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Advances in Carpet Manufacture
- 2nd Edition - September 13, 2017
- Editor: K K Goswami
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 1 1 3 1 - 7
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 1 0 1 8 8 8 - 0
Advances in Carpet Manufacture, Second Edition, discusses the manufacture of carpets, an industry that has evolved over hundreds of years, also exploring the new changes and devel… Read more
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Request a sales quoteAdvances in Carpet Manufacture, Second Edition, discusses the manufacture of carpets, an industry that has evolved over hundreds of years, also exploring the new changes and developments in textile science and manufacturing technology that occur every day. This updated edition provides revised, expanded and updated coverage of carpet manufacturing processes and applications.
The book begins by reviewing the different types of carpets and their applications, also exploring the structure and properties of carpet materials. Carpet manufacturing techniques are then reviewed, including a new chapter on tufting and yarn manufacturing techniques, and design and manufacture for handmade carpets. Subsequent chapters review the development of carpets with important properties, including new chapters on carpets for acoustics and sound absorption, carpets with increased fire retardancy and those with antimicrobial and soil-resist finishes.
With the variety of topics covered and its international team of contributors, the book offers a valuable and informative reference for technologists in the carpet and associated industries. However, it is also a great resource for researchers and students working in applied textile sciences.
- Presented by an expert editor with many years of experience in both academic textile research and industry
- Provides new research, technologies and other developments in carpet manufacture for academics and developers seeking to update their knowledge
- Includes a strong focus on industry needs and developing areas with market potential
R&D managers, production managers and quality-control experts in the carpet manufacturing and associated industries; researchers and students working in applied textile sciences
1. Carpet types and requirementsD. Whitefoot2. Structure and properties of carpet fibres and yarnsSailen Kumar Chaudhuri3. Advances in carpet weavingKristof De Ruyck4. Tufting techniques and yarn manufactureKristof De Ruyck5. Recycling carpet materialsMohsen Miraftab6. Developments in wool carpet manufactureE.J. Wood7. Developments in textile sports surfacesGustaaf Schoukens8. Reducing static electricity in carpetsJeremy Smallwood9. Carpets for improved acoustics and sound absorptionPaul Bakker10. Functional finish for value added carpetsMangesh Teli11. Developments in handmade carpets: introductionK. K. Goswami12. Developments in handmade carpets: design and manufactureK. K. Goswami 13. Developments in the thermal processing of carpetsWallace Carr, Hongming Ding, Fred L. Cook14. Carpets from the buyer's viewpointDietrich Kebschull15. Processing and finishing in carpetR. K. Malik16. Carpet cleaning and maintenanceAgnes Zsednai17. Carpet quality and durabilityS. K. Gupta18. Emerging technologies in a carpet and textiles contextR. Chattopadhyay19. Classification of carpetsBholanath Baranwal20. Performance measurement and management of carpetPropa Goswami
- No. of pages: 558
- Language: English
- Edition: 2
- Published: September 13, 2017
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Hardback ISBN: 9780081011317
- eBook ISBN: 9780081018880
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K K Goswami
Professor (Dr) Kamal Kanti Goswami, C.Text, FTI is the Director of the Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT), in India. He is inventor of a new form of carpet backing and contributed to the introduction of a more ergonomic loom and a new knot formation technique in carpet weaving, known as the India Knot.
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