Management of knitting operations. 251 Technology of producing woven fabrics including yarn preparation for weaving. Process control and automation in weaving. Fabric development, design and management of weaving operations. Computer techniques and other methods of reproducing structural designs and means of designing fabrics to specifications.
Laboratory consists of projects involving design analysis and testing.
TT 221, PY 211 or 205, MA 231 or 241, TT 331 Structure and properties of continuous filament yarns. Examine response to elevated temperature and variables for texturing methods of producing bulked, textured and torqued yarns. Testing of yarn behaviors and discussion of problems encountered during processing. TT 341 Loop forming concepts and mechanisms of complex warp and weft-knitted fabrics. Structural design and limitations, potential applications and knitability.