Other manufacturing technologies

The transfer of heat and moisture through textiles is vital to the manufacture and design of clothing, technical and protective textiles.

Bast and Other Plant Fibres, a title in Woodhead Publishing's series on fibres published in association with The Textile Institute, UK, is the first book in over 50 years to cover the most interesting plant fibres and those with high annual production.

Biomechanical engineering enables wearers to achieve the highest level of comfort, fit and interaction from their clothing as it is designed with the mechanics of the body in mind.

Carried in wallets and displayed in homes, photographs are a common, but often an overlooked feature of modern life.

Friction is a major issue in both the production of textiles and in the finished product.

This book is concerned with the theoretical principles of hydrometallurgical processes and engineering aspects.

Concern about global warming has led to renewed interest in the more sustainable use of natural fibres in composite materials.

Textiles for military uniforms face a complex set of challenges.

High-temperature corrosion is a major problem affecting sectors such as the power generation, aerospace and metal-working industries.

Apparel production is a complex process often involving an international supply chain which must respond rapidly to the changing needs and tastes of consumers.

Hydroforming uses a pressurised fluid to form component shapes.

Belt Conveying of Minerals is a comprehensive reference on the science and technology of belt conveyors, aimed at providing mine and quarry operators, as well as engineering students, with a balanced view of the technical issues associated with belt conveyors and to assist in the decision-making process when installing belt conveyor systems.

Corrosion under insulation (CUI) refers to the external corrosion of piping and vessels that occurs underneath externally clad/jacketed insulation as a result of the penetration of water.

High temperature corrosion is a phenomenon that occurs in components that operate at very high temperatures, such as gas turbines, jet engines and industrial plants.

Medical textiles are a major growth area within the technical textiles industry and the range of applications continues to grow and increase in diversity with every new development.

Creep-resistant steels are widely used in the petroleum, chemical and power generation industries.

Nanotechnology is revolutionising the world of materials.

There has long been a need for effective pre-treatment techniques to prevent corrosion of metallic surfaces.

Computational welding mechanics (CWM) provides an important technique for modelling welding processes.

The thermal cyclic oxidation test has become one of the most widely accepted ways of measuring high temperature corrosion.

Stress corrosion cracking is a major problem in light water nuclear reactors, whether pressurised water reactors (PWRs) or boiling water reactors (BWRs).

Metal dusting is a form of corrosion involving the disintegration of metals and alloys into a dust of graphite and metal particles when exposed to a carburizing atmosphere.

Corrosion in ageing refinery plant presents a serious safety hazard.

The corrosion of carbon steels in amine units used for gas treatment in refining operations is a major problem for the petrochemical industry.

Today it is as essential as ever to design, develop and produce saleable and commercially sound woven fabrics within considerable financial restraints.

This book offers a comprehensive survey of the man-made fibres, including rayons and other natural polymer fibres, and the true synthetic fibres which have made such rapid progress in modern times.

A comprehensive survey of the natural fibres animal, vegetable and mineral on which we depended for our textiles until comparatively recently.

Medical textiles is one of the major growth areas within technical textiles and the use of textile materials for medical and healthcare products ranges from simple gauze or bandage materials to scaffolds for tissue culturing and a large variety of prostheses for permanent body implants.

Textile dyes enhance our environment, bringing colour into our lives.

Copper and aluminium alloys are widely used in marine engineering in areas such as pipelines, storage tanks, ships' hulls and cladding for offshore structures.

Watson's advanced textile design: Compound woven structures is a companion volume to Watson's textile design and colour.

Understanding and predicting the structure and properties of woven textiles is important for achieving specific performance characteristics in various woven applications.

Smart coatings can produce coatings that offer above and beyond the normal functions of a coating, these range from improving the performance of fabrics, producing new forms of materials to providing decoration.

A concise and accessible guide to the knowledge required to fulfil the role of a welding inspector.

The textile industry can experience a vast array of problems.

Cold weather can be a potential hazard to human health, adversely affecting physiological functions, work performance and wellbeing.

Maraging steels are high-strength steels combined with good toughness.

This book provides an overview of the types of textiles used within the interior textile sector and key technological developments and safety issues affecting the industry.

The surface of textiles offers an important platform for functional modifications in order to meet special requirements for a variety of applications.

Due to their complexity and diversity, understanding the structure of textile fibres is of key importance.

As consumer demands for specific attributes in their textiles increase and global competition intensifies, it is important that the industry finds ways of engineering certain performance requirements into textiles and apparel.

An important and growing area of the textile industry is the medical sector.

Given their growing importance in the aerospace, automotive, sports and medical sectors, modelling the microstructure and properties of titanium and its alloys is a vital part of research into the development of new applications.

Carpets have been made throughout the world for hundreds of years.

Fibres are used both for traditional textile applications as well as in advanced technical structures.

Smart clothes and wearable technology is a relatively novel and emerging area of interdisciplinary research within the fashion, textile, electronics and related industries.

The identification of fibers is important to the textile industry, forensic science, fashion designers and historians among others.

Corrosion control in the aerospace industry has always been important, but is becoming more so with the ageing of the aircraft fleet.

The response of cells to biomaterials is critical in medical devices.

Advanced research into wool science and technology is leading to a better understanding of the properties of wool.