pretreatment processes since time immemorial. Human ingenuity and imagination, craftsmanship and resourcefulness are evident in textile products throughout the ages; we are to this day awed by beauty and sophistication of textiles sometimes found in archeological excavations...

Driving on icy roads has been the bane of many motorists. To help them drive safely on icy or even frozen roads, the most common tool for the job is the snow chain. The metal chain bites into the frozen road to give a vehicle that extra traction...

Unlike in winding, warping and sizing where the emphasis is on the quality of preparation, in the loomshed, control of fabric quality as well as of productivity assume significant importance. The weaving operation contributes by far the largest proportion to the cost of conversion of yarn into fabric. Surveys shown...

The field of flame retardancy has witnessed a vigorous development of new technologies and new products and materials to meet the challenge of the needs of new industries-such as computer, electronics and telecommunication industries. Flame retardants are also used in health...