INCUBATION CENTRE

Ahmedabad Textile Industry’s Research Association

T E C H N I C A L T E X T I L E S

Applications

Automobile

Agrotech

Protech

Mobiltech

PacktechMeditech

Geotech

Indutech

Sporttech

About Incubation Centre

The long term objective of the Incubation Centre is to spread awareness about

technical textiles and advantages of being into the business of technical textiles

over conventional textiles i.e. improved profit margins, shorter ROI period etc.

It’s very important to encourage and motivate existing and new entrepreneurs in

the market by providing necessary technical support as well as exposure to the

“best in the business” machineries and technologies.

Machineries those are installed at the Incubation Centre are imported from

Germany and Switzerland. Most of the machinery installed is one of its kinds in

India. It’s not possible for every small or medium scale industry or entrepreneur

to have an exposure to the latest and the best technology.

At the Incubation Centre all latest technologies have come under one roof. So

that one could visit and see the machineries in operation, have technical

discussion and take trials if wishes to.

About Incubation Centre and Composites

Activities at Incubation Centre and Composites

Prototype developments

Consultancy to Industry

Trainings to students, professionals and entrepreneurs

Addressing seminars and conferences

Machines at Incubation Centre and Composites

1. Karl Mayer Sectional Warping Machine

2. Industrial Fabric Weaving Machine Dornier 190 cm

3. Industrial Fabric Weaving Machine Dornier 340 cm

4. Industrial Fabric Weaving Machine Dornier 430 cm

5. Direct Warping Machine to feed Narrow needle looms

6. Jakob Muller Narrow fabric needle loom Heavy Duty Woven Belts

7. Jakob Muller Narrow fabric needle loom for Woven Ropes

8. LACOM-Lamination and Coating Machine

9. SAHM Precision Cross Winding Machine

10. Sulzer P 7150 Projectile Weaving Machine – 190 cm

Machines at the Incubation Centre

9. Karl Mayer Sectional Warping m/c for the production of Industrial yarn beams

out of Glass Roving, Aramid, HT Polyester, Polypropylene, for weaving Looms

Machines at the Incubation Centre

1. Dornier Rigid Rapier Fabric Weaving m/c - 190 cm (Beam fed as well as

Texmer creel fed for processing yarns and roving of Glass, Carbon & Aramid

Machines at the Incubation Centre

2. Dornier Rigid Rapier Fabric Weaving m/c - 340 cm, for the development of

Aluminized fabric backing cloth, Heat Exchanger cloths, Banner backings,

Canvas, Filter fabrics and Glass mesh etc.

Machines at the Incubation Centre

3. Dornier Rigid Rapier Fabric Weaving m/c - 430 cm, for the development of

Sunscreen fabrics, Geo-grids, Geo-textiles, Sail cloths, Tent Fabrics, Filter fabrics

and Tarpaulins etc.

GLASS WEAVING ON DORNIER 430 CM LOOM WITH THREE SPLITS

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Machines at the Incubation Centre

4. Sulzer Projectile 190 cm Weaving Machine for technical fabrics with tucked in

Selvedge

Machines at the Incubation Centre

5. Laminating & Coating Machine for processing of material with PVA, PVC &

other materials

Machines at the Incubation Centre

10. Precision Cross Winding m/c for re-winding of Carbon, Aramid and Glass

etc.

• Fabric width: 50 to 300 mm;

• Fabric Thickness : upto 10 mm;

• Machine speed: 1 to 6 m/min;

• Materials can be used: cotton, Glass, HT -

polyester, aramid, Dyneema, Carbon.

Make: Jakob Muller,

Switzerland

• Rope Dia. : Upto 20 mm;

• Core and sheath structure can be developed;

• Longer knot free length than twisted or braided

rope;

• Comparatively stronger than braided or twisted

rope;

• Ropes can be made of cotton, HT polyester,

aramid, Glass,Dyneema etc;

Make : Jakob Muller, Switzerland

Glass Leno Fabric for Textile Reinforced Concrete

Specialized Carbon weaving for Aero space Components & Construction Industry

UV Resistive Tent for outdoor applications

Pre-form for Bulletproof jackets

Weaving of Blend Performance Fibers

PP-GL Fabric for Industrial applications

Value addition of Nonwoven

High Strength and Light weight Woven Rope with Core and Sheath

High Strength Industrial Belt & Slings as per market requirements

Major Prototypes developed

1200 Tex Glass Leno Fabric

Made on Dornier 190 cm loom

Reinforcement media for the Textile

Reinforced Concrete

TRC Modular Toilets - Low Cost , Light

Weight, prefabricated premium

quality walls with the application of

Epoxy on Glass Leno Fabric

Glass Leno Fabric

Different Size Glass Leno Fabric

Glass Leno Fabric used for Lift -Shaf

Different Size of Leno Fabric according to application

High Density Polyester Fabric woven on

Dornier 190 cm loom

Made specially to resist Ultra Violet

rays with Thermal pigments

Enhanced temperature reduction over

conventional tents

Coating done on LACOM machine

UV Resistive Tent

Temperature Profile at UV Tent:

