Incubation Centre for Technical Textiles

INCUBATION CENTRE
Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association
TECHNICAL TEXTILES
Automobile
Agrotech
Sporttech
Indutech
Protech
Applications
Mobiltech
Geotech
Meditech
Packtech
About Incubation Centre
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The long term objective of the Incubation Centre is to spread awareness about
technical textiles and advantages of being into the business of technical textiles
over conventional textiles i.e. improved profit margins, shorter ROI period etc.
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It’s very important to encourage and motivate existing and new entrepreneurs in
the market by providing necessary technical support as well as exposure to the
“best in the business” machineries and technologies.
About Incubation Centre and Composites
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Machineries those are installed at the Incubation Centre are imported from
Germany and Switzerland. Most of the machinery installed is one of its kinds in
India. It’s not possible for every small or medium scale industry or entrepreneur
to have an exposure to the latest and the best technology.
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At the Incubation Centre all latest technologies have come under one roof. So
that one could visit and see the machineries in operation, have technical
discussion and take trials if wishes to.
Activities at Incubation Centre and Composites
Prototype developments
Consultancy to Industry
Trainings to students, professionals and
entrepreneurs
Addressing seminars and conferences
Machines at Incubation Centre and Composites
1.
Karl Mayer Sectional Warping Machine
2.
Industrial Fabric Weaving Machine Dornier 190 cm
3.
Industrial Fabric Weaving Machine Dornier 340 cm
4.
Industrial Fabric Weaving Machine Dornier 430 cm
5.
Direct Warping Machine to feed Narrow needle looms
6.
Jakob Muller Narrow fabric needle loom Heavy Duty Woven Belts
7.
Jakob Muller Narrow fabric needle loom for Woven Ropes
8.
LACOM-Lamination and Coating Machine
9.
SAHM Precision Cross Winding Machine
10.
Sulzer P 7150 Projectile Weaving Machine – 190 cm
Machines at the Incubation Centre
9. Karl Mayer Sectional Warping m/c for the production of Industrial yarn beams
out of Glass Roving, Aramid, HT Polyester, Polypropylene, for weaving Looms
Machines at the Incubation Centre
1. Dornier Rigid Rapier Fabric Weaving m/c - 190 cm (Beam fed as well as
Texmer creel fed for processing yarns and roving of Glass, Carbon & Aramid
Machines at the Incubation Centre
2. Dornier Rigid Rapier Fabric Weaving m/c - 340 cm, for the development of
Aluminized fabric backing cloth, Heat Exchanger cloths, Banner backings,
Canvas, Filter fabrics and Glass mesh etc.
Machines at the Incubation Centre
3. Dornier Rigid Rapier Fabric Weaving m/c - 430 cm, for the development of
Sunscreen fabrics, Geo-grids, Geo-textiles, Sail cloths, Tent Fabrics, Filter fabrics
and Tarpaulins etc.
GLASS WEAVING ON DORNIER 430
CM LOOM WITH THREE SPLITS
PRODUCTION
1000
900
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600
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300
200
100
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PRODUCTION
Machines at the Incubation Centre
4. Sulzer Projectile 190 cm Weaving Machine for technical fabrics with tucked in
Selvedge
Machines at the Incubation Centre
5. Laminating & Coating Machine for processing of material with PVA, PVC &
other materials
Machines at the Incubation Centre
10. Precision Cross Winding m/c for re-winding of Carbon, Aramid and Glass
etc.
Make: Jakob Muller,
Switzerland
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Fabric width: 50 to 300 mm;
Fabric Thickness : upto 10 mm;
Machine speed: 1 to 6 m/min;
Materials can be used: cotton, Glass, HT polyester, aramid, Dyneema, Carbon.
