Programme SC Oct 13
Programme SC Oct 13
Full Course (3 Days) TI Member 640 inc VAT Non Member 800 inc VAT Student 450 inc VAT
2 Days
TI Member 432 inc VAT Non Member 540 inc VAT Student 300 inc VAT
1 Day
TI Member 256 inc VAT Non Member 320 inc VAT Student 150 inc VAT
Introduction to Textiles
Included in your course fees are refreshments throughout the day, lunch, course handouts and samples.
The Course
This intensive training short course is organised for the benefit of all those who are engaged in the manufacture, research and development as well as the commercial aspects of textile business. The course will cover the fibres, yarns and fabrics used in textile products for apparel, household and technical textiles applications as core modules. The third day will offer two specialist modules covering dyeing and finishing & fabric testing & analysis.
TEXTILE DYEING WOVEN GLOBAL PHYSICAL MATERIAL CHEMICAL CLOTHING FOOTWEAR PROPERTIES NON WOVEN PRODUCTION PERFORMANCE FUTURE TRENDS
Course Director:
Prof SC Anand MBE Comp TI CText FTI MSc Tech PhD AMCST
Course Organiser:
Emma Scott, Professional Affairs Manager
The Textile Institute 1st Floor St. James Buildings Oxford Street Manchester M1 6FQ UK T +44(0)161 237 1188 F +44(0)161 236 1991 E [email protected]
Programme
Each morning 9.30 am Registration and Coffee
Our Trainers
Dr Subbiyan Rajendran CText FTI
Raj is a distinguished research scientist and has earned worldwide recognition in healthcare and medical textiles research. He has 29 years of research experience and has published 135 research papers that include 9 books and 7 patents. Details of his publications can be seen at www.bolton.ac.uk/staff/sr2/. He is a Fellow of The Textile Institute and a member of Council and Diplomas Committee.
Day 1
09.45 to 13.00 Fibres; their production, properties and areas of application. Dr S Rajendran The University of Bolton 14.00 to 17.00 Yarns; their production, properties and areas of application. Mr T Rowe The University of Bolton
Day 2
09.30 to 13.30 Warp and weft knitting; fabric production, fabric structure, fabric properties and areas of application. Nonwoven Fabrics; classification, web formation, wet-laid, dry-laid and polymer-laid fabric production, fabric properties and areas of application. Professor S C Anand The University of Bolton 14.30 to 17.30 Weaving; yarn preparation, fabric production, fabric structure, fabric properties and areas of application. Dr X Chen The University of Manchester
Trevor currently works as a Senior Lecturer in Textile Technology at the University of Bolton. He has organised and delivered short courses in various aspects of textiles over the last 20 years. He also regularly lectures in many countries around the world and work as a consultant to the textile industry.
Subhash is Professor of Technical Textiles at the University of Bolton. He has organised and conducted short courses in various areas of textiles over the last 30 years. He also works as a consultant to many textile companies across the world including Baltex Ltd, Lantor UK Ltd, Nylatex, Tytex A/S and Bhilwara Group.
Day 3
09.45 to 13.00 Dyeing & Finishing; preparatory processes for different textile materials, dyeing, principles of colouration. Professor D McKelvey Consultant 14.00 to 17.00 Fabric Testing & Analysis; fabric performance, fabric specifications, fabric testing and analysis. Mrs C Wilkinson Consultant
Xiaogang Chen is a Reader in the School of materials at the University of Manchester, and is a trained textile scientist and technologist. He obtained his BSc and MSc degrees from China and his PhD degree from Leeds University in the UK, specialising in textile engineering. His teaching career in textile technology started in 1985 in China and continued in the UK from 1994. He is an active researcher into textile engineering, textile composites, and technical textiles, in particular ballistic protective textiles. His researches are funded by the EPSRC, DTI, Home Office and MOD, as well as from industry.
The Venue
Cornerhouse, 70 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 5NH which is
within easy walking distance of all major railway stations and also within easy reach of Manchester Airport. There is a range of accommodation situated nearby to suit all budgets. Please contact us for a complete list. Please do not arrive early as the venue doors do not open until 9.30am.
Derek has worked in industry as the Head of Dyeing and Finishing for Marks and Spencer. During this time he developed and introduced the first retailer environmental code of practice and many new product developments which even today are still corner stones within the industry. His passion is product and process developments reducing the valuable resources of chemicals energy and water. Derek now runs his own consultancy Deltecint Ltd and sits on various educational bodies for example, The TI, SDC and the RITE GROUP.
Christine was a Principal Lecturer and Acting Head of Department at Huddersfield Polytechnic, lecturing in Design and Engineering of Textile Products and Testing. More lately she has prepared and taught on the Textile Training Networks Short Course programme at Leeds University.