Date Time Outside Temp Inside Temp Difference

30.03.2015

12 noon 37 33 4

3:00 PM 40 36 4

6:00 PM 38 33 5

31.03.2015

12 noon 40 35 5

3:00 PM 42 40 4

6:00 PM 35 32 3

01.04.2015

12 noon 38 34 4

3:00 PM 43 39 4

6:00 PM 37 33 4

02.04.2015

12 noon 42 38 4

3:00 PM 43 39 4

6:00 PM 36 34 2

03.04.2015

12 noon 41 37 4

3:00 PM 38 41 3

6:00 PM 36 32 4

Temperature Difference Recorded for Study of

UV Effect

Pre-form for Bulletproof Jackets

Hotmelt adhesive coating on Aramid

Fabric for Bulletproofing

Serves as Pre-form material for the

hardshells and bulletproof jackets

Hot melt coating on Bi axial Aramid

Fabric at both the sides with pre

estimated GSM can be performed on

LACOM Machine.

BI AXIAL ARAMID COATING FOR BULLET PROOF JACKETS

1. Under Armour

2. Fully Body

Armour for Vest

3. Kevlar Bullet Proof Vest (Jeans & Jackets)

Weaving of Blend Performance Fibers (Cost Effective with

Hybrid Fiber Properties)

P – Aramid

M – Aramid

E – Glass Blend Fabric

For Protection against

1. Thermal & Mechanical Hazards

2. Electrical Arc Flash Fire

3. Welding Sparks

4. Molten Metals

Value Addition for Nonwovens

Various Metalized BOPP Film

lamination on Nonwoven fabrics for

packaging, garmenting industries.

With this application Value addition

on non Wovens has been multiplied

with innovative Brands printing effect

by various product manufacturers.

We are developing prototypes on

LACOM Machine.

Value Addition for Nonwovens

Non Woven Bags Without Lamination

Non Woven Bags after Lamination & Printing

PP-GL fabric

Polypropylene-Glass fibers Hybrid

fabric for chemical industries

PP works as the resin media while

Glass being Reinforcement provides

strength after passing from hot roller

Works as Thermoplastic Composites

Mostly used in storage tanks for

Hazardous Chemicals

High Strength and Light Weight Woven Rope

Core and Sheath Weaving for Hybrid Ropes for

High Strength and Light weight ropes

Developed with Dyneema yarn, first time in India

developed at ATIRA for marine, wind energy

High Strength achievement over conventionally

Braided ropes

Woven Vs Braided Rope Strength

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Woven Aramid Rope

Braided Aramid Rope

Aramid as Core /

Polyester as

Sheath

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Braided Rope

Woven Rope

2000 Denier Polyester Yarn& 1750 Denier Dyneema Yarn

Comparison of Woven and Braided Ropes

High Strength Belts & Slings

Up to 50 KN High Strength Woven Belts made from High Density

Polyester Yarn

Work in Progress to develop belts from different technical yarns like

Aramid , Dyneema, Carbon, Glass, Hybrid Yarns.

Carbon Weaving

Satin Carbon on Dornier 190 cm loomUD Carbon on

Narrow width loom

Satin Carbon fabric developed for aerospace components

UD Carbon narrow width fabric developed on Jakob Muller Loom for Construction

Industry

Narrow width

Weaving of CF

Cutting of CF as requiredLayering of CF for

Axial Beams

Layering of CF for Flexural BeamsApplying ResinApplication on final layer

Application of CF for Beaming in Construction

Ventilation Fabric:

Used for packing, storage and

transportation for food,

vegetables, fishes etc…

Ventilation Fabric

Various Artemis Stone developed from the waste of

Glass fiber from the looms

Unreinforced stone has enough compression strength

but requires enhancement in tensile strength

Reinforcing glass fiber waste, strength of the stone

can be increased

Better option rather than disposing glass fiber waste

to environment

Go Green…

As development is a continuous innovative process, we intent to

work on various challenging topics to provide industry, a

world-class processing comfort, ToT (Transfer of Technology)

and keeping footprints of new entrepreneur with us in the field

of technical textiles by various seminars and trainings.

Future Plans…

…Thanking you…