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Textile engineering applies mechanical, chemical and materials engineering to the manufacture of fiber, yarn and fabric, spanning the machinery of spinning and weaving, the chemistry of dyeing and finishing, and the nonwoven and technical-textile processes used well beyond clothing, in composites, medical materials and industrial filtration.
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Core ConcernTurning fiber into fabric at industrial scale, and the machinery, chemistry and process control that make weaving, knitting, dyeing and finishing repeatable and precise. 1 Core PrincipleTurn fiber into yarn and fabric through spinning, weaving or knitting, then finish it through dyeing and chemical treatment, applying mechanical and chemical process control at every stage from raw fiber to finished cloth. 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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Nylon's introduction as a fiber for hosiery and apparel from 1940 reshaped the textile industry's materials base.
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1. Textile Engineering (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationHistory sectionQuote, History section
The Philadelphia Textile School, one of the first dedicated US textile engineering programs, was founded in 1884.
1. Textile Engineering (Wikipedia)
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Textile manufacturing or textile engineering is a major industry. It is largely based on the conversion of fibre into yarn, then yarn into fabric.
A History of Technology
Charles Singer, E. J. Holmyard, A. R. Hall and Trevor I. Williams, editors, Oxford University Press, 1954Includes: Joseph Marie Jacquard
Nylon (Wikipedia)
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