The purpose of this paper is to review how present market demands can be met with application techniques simultaneously aimed at improving productivity, reducing water consumption, and lowering effluent loading. Some issues from different stages of the process have been investigated for detailed understanding.
Introduction
The demands of leading retailers in the world have undergone significant revision in recent years due to an increase in the number of fashion trends, range of fabrics, color changes, and environmental pressure. Today's customers are more adventurous, more selective, and more demanding than ever. They want a wider choice with shop and product designs to match their changing tastes. They want better quality, more information, and above all, greater value for money. Reduction in order size, repeat orders, lead times, and the high cost of energy, effluent, and labor—all are increasing production costs and reducing profit margins. The need to improve productivity in the industry is a major and global concern.
As a general and perhaps provocative statement, it can be argued that the dyeing and finishing industry does not have a good reputation for quality and reliability. There is a mentality, perhaps based on tradition, that accepts that rework is part of our normal day-to-day practice. We expect things to go wrong, and we adapt correspondingly by being very good at fire-fighting and recovering situations. For our real survival and well-being, we need to work better at fault prevention.
Dyeing is a complex process, and detailed knowledge and understanding about the fiber, dyes, chemicals, and their interaction under a system is a possible route to enable RFT in an exhaust dyeing system. It is usual to consider and realize all the aspects that are directly and indirectly related to a process to achieve a satisfactory result. Still, the application of knowledge derived from thinking and the continuation of realization with the adjustment of the result from day-to-day experiences under a given environment emerge a system, and this optimization is the key to survival in the present competitive world.
The author is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Textile Engineering at Primeasia University.
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