Product design technical textiles

In order for systems to be successful, designers need to work closely with quality assurance and production personnel as well as potential customers and users from the earliest stages of development. The types of protective technical textiles specifically mentioned in the literature include ... 

Polymer science has been the backbone of pharmaceuticals for decades. The amalgamation of polymer science with pharmaceutical science led to a quantum leap in terms of novelty (fiexibiUty in physical state, shape, size and surface) in DDS design and development. The market for controlled-release polymer systems, which extends beyond drug delivery, is now estimated at 60 billion annually worldwide and its systems are used by over 100 million people each year. Growth of world consumption of technical textiles is expected to come primarily from nonwoven materials, especially spunlaid products, which are made from polymers rather than fibers or filament yams. 

A great challenge in the design of products that are easy to recycle is seen in the development of eco-friendly products. Waste should be avoided both in the production process and when disposing of products. In addition, material substance should, at the end of product life, be suitable to be returned into the material cycle (recycling). This is also true of making textiles and, in particular, of technical textiles. 

As in industry the long term objective is the optimal design of the production process with respect to the desired product specification, it is necessary to model, simulate and control the production process of technical textiles. Klar et al. [52] presented a hierarchy of... 

Of all technical textiles, man-made fibers account for 93%, based on their physical characteristics and the flexibility that allows production of fibers exactly designed for a specific application. On a small scale (7%), natural fibers are applied in the medical field (wound padding, dressing material), as packaging material (bags), and as substitutes, as for example flax substituting asbestos. 

All textile products that are designed for the most part to conform to their functionality are technical textiles. 

The example of the textile chain demonstrates (i) how much the techni-cal/aesthetic quality of products and chemicals-related product security are interdependent and (ii) what requirements exist for a quality management system beyond the supply chain level. Only the major brands can take this initiative on a global scale. For cosmetic, medical devices and food products, as well as technical products with high safety requirements (such as aircraft), management systems beyond supply chain level have now become a matter of survival. The same holds true for products that are subject to special waste and design regulations in Europe (such as automotive vehicles and electronic equipment). 

Owing to the extreme diversity of the textile processes and products, it is impossible to develop a realistic concept for an efficient wastewater treatment without detailed analysis of the particular situation of a textile plant. The more intelligently the applied technical concept has been designed, the lower will be the expected costs for installation and working of the equipment. 

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