The major threat facing the Indian textile industry is the major competitive pressure brought on by the increased presence of low-cost and foreign manufacturers in the marketplace over the past several decades. This is the main problem, faced by all the textile manufacturers all over the world. Many domestic textile...
Comfort properties of textiles are extremely important. It is sometimes more important than the aesthetic properties when the garments are next to skin. Among all the comfort properties, good absorption and easy drying is one of the major requirements. When we do some physical work, we sweat. Garments, which are next to skin, should absorb this sweat quickly and transport it to the outer surface of the...
The tendency of a yarn to shed fly or lint during any mechanical process is termed as lint shedding. It is more predominant in knitting as the yarns are not sized. Staple yarns have a characteristic hairiness that consists of fibre ends and loops protruding from the surface....
Technopak Advisors; one of India's leading management consulting firms hosted its first Annual Leadership Forum for the Textiles and Apparel industry in Mumbai on October 6th, 2009. The forum provided the platform for 150 industry stalwarts to debate and offer industry perspectives on the state of the regulatory framework...
The first ever International Conference on "Steering Mature Business: A Leadership Challenge to Textile Industry" held on October 3rd and 4th in Ahmedabad, in the once so called ‘Manchester of the East’. There were over 200 plus industry leaders and stakeholders from the textile industry present on the occasion....
Quality is the main import factor for any material selection. In the garment industries, it is very useful to assess the Quality of the fabric and get betters finished product. Hence the prescribed data have been proposed for the assessment and quality control in the cloth. It is advisable to the possible assign mutually accepted Quality grades to the cloth for the benefit of the buyer (or) customers....