Industrial potential of milkweed fibre presented at NITRA

05 Jul '08

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In addition to technology research, opined Dr. Jain, projects on cost analysis, market research, benchmarking standards for industry, inter-firm comparisons, profitability, pollution control, energy efficiency and social compliance should also be taken up by NITRA.

After the technical presentation session, the house was open for discussion. The experts from various areas of textile and garment industry elaborately discussed upon their observations.

The brainstorming resulted in fruitful suggestions and necessary modifications on key technical aspects of the projects presented. Guidelines for future course of action in research & development is also framed up.

Sh. D.K.Bhattacharya, Dy. Director, NITRA proposed the vote of thanks to formally conclude the meeting.

Following projects were presented during the meet:
• To modify power loom to produce warp, weft and combination of warp & weft ondule fabric
• Studies on functional properties of terry towels developed by zero twist yarn
• Development of technical yarn for thermal insulating fabric
• Development of an equipment to determine deterioration of visibility due to smoke released on combustion of materials
• Industrial potential of milkweed fibre
• A new approach to dye hank yarn
• Effect of atmospheric condition on dyeing behavior
• Selection of disperse dyes for automotive fabric
• Ultrasonic cleaning of garments
• Performance assessment trials of newly developed energy efficient PU spindle tapes
• Inter-firm comparison of energy usage performance of textile mills
• Developing an educational CD on fabric defect analysis.

Northern India Textile Research Association

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