Issue 3 (62) / 2007
Impact of External Determinants on the Functioning of Polish Clothing Manufacturers
Authors: Grandys Ewa
The period of recession that troubled the Polish clothing industry for many years was followed by economic transformation that slowed down the decline in production. This article analyses the amounts of production sold and labour productivity... more »
full text | Pages 7–9
The Analysis of Innovativeness-related Needs Among the Polish Protective Clothing Manufacturers
Authors: Koszewska Małgorzata
Innovativeness is believed to be a basic prerequisite for firms to gain and maintain sustainable competitiveness on the global market. Based on a questionnaire survey, the innovativeness-related needs of Polish protective clothing manufacturers were analysed. By... more »
full text | Pages 10–13
The Effect of Solvent Type on the Mechanical Properties of Dibutyrylchitin (DBC) Fibres
Authors: Wawro Dariusz, Stęplewski Włodzimierz, Ciechańska Danuta, Krucińska Izabella, Wesołowska Ewa
This paper concerns the manufacture of fibres from dibutyrylchitin (DBC) using the wet spinning method. Special attention was paid to exploring the effect of solvent type on the mechanical properties of DBC fibres. Dimethyl formamide (DMF),... more »
full text | Pages 14–18
Authors: Mikołajczyk Teresa, Boguń Maciej, Kurzak Andrzej, Wójcik Mariusz, Nowicka Katarzyna
This article presents the manufacturing conditions of polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibres with ferromagnetic properties. These properties are obtained as the result of incorporating a Fe3O4 nanoaddition into the fibre-grade matter at the stage of preparing the spinning... more »
full text | Pages 19–24
Authors: Mikołajczyk Teresa, Boguń Maciej, Szparaga Grzegorz
We investigated the influence of the ultrasound disintegration of montmorillonite (MMT) nanoadditions before inserting them into the spinning solution on the structure and properties of fibres spun from a polyacrylonitril (PAN) nanocomposite. The supermolecular structure, the... more »
full text | Pages 25–31
Authors: Jackowska-Strumułło Lidia, Cyniak Danuta, Czekalski Jerzy, Jackowski Tadeusz
This work presents an analysis of the parameters of cotton, polyester, and blended cotton/polyester yarns manufactured using PJ ring-, and BD 200S & R1 Rieter rotor spinning machines. Cotton/polyester blended yarns of 30 tex with a... more »
full text | Pages 32–37
Quality of Wool-Type Compact Yarns from Twisted and Rubbed Roving
Authors: Czekalski Jerzy, Cyniak Danuta, Jackowski Tadeusz, Sieradzki Karol
This article presents a method of adapting classical ring spinning machines to compact spinning. Technological investigations carried out by the authors into the quality of yarns obtained by this system are described. In order to realise... more »
full text | Pages 38–44
Air Flow in the Air-jet False-twist Spinning Chamber
Authors: Witczak Dariusz, Golański Józef
We discuss the air flow in a false-twist spinning chamber operating according to the MJS (Murata Jet Spinning) principle. The chamber under investigation is characterised by a straight inlet channel and a separated supply zone to... more »
full text | Pages 45–48
Spinning-in Fibres – a Quality Factor of Rotor Yarns
Authors: Trajković Dušan, Stamenkovic Miograd, Stepanovic Jovan, Radivojevic Dragan
The physical-mechanical properties of yarns, similar to those of other solid matters, are a function of their structure. Yarns are composed of fibres of different lengths and shapes, resulting in yarn spirals with varying radii, which... more »
full text | Pages 49–54
Using Fuzzy Logic to Evaluate and Predict Chenille Yarn’s Shrinkage Behaviour
Authors: Çeven Erhan Kenan, Özdemir Özcan
In this study, a fuzzy logic system is used to determine the effects of yarn parameters on the boiling shrinkage behaviour of chenille yarns. Chenille yarns are produced with different yarn counts, pile lengths, and twist... more »
full text | Pages 55–59
Authors: Serwatka Agnieszka, Bruniaux Pascal, Frydrych Iwona
This paper presents the second part of our study describing the modelling of the yarn stretching phenomena recently published in F&T in EE [1]. The continuation of this app-roach involves the identification of unknown parameters in... more »
full text | Pages 60–62
A detailed study of the effect of flock dyeing of cotton fibre on the damage and different properties of rotor- and ring-spun (100% dyed, 50% dyed and 50% grey melange) yarns is reported. It was found... more »
full text | Pages 63–67
Authors: Dlodlo Nomusa, Hunter Lawrance, Cele Cyprian, Metelerkamp Roger, Botha Anton F.
This paper describes the design of an expert system that not only offers advice to both textile and non-textile users on fabric faults, but also assists in the diagnosis of fabric faults. The expert system integrates... more »
full text | Pages 68–73
Authors: Karahan Mehmet
Dynamic water absorption properties of terry fabrics were investigated experimentally using 216 various terry fabric samples of different construction. It is shown that around 26% to 40% of water is absorbed during the first 10 seconds,... more »
full text | Pages 74–80
Authors: Shyr Tien-Wei, Wang P. N., Cheng K. B.
A new dynamic drape automatic measuring system integrating Cusick’s drapemeter principle with the image analysis technique was devised to automatically measure the static and dynamic drape coefficients of fabrics. The relationship for four natural-fibre woven fabrics... more »
full text | Pages 81–86
Authors: Çelik Nihat, Koç Erdem
In the first part of the article, an evaluation was made of the characteristic parameters defined as the squeezing susceptibility or compression sensitivity S, permanent deformation DP, elasticity E and resilience R, all quantities expressed in... more »
full text | Pages 87–92
Analysis of Modular Manufacturing System in Clothing Industry by Using Simulation
Authors: Kalaoğlu Fatma, Saricam Canan
In this study, an application of the modular system in the clothing industry by using the ProModel Simulation package is presented. The modular system was designed for a base product working on three different motion principles... more »
full text | Pages 93–96
Form Durability of Clothing Laminates from the Standpoint of Maintenance Procedures
Authors: Pawlowa Maria, Szafrańska Halina
To improve the aesthics of the clothing (jackets), special insert materials are used during production. During usage, clothing comes into contact with various factors (physical, chemical, mechanical and biological ones) which cause deformation and wear. In... more »
full text | Pages 97–101
The Unstable Behaviour of Reciprocally Rotating Shafts in Textile Machines
Authors: Zajączkowski Jerzy
The stability of the reciprocal rotary motion of a motor-driven elastic shaft is studied in this paper. It is found that unstable critical behaviour arises when the average value of the second power of angular velocity... more »
full text | Pages 102–104
Development of a Manufacturing Method for Surgical Meshes Modified by Chitosan
Authors: Niekraszewicz Antoni, Kucharska Magdalena, Wawro Dariusz, Struszczyk Marcin H., Kopias Kazimierz, Rogaczewska Agnieszka
Two new methods for manufacturing surgical meshes modified by chitosan have been developed in the Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibres (IBWCh) in collaboration with TRICOMED S.A. The first method consists in applying chitosan yarns and... more »
full text | Pages 105–109