Recent Developments in Braiding and Narrow Weaving

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Kyosev, Yordan (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Textile industry.; Industrial engineering.; Production engineering.; Materials science.; Textile Engineering.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.; Industrial and Production Engineering.

This book discusses the latest developments in narrow fabrics from research institutions, machinery building companies and producers of such products, presented during the International Week of Narrow Fabrics in March 2016 in Mönchengladbach, Germany. It also demonstrates different applications of b...

Table of Contents:

• Modern needle weaving machines
• Modern shuttle weaving machines for special fabrics
• New developments in the braiding machines
• automatic carrier change on braiding machines
• Integration of sensors in braids
• Innovative braid-weaving process
• Problems of the rope connectors
• Simulation of braiding for medical applications
• Modern CAD for braiding
• UHWPE tapes as replacement of metal chains
• Prediction of mechanical properties of belts
• Finishing of belts. .