Tag: ASTM

KE Morgan elected president of ASTM

admin- January 1, 2015

Katharine E Morgan has been promoted as new president of ASTM replacing James A Thomas. She was earlier the vice president of technical committee operations. ... Read More

James Heal Impulse conforms to new standard

admin- November 1, 2014

The new Impulse from James Heal is one of several instruments within their range for evaluating pilling Read More

BTRA: A leader for 60 years in textile R&D

admin- October 1, 2014

The Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA) was set up in the year 1954 as a Co-operative Research Association. BTRA is a premier institute for R&D ... Read More

Protective clothing for fire fighters

admin- August 1, 2014

Historically, fire fighters did not have the same level of protective clothing used today. Because of this most fires were fought from the outside of ... Read More

Cotton-polyester fabrics wicking behaviour

admin- March 1, 2014

Fabric woven with warp cotton and weft polyester exhibits higher wicking height in warp direction for plain, twill and satin weaves, infer Valsang RK and ... Read More

Cotton SA certified under ICA scheme

admin- February 1, 2014

Cotton South Africa (Cotton SA) has become the first laboratory to be certified under the ICA Bremen International Laboratory Certification Scheme. Designed to raise the ... Read More

Barre in viscose knitted fabric

admin- February 1, 2014

Barre is a problem that results from inconsistencies, say Dayal Mahara and Ganesh Jadhav, who advocate proper communication between spinner and knitter, who should work ... Read More