AKTU Knitting and Nonwovens (BCT062) Syllabus PDF – B.Tech 3rd Year

Course Objectives

To label, classify, explain, illustrate, characterize, evaluate and sustainable development of warp and weft knitted fabric structures, their manufacturing machines and techniques, knitted garments, various nonwoven fabric application and its manufacturing techniques.

Introduction to knitting:

Essential features of knitted fabric, advantages and limitations with reference to weaving knitted loop structure, terms and definitions.

Knitting needles and cycle of knitting.

Knitted garments : designing and specifications Weft Knitting machine:

Types of weft knitting m/c: flat and circular. Essential parts of circular weft knitting machine.

Flat weft knitting machine.

Weft knitting machines for plain knit, rib, interlock and purl knitting machines, variation for tuck and miss stitches. production calculation of weft knitting machines.

Technical specification of modern weft knitting machines.

Warp knitiing machine:

Basic warp knitted structures, under lap and overlap.

Essential parts of warp knitting m/c, Brief idea of the Working principal of Tricot, Rachel & crochet Machines calculation of Production pertaining to the warp knitting machine Technical specifications of modern warp knitting machines Non wovens – classification and brief idea of various types of nonwoven fabric, non-woven fabric manufacturing process, Fibres used, Principles of web formation, bonding techniques.

Various finishing used for non woven.

Principles of needle punching, Process variables and their effect on properties of needle punched fabrics.

Brief idea of Stitch bonded fabrics, their manufacture and properties.

Brief idea of spun bonded fabrics production Technical specifications of modern nonwoven machines.

Reference Books

1. Non woven by P Madhavanmoorthi
2. Knitting Technology David J Spencer Knitting Technology Ajgaonkar
3. Warp Knitting Production S Ray, Melliand
4. Manual of Nonwoven R Krcma
5. Nonwoven Fabric Technology M Mc Donald
6. Nonwoven technology by Milin patel & Dhruvkumar bramahat.

Course Outcomes

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

1. Recall the knowledge in warp and weft knitted fabric structures, their manufacturing machines and techniques, knitted garments, various nonwoven fabric application and its manufacturing techniques.
2. Classify and identify warp and weft knitted fabric structures, their manufacturing machines and techniques, knitted garments, various nonwoven fabric application and its manufacturing techniques.
3. Illustrate and show warp and weft knitted fabric structures, their manufacturing machines and techniques, knitted garments, various nonwoven fabric application and its manufacturing techniques.
4. Manage and investigate warp and weft knitted fabric structures, their manufacturing machines and techniques, knitted garments, various nonwoven fabric application and its manufacturing techniques.
5. Determine and evaluate warp and weft knitted fabric structures, their manufacturing machines and techniques, knitted garments, various nonwoven fabric application and its manufacturing techniques.
6. Create and develop warp and weft knitted fabric structures, their manufacturing machines and techniques, knitted garments, various nonwoven fabric application and its manufacturing techniques.