Measuring the Roughness of Knitted Fabrics by Analysis of the Surface Signals Obtained from Image Processing

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The present study focuses on the evaluation of weft knitted fabric roughness using image processing. Various knitted fabric samples have been produced using flat and circular knitting machines. The SMD value of fabrics which refers to surface roughness has been measured by Kawabata surface tester.

Comparison of of Softened Polylactic Acid and Polyethylene Terephthalate Fabrics Using KES-FB

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We examined and compared low-stress mechanical properties, such as tensile, shear, bending, compression, and surface properties, measured by the Kawabata Evaluation System for Fabrics (KES-FB), of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and poly(lactic acid) (PLA) fabrics before and after softening with commercial softeners.

Grey Relational Analysis to Determine the Optimum process parameters for Open-end Spinning Yarns

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This article focuses on an approach based on the Taguchi method with grey relational analysis for optimizing the process parameters for open-end spun yarns with multiple performance characteristics. A grey relational grade obtained from the grey relational analysis is used to optimize the process parameters.