O o d h e a d p u b L i s h I n g L i m I t e d

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Further reading
GUPTA
 
S
, High performance air jets blowing up the weaving business, J Asia Text Apparel,
17(3), 2007.
GUPTA
 
S
, Advances in jacquard weaving, J Asia Text Apparel, 16(3), 2006.
GUPTA
 
S
, Knits advancing into technical textiles, J Asia Text Apparel, 15(5), 2005.
GUPTA
 
S
, Mass customization: The way forward for seamless knitted garments, J Asia Text
Apparel, 16(2), 2006.
GUPTA
 
S
, Developments in data control systems for spinning & weaving, J Asia Text
Apparel, 15(1), 2005.
GUPTA
 
S
, Weaving preparation for cost-effective production, J Asia Text Apparel, 14(1),
2004.
GUPTA
 
S
, The challenge of digital printing, J Asia Text Apparel, 13(6), 2003.
GUPTA
 
S
 and 
GUPTA
 
D
, Convergence – keyword for CAD/CAM, J Asia Text Apparel, 13(2),
2002.
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ADANUR
 
S
, Handbook of Weaving, Technomic Publishing Co. Inc., Lancaster, Pennsylvania,
2001.
SEYAM
 
ABDELFATTAH
 
M
., Weaving and weaving preparation at ITMA’03, J Text. Apparel
Tech & Management, 3(3), 2003.
SEYAM
 
ABDELFATTAH
 
M
., Weaving technology: advances and challenges II, J Text. Apparel
Tech & Management, 3(1), 2003.
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Advances in the manufacture of
nonwoven wool
N.   F I N N   and   R.   W O O D, CSIRO Materials Science and
Engineering, Australia
Abstract: A comparison is made between the mechanical and aesthetic
properties of nonwoven fabrics and those of knitted and woven fabrics and
the differences are described and explained. The wool types commonly used
in nonwovens are described and the range of nonwoven manufacturing
technologies that are applicable to processing wool are explained in detail.
These include web formation via carding and cross-lapping, air-laid, and
wet-laid processes. Web bonding methods include needle-punching,
hydroentanglement, stitch bonding, and thermal and chemical bonding.
Recent developments in these areas are also discussed.