AKTU Fabric Technology III (BCT052) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech 3rd Year

Course Objectives

To learn, demonstrate, evaluate and product development on sustainable modern techniques of weaving namely automatic loom, shuttles less weaving such as gripper, and jet looms, latest techniques of multiphase and triaxial weaving, terry and leno fabric technology.

Automatic shuttle loom:

Features of automatic shuttle looms, type of automatic shuttle looms, Automatic cop change loom mechanism. Weft feeler and transfer mechansim, Mechanism of shuttle change looms, Introduction to bobbin loader and unifil loom winders.

Shuttle less weaving:

Advantages, Essential features - classification of shuttleless picking system, let off and take mechanism, matched cam beat up mechanism, Types of selvedges- tucked, leno selvedges.

Gripper loom:

Projectile Picking cycle, projectile, accumulator, and other essential parts of picking cycle. picking mechanism, technical specification of modern machines.

Rapier picking system - Classification of Rapier and brief description of each type, rapier head and Picking cycle of Dewas and gabler picking system, rapier drive. Technical specification of Modern machines.

Jet Loom:

Air jet picking system, Requirement of air, Picking cycle - confusor, Nozzel, PMD, waste selvedge, suction device. Technical specification of Modern machines.

Water jet picking system, Requirement of water and pump, picking cycle, Nozzle, suction device. Technical specification of Modern machines.

Multiphase weaving: shedding, picking and beat up of M8300 loom, Triaxial weaving principle and circular weaving.

Terry pile weaving – essential requirements, various terry mechanisms – loose reed, cloth control and variable sley sweep based terry mechanism, pile height adjustment.

Principle of Leno weaving – classes of leno structures, string and steel doup mechanisms.

Reference Books

1. Principles of weaving by Marks & Robinson
2. Weaving Mechanism by T. Fox
3. Weaving machine and mechanism by Talukdar, Azgaonkar and Sriramulu
4. Fancy Weaving By K T Ashwani.
5. Woven Fabric Production – I, II NCUTE Publications
6. ADAVANCETextile Design W Watson
7. Weaving machine, mechanism, management by Talukdar, Sriramulu, Ajgaonkar
8. Shuttleless Weaving Swaty
9. Weaving Mechanism, Part I, II by N N Banerjee
10. Publications on Weaving Mechanism Prof. G. S. Bhargava
11. Manual of Manufacturing Company SULZER, NISSAN

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course students will be able to:

1. Identify various advance weaving techniques for fabric manufacturing.
2. Classify technology of modern weaving machines such as automatic gripper, jet and multiphase weaving, Terry, leno and tri axial weaving.
3. Demonstrate various modern techniques of weaving as in CO 1 & CO 2.
4. Compare and contrast various modern weaving techniques.
5. Review and revise the knowledge of various shuttle less weaving and other techniques of unconventional weaving techniques.
6. Implement the knowledge and design innovative techniques for weaving on above techniques.