The Inditex’s group net profit in 2004 rose to Euros 628 million, a 41 percent increase compared to 2003 with an annual return of 11 percent. The group expanded its shops sales resulting in 54...

Radio frequency identification (RFID), the technology of the future, has long established itself in our everyday lives. It is already de ployed in various areas ranging from efficient inventory...

One of the forgotten elements in sewing manufacturing is seam engineering. For example, a typical pair of branded five pocket jeans retailing for $30 to $75 is sewn with approximately 250 yards (200 ...

Textile quotas were eliminated among WTO members at the first day of 2005 in accordance with the Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (ATC). However, resistance to quota removal spread in the US and...

A new cotton yarn with a chitosan coating was prepared by the oxidation of a cotton thread with sodium periodate at 60ºC in water and subsequent treatment with a solution of chitosan in aqueous...

Abstract: Low-temperature plasma technology—both glow discharge under reduced pressure as well as barrier discharge under normal pressure—are well established in different industrial applications....

All spinners wish that the spinning productivity of their mill (ring frame production in gms/spindle shift) has the optimum level of efficiency. Though there are many aspects that limit the actual...

With the end of the 20th century came the end of all hype which has created a more practical and pragmatic environment and has given a more stable picture of the fashion business. In the 50s, 60s and ...

Nowadays consumers have started concentrating more on their taste buds rather than consuming figure conscious food. This has resulted in changing of their body shapes, which has led them to shift...

From birth to the last breath, cotton is associated to us as a textile fibre in one way or another. It has received recognition in terms of value and a basic necessity all over the world. The...