Pocket Textile Testing & Quality Expert - Book

Pocket Textile Testing & Quality Expert

$39.95         ©2007 Textile Info Society, 4.5" x 6",        Hardcover book

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Understand textile quality, before your ‘Container’ is rejected for bad quality…! Don’t leave your office without this textile book…

The long-awaited handbook devoted entirely to testing and quality-related issues of textiles; it provides a comprehensive and complete collection of topics related to textile testing and quality control. Beginning with an introduction to testing, the contents range from fiber testing to end-product audit and inspection, from light fastness to strength tests, from fabric GSM to garment pilling and so on. An extensive commentary and practical hints on these test methods, including photographs and illustrations, bring these concepts to life. Everyone must have a copy of this handbook if he or she works in the field of textiles.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Testing
  • The Accuracy Of Testing
  • What Is Textile Testing?
  • Reasons For Textile Testing
  • Types Of Textile Testing
  • Testing And Inspection Of Textile Products
  • Some International Testing Bodies
  • Standard Atmosphere For Testing
  • Section-A: Textile Fiber Testing
  • Testing Methods For Textile Fibers
  • Basic Fiber Characteristics
  • Diameter And Fineness
  • Micronaire
  • Tensile Strength And Elongation Testing
  • Instruments For Testing Fiber Strength
  • Measurement Of Fiber Length And Length Distribution
  • Major Instruments For Measuring Fiber Lengths
  • Fiber Maturity
  • Testing Maturity Of Cotton
  • Measurement Of Cotton Color
  • Non-Lint Content
  • Shirley Analyser
  • AFIS-T
  • Microdust And Trash Analyser
  • Nep Count
  • High Volume Instrumentation
  • Cotton Fiber Testing: Important Points
  • Cotton Quality Specifications
  • Uniformity Ratio
  • Fiber Strength
  • Micronaire For Fineness And Maturity
  • Cotton Grade
  • Fiber Quality Testing Equipment
  • Fiber Identification By Qualitative Method
  • Fiber Identification By Burn Test
  • Fiber Identification By Quantitative Method
  • Section-B: Textile Yarn Testing
  • Important Yarn Quality Parameters
  • Linear Density/ Yarn Count
  • Yarn Strength
  • Twist
  • Yarn Uniformity & Imperfections
  • Thin Places
  • Thick Places Neps
  • Uster %
  • Testing Methods To Calculate Imperfections
  • Yarn Hairiness
  • Expert Opinion On Yarn Hairiness
  • Testing Methods For Yarn Hairiness
  • Yarn Appearance
  • Summery: Important Yarn Specifications
  • Section-C: Textile Fabric Testing
  • Weight (Mass Per Unit Area)
  • Fabric Count
  • Fabric Count Of A Woven Fabric
  • Fabric Count Of A Knitted Fabric
  • Fabric Width
  • Section-D: Textile Garment / Finished Fabric Testing
  • Fabric For Garments & Other Textile Products
  • Physical Features
  • Performance Features
  • Color Fastness Tests
  • Colorfastness To Washing/Laundering
  • Colorfastness To Rubbing/Crocking
  • Colorfastness To Light
  • Colorfastness To Dry-Cleaning
  • Colorfastness To Perspiration
  • Colorfastness To Chlorinated Swimming Pool Water
  • Colorfastness To Water
  • Colorfastness To Sea Water
  • Colorfastness To Chlorine/ Non-Chlorine Bleach In Home Laundering
  • Colorfastness To Heat: Hot Pressing
  • Dimensional Stability
  • Shrinkage
  • Stretch Recovery
  • Crease Recovery
  • Spirality /Skew/Bow/Torque
  • Weight Tolerance
  • Width
  • Abrasion
  • Pilling
  • ICI Pilling Box Method
  • Martindale Pilling Method
  • Air Permeability
  • Appearance of Fabrics
  • Wrinkle Recovery of Fabrics
  • Strength Tests
  • Breaking Strength
  • Bursting Strength
  • Tensile Strength
  • Tearing Strength
  • Seam Strength/Slippage
  • Zipper Strength
  • Flammability
  • Some Flammability Test Equipment
  • Fibers And Fabrics That Do Not Burn
  • Effect Of Fabric Structures On Burning
  • US Flammability Test: Children’s Sleepwear
  • Hazardous Chemicals & Eco Testing
  • Most Common Parameters For Eco-Testing Of Textiles
  • Azo Dyestuff
  • Carcinogenic And Allergenous Dyes
  • Formaldehyde Content
  • Chlorinated Organic Carriers
  • Flame Retardants
  • Heavy Metals
  • Volatile Organic Compounds (Voc)
  • pH Of Fabric
  • Oeko-Tex-Standard-100
  • Fabric Barre’ (Patta)
  • Example Of Fiber & Yarn Testing Requirement From A Garment Retailer
  • Quality Faults In Knits: Examples
  • Quality Faults In Woven: Examples
  • Section-E: Textile Quality Control
  • Quality Definitions
  • Five Ways Of Looking At Quality Definitions
  • Important Points In Quality Control System
  • The Purpose Of ISO 9000
  • Quality Circles
  • Quality Audits
  • Garment Quality Audit
  • Quality Specifications
  • What Is SPC?
  • Statistical Process Control (SPC) & Textile Industry
  • Spinning
  • Fabric Formation
  • Dyeing & Finishing
  • Quality Control Charts
  • Supply-Chain Management
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • 10 Rules Of Lean Manufacturing
  • Six Sigma
  • Six Sigma & Textile Industry
  • The Deming Cycle
  • Product Inspection Guidelines
  • Third Party Inspection Program
  • Factory Evaluation
  • Pre-Production Inspection
  • In-Process Inspection
  • Final Random Inspection
  • Popular Inspection Systems In Textile
  • 10-Points System
  • 4-Points System
  • 10 Defects Per 100yds/M System
  • AQL Random Sampling Inspection
  • Importance Of Sampling In Textile Manufacturing
  • ASTM Standards
  • List Of ASTM Standards Related To Textiles
  • AATCC Textile Standards
  • Alphabetical Listing Of AATCC Test Methods
  • Important Terms Related To Textile Testing & Quality