Make : Jakob Muller, Switzerland
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Rope Dia. : Upto 20 mm;
Core and sheath structure can be developed;
Longer knot free length than twisted or braided
rope;
Comparatively stronger than braided or twisted
rope;
Ropes can be made of cotton, HT polyester,
aramid, Glass,Dyneema etc;
Major Prototypes developed
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Glass Leno Fabric for Textile Reinforced Concrete
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Specialized Carbon weaving for Aero space Components & Construction Industry
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UV Resistive Tent for outdoor applications
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Pre-form for Bulletproof jackets
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Weaving of Blend Performance Fibers
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PP-GL Fabric for Industrial applications
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Value addition of Nonwoven
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High Strength and Light weight Woven Rope with Core and Sheath
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High Strength Industrial Belt & Slings as per market requirements
Glass Leno Fabric
Made on Dornier 190 cm loom
Reinforcement media for the Textile
Reinforced Concrete
TRC Modular Toilets - Low Cost , Light
Weight, prefabricated premium
quality walls with the application of
Epoxy on Glass Leno Fabric
1200 Tex Glass Leno Fabric
Different Size Glass Leno Fabric
Glass Leno Fabric used for Lift Shaf
Different Size of Leno Fabric
according to application
UV Resistive Tent
High Density Polyester Fabric woven on
Dornier 190 cm loom
Made specially to resist Ultra Violet
rays with Thermal pigments
Enhanced temperature reduction over
conventional tents
Coating done on LACOM machine
Temperature Difference Recorded for Study of
UV Effect
Temperature Profile at UV Tent:
Date
30.03.2015
31.03.2015
01.04.2015
02.04.2015
03.04.2015
Time
Outside Temp
Inside Temp
Difference
12 noon
37
33
4
3:00 PM
40
36
4
6:00 PM
38
33
5
12 noon
40
35
5
3:00 PM
42
40
4
6:00 PM
35
32
3
12 noon
38
34
4
3:00 PM
43
39
4
6:00 PM
37
33
4
12 noon
42
38
4
3:00 PM
43
39
4
6:00 PM
36
34
2
12 noon
41
37
4
3:00 PM
38
41
3
6:00 PM
36
32
4
Pre-form for Bulletproof Jackets
Hotmelt adhesive coating on Aramid
Fabric for Bulletproofing
Serves as Pre-form material for the
hardshells and bulletproof jackets
Hot melt coating on Bi axial Aramid
Fabric at both the sides with pre
estimated GSM can be performed on
LACOM Machine.
BI AXIAL ARAMID COATING FOR BULLET PROOF JACKETS
1. Under
Armour
2. Fully
Body
Armour for
Vest
3. Kevlar
Bullet Proof
Vest (Jeans
& Jackets)
Weaving of Blend Performance Fibers (Cost Effective with
Hybrid Fiber Properties)
P – Aramid
M – Aramid
E – Glass
Fabric
Blend
For Protection against
1.
2.
Thermal &
Mechanical
Hazards
Electrical Arc
Flash Fire
3.
Welding Sparks
4.
Molten Metals
Value Addition for Nonwovens
Various
Metalized
BOPP
Film
lamination on Nonwoven fabrics for
packaging,
garmenting
industries.
With this application Value addition
on non Wovens has been multiplied
with innovative Brands printing effect
by various product manufacturers.
We are developing prototypes on
LACOM Machine.
Value Addition for Nonwovens
Non Woven Bags Without
Lamination
Non Woven Bags after Lamination
& Printing
PP-GL fabric
Polypropylene-Glass fibers Hybrid
fabric for chemical industries
PP works as the resin media while
Glass being Reinforcement provides
strength after passing from hot roller
Works as Thermoplastic Composites
Mostly used in storage tanks for
Hazardous Chemicals
High Strength and Light Weight Woven Rope
Core and Sheath Weaving for Hybrid Ropes for
High Strength and Light weight ropes
Developed with Dyneema yarn, first time in India
developed at ATIRA for marine, wind energy
High Strength achievement over conventionally
Braided ropes
Comparison of Woven and Braided Ropes
Woven Vs Braided Rope Strength
4.5
4
Tensile Strength in KN
3.5
Aramid as Core /
Polyester as
Sheath
5
4.5
4
3
3.5
2.5
3
2
Woven Aramid Rope
Braided Rope
2
1.5
1
2.5
2000 Denier
Polyester Yarn
& 1750 Denier
Dyneema Yarn
Braided Aramid Rope
1.5
1
0.5
0.5
0
0
Woven Rope
High Strength Belts & Slings
Up to 50 KN High Strength Woven Belts made from High Density
Polyester Yarn
Work in Progress to develop belts from different technical yarns like
Aramid , Dyneema, Carbon, Glass, Hybrid Yarns.
Carbon Weaving
Satin Carbon on Dornier 190 cm loom
UD Carbon on
Narrow width loom
Satin Carbon fabric developed for aerospace components
UD Carbon narrow width fabric developed on Jakob Muller Loom for Construction
Industry
Application of CF for Beaming in Construction
Narrow width
Weaving of CF
Application on final layer
Cutting of CF as required
Applying Resin
Layering of CF for
Axial Beams
Layering of CF for Flexural Beams
Ventilation Fabric
Ventilation Fabric:
Used for packing, storage and
transportation for food,
vegetables, fishes etc…
Go Green…
Various Artemis Stone developed from the waste of
Glass fiber from the looms
Unreinforced stone has enough compression strength
but requires enhancement in tensile strength
Reinforcing glass fiber waste, strength of the stone
can be increased
Better option rather than disposing glass fiber waste
to environment
Future Plans…
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As development is a continuous innovative process, we intent to
work on various challenging topics to provide industry, a
world-class processing comfort, ToT (Transfer of Technology)
and keeping footprints of new entrepreneur with us in the field
of technical textiles by various seminars and trainings.
…Thanking you…