Overview of protective textiles

AN OVERVIEW OF PROTECTIVE TEXTILES • OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS NEW TERMS SUCH AS TECHNICAL TEXTILES, HIGHPERFORMANCE TEXTILES, ENGINEERED TEXTILES, HIGH-TECH.TEXTILES, FUNCTIONAL TEXTILES HAVE EMERGED. • BUT THEY ARE TEXTILES NOW UNDER A RESPECTABLE WORD TECHNICAL TEXTILES • USE OF TEXTILES, DATES BACK TO EARLY EGYPTIANS AND CHINESE - USED TO USE PAPYRUS MATS TO REINFORCE FOUNDATIONS RESPECTIVELY OF THE PYRAMIDS AND BUDDHIST TEMPLES. SILK USED AS WOUND DRESSSIGN BY THE WARRIORS OF THE MONGOLIAN ,CHINESE AND EGYPTIANS ARMIES , ROMAN USED TO STABILISE MARSHY GROUND FOR ROAD BUILDING . TECHNICAL TEXTILES ARE THE FASTEST GROWING BRANCH OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY WORLD-WIDE THIS GROWTH IS PRIMARILY DUE TO ADVANCEMENTS IN THE FIELDS OF NEW FIBRES, YARNS, FABRICS, COATING MATERIALS AND MORE IMPORTANTLY THE PROCESSES INCLUDING THE MACHINERY. THIS PRESENTATION WILL FOCUS PRIMARILY ON PROTECTIVE TEXITLES LAWS ON HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ARE BECOMING MORE STRINGENT IN DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. TO IDENTIFY RISKS AND HAZARDS IN THE WORKPLACE AND SEEK OUT NECESSARY PROTECTIVE MEASURES IS EMPLOYER’S RESPONSIBILITY / IF NOT HUGE COMPENSATIONS ARE INVOLVED. Following table reflects the end-use consumption of protective textile in different regions of the world Region End- use consumption 2,000, (000) America 91.3 Europe 78.2 Asia 61.3 Rest of world 7.2 • EUROPE ALONE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND GLOVES MARKET THIS • IN EUROPE ALONE PROTECTIVE CLOTING MARKET • WILL GENERATE ALMOST EURO 3 BILLON / YEAR IN SALES REVENUE COMPARED WITH LESS THAN EURO 2.5 BILLION IN 2003, REPRESENTING ABOUT 61.8 % OF THEIR SHARE MARKET. • UNTIL THE YEAR 2010 A TOTAL AVERAGE INCREASE OF 4 % OF MATERIAL CONSUMPTION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PROTECTIVE TEXTILES IS EXPECTED. • FORECAST FOR AREAS OUTSIDE WESTERN AND CENTRAL EUROPE AND THE USA, A TOTAL INCREASE OF 10 % IS PREDICTED MARKET POTENTIAL FOR GENERAL FLAME-RESISTANCