Indutech (Industrial textiles) is the branch of
technical textile
Technical textiles are a category of textiles specifically engineered and manufactured to serve functional purposes beyond traditional apparel and home furnishing applications. These textiles are designed with specific performance characteristic ...
that deals with
textile
Textile is an Hyponymy and hypernymy, umbrella term that includes various Fiber, fiber-based materials, including fibers, yarns, Staple (textiles)#Filament fiber, filaments, Thread (yarn), threads, and different types of #Fabric, fabric. ...
s used in the diverse industrial applications such as in filtration, conveying, cleaning and other industrial uses.
Industrial textiles
These are the specially designed (unconventional) textiles useful in the industrial processes, products and services. Technical textiles are classified with their area of applications, and it is divided into twelve separate categories. Though certain sectors overlap each other.
Industrial textiles can act as a component to strengthen other product, or act as a tool similar to filteration, or it can be a product (independently) sufficing several functions.
Indutech has vast application areas like filtration, cleaning,
chemical industry, electrical applications and in
mechanical engineering
Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines and mechanism (engineering), mechanisms that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and engineering mathematics, mathematics principl ...
.
Indutech includes
conveyor belts,
drive belts,
ropes and cordages,
filtration products, glass battery separators, decatising and bolting cloth, AGM (absorption glass mat)
plasma screens,
coated abrasives,
composite material
A composite or composite material (also composition material) is a material which is produced from two or more constituent materials. These constituent materials have notably dissimilar chemical or physical properties and are merged to create a ...
s, printed circuit boards,
printer ribbon, seals,
gaskets,
paper
Paper is a thin sheet material produced by mechanically or chemically processing cellulose fibres derived from wood, Textile, rags, poaceae, grasses, Feces#Other uses, herbivore dung, or other vegetable sources in water. Once the water is dra ...
making fabrics.
Ratio
Indutech is a large economic activity.
As per records referring reports of 2009-2010, in India, Composite materials 37% and ropes and
cordages around 27% were the major contributors in the total share of Indutech.
Material
Several
synthetic and high-performance fibers are used to achieve the appropriate performance from the components.
See also
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Automotive textile: textiles used in a variety of applications in the automotive industry.
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Clothtech: technical textiles for clothing and footwear applications.
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Membrane technology
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Microfiltration: It is a type of membrane filtration process that uses semipermeable membranes to separate particles or molecules from a mixture. This process is widely used in various industries, including water treatment, food and beverage processing, and pharmaceutical manufacturing ยน.
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Performance (textiles)
Textile performance, also known as fitness for purpose, is a textile's capacity to withstand various conditions, environments, and hazards, qualifying it for particular uses. The performance of textile products influences their appearance, comfo ...
: the ability of textiles to withstand against various conditions and environments.
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Semipermeable membrane
*Oekotech: Technical textiles that are environmentally friendly.
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