Project Report on Garment Technology

Technical textiles are textile material and products manufactured primarily for their performance and functional properties rather then  aesthetic or decorative purpose. Aesthetic  properties  are not  much important for the Technical Textiles. The performance and functional properties are in sense with the agri to aerospace application. Based on the end uses, fibre selection to the method of  processing  are the keys to new product  development  in the textile arena. Over all growth rates of Technical Textiles in the world  are about 4.0%per annum but the apparel and home  textiles are at the rate of 1.0%. Technical textiles application cycle  is shown  in the figure 1,it gives a vivid picture on the  divisions of  the technical textiles, which is a self-explanatory. Some of the  major  divisions  are  discussed  below.  Textiles  used  in Agriculture is termed as agro textiles. The essential  properties required  are  Strength, elongation,  stiffness,  porosity,  bio-degradation,  resistance  to  sunlight and  resistance  to  toxic environment.  The applications includes all activities  concerned with  the growth and harvesting of live products and foodstuffs, such as gardening and land scaping, agriculture, forestry, animal husbandry and in fences.