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Class 1 - Introduction-To-High Performance Products

This document provides an overview of technical textiles. It discusses the different types of technical textiles, including their definitions and classifications. The main types covered are indutech, clothtech, protech, mobiltech, sporttech, medtech, geotech, packtech, hometech, agrotech, buildtech, and ecotech. Examples and applications are provided for each type. Additionally, the document discusses fibers commonly used in technical textiles like Kevlar, carbon fibers, and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. It also provides data on the global consumption of technical textiles compared to apparel textiles and the breakdown of consumption across different fabric structures.

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Class 1 - Introduction-To-High Performance Products

This document provides an overview of technical textiles. It discusses the different types of technical textiles, including their definitions and classifications. The main types covered are indutech, clothtech, protech, mobiltech, sporttech, medtech, geotech, packtech, hometech, agrotech, buildtech, and ecotech. Examples and applications are provided for each type. Additionally, the document discusses fibers commonly used in technical textiles like Kevlar, carbon fibers, and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. It also provides data on the global consumption of technical textiles compared to apparel textiles and the breakdown of consumption across different fabric structures.

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Technical Textiles

By: Dr. Rotich K.


Gideon (PhD.)
Norms of the classroom
Switch off your mobile phone
Must be on time
Class participation
Do your assignments on time and no
copying
Course content
1. Introduction to Technical textiles
2. Filtration
3. Geo-textiles
4. Automotive textiles
5. Sewing threads, cords and ropes
6. Other technical textiles
I. Agro textiles
II. Sport textiles
III. Other technical textiles
1. Introduction to Technical textiles
Introduction
Natural Coarser vegetable fibers
◦ Cotton, Flax, Jute and Sisal.
Sailing
used to manufacture cloth
◦ heavy canvas-type products,
◦ Sails, Ropes
◦ ropes and twines,
◦ Sacks
Characterized by
◦ Relatively heavy weight,
◦ Limited resistance to water and
microbial/fungal attack
◦ Poor flame retardancy.
Replaced by synthetic fibers
Tri-cycle
cover

Tri-cycle
seats

Military uniforms EXAMPLES

Tri-cycle tires

Sport uniforms

Fire fighting suits


Definition
 Technical Textiles are textiles that are primarily used for their
performance or functional properties and not for its appearance
or aesthetics.
 Examples of Technical  Examples of Technical
textiles:- textiles:-
◦ Garments ◦ Firefighters protective gear
 Repel water and do not burn,
◦ Breathable
 Self cleaning
 Recycled or composted
◦ Military uniforms
◦ Sports apparel ◦ Camouflage
 Wicks sweat from your body ◦ Garments that protect
and keeps you cool, against chemical and
biological exposure
2. Classification of Technical
Textiles
Classification of Technical Textiles
 Classifiedaccording to the end use,
 Divided into 12 different categories.

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INDUTECH
Also known as Industrial textiles (Indutex)
Used for:
◦ Separating industrial products, cleaning gases
and for products movement
Includes textiles used directly in industrial
processes or incorporated into industrial
products as
◦ filters, conveyor belts and abrasive belts,
◦ Reinforcements for printed circuit boards, seals
and gaskets, and other industrial equipment.
INDUTECH
CLOTHTECH
 These are the clothing textiles, also known as clothtex.
 Textile products that represent functional, most often hidden
components, of clothing and footwear 
PROTECH
These are the Protective Textiles ( Protex)
Protection against harsh environmental
conditions
The protective textiles are made with the help
of specialty fibers e.g. Aramid fiber, glass
fibers
MOBILTECH
These textiles, also known as
Mobiltex,
Transport textiles
Used in transport industry,
◦ Construction of automobiles, Airplane seats
◦ railways
◦ Ships
◦ Aerospace.

Tarpaulins
MOBILTECH

Carpets Covers
Roof tops Car seats

Tire cords Interior Air bags


decoration
SPORTTECH
These are the sports
Textiles, also known as
sportex,
used mainly for making
sports wear including
sports shoes and other
sports accessories.
Sport shoes Sport wear
SPORTTECH

Artificial
Field
MEDTECH
Medical Textiles, also known as Medtex.
Include all the medical fabrics used in health and hygiene
applications in both consumer and medical markets.
Applications are categorized in four groups:-
i. Implantable products:- (Artificial tendon, cartilage, ligament,
joints) Orthopedics implants, Heart valves and Soft tissue implants.
ii. Non implantable:- Wound care including absorbent pad (wound
contract layer, base material viscose, plastic film) & bandages
(elastic/inelastic, orthopedic, plastics, gauges, lint, padding)
iii. Healthcare/Hygiene products:- Include bedding, clothing,
surgical gown clothes, filters bandages, support & protective
materials, surgical suture etc.
iv. Extra corporeal device:- Artificial kidney, Liver & lungs.
MEDTECH
GEOTECH
Geo-textiles (Geotex) – textiles used mainly for earth/soil support
Either woven, nonwoven and knit fabric
Support drainage and separation at or below ground level

Road construction

Soil erosion
prevention
Soil stabilization
PACKTECH
 These are the packaging
Textiles, also known as Packtex.
 Textiles have been used for
packaging since ages.
Shopping bag

Gift bags Packaging for textiles products


HOMETECH
 These are the Domestic
Textiles, also known as
Hometex,
 used in making of many
home furnishing
fabrics
HOMETECH
AGROTECH
 Agro-textiles,also known as Agrotex,
 Used in agricultural applications

Harvest
nets
BUILDTECH
Construction Textiles, also known as buildtex,
used in construction and architectural applications.
Fabrics as PVC coated high tenacity PES, teflon coated glass fiber
fabrics are used in airports and hotels.
ECO TECH(OEKOTECH)

Eco-friendly Textiles, also known as


oekotex or Ecotex.
 Mostlyused in
• Environmental protection applications,
• Floor sealing,
• Erosion protection,
• Air cleaning,
• Prevention of water pollution,
• Water cleaning,
• Waste treatment/ recycling,
• Depositing area construction.
3. Structure/Property of textile
materials used has technical textiles
Properties required of technical textiles
• Very strong • Anti microbial
• Durable / abrasion • Insect repellent
resistant • Anti soiling
• Chemically inert • Water repellent
• Flame retardant • Waterproof….
• Anti static
Fibers used
Traditional fibers High functional fibers
◦ Cotton, silk, polyester, ◦Kevlar - Anti ballistic apparel,
polyamide - Medical USE. helmet, industrial protective
◦ PP and Polyester used in geo clothing, gloves,
textiles and dry/liquid filtration ◦hot gas filtration, optical fiber
due to compatibility. cable sheath, high pressure
◦ Jute and coir - used in hoses, sail cloths
biodegradable products and in ◦Carbon fibers – Structural
packaging industry. composite for air crafts.
◦ Nylon -anti-ballistic, tire ◦Ultra high molecular weight
Cords, protection and filtration poly-ethylene (UHMWPE)
applications ◦Glass
GLOBAL FIBRE-WISE CONSUMPTION IN
TECHNICAL TEXTILES

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Global end use of fabric
structures Knitted Fabrics Other Fabrics
5%
2%

Total fabric Non woven


consumption – Fabrics
20%
11 bn. kgs. Woven
(2000) fabrics
74%

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4. Technical textiles
world market
Technical textiles verse other textiles

Technical textiles
22%

Apparel consumption
78%
Share of different Technical textiles
End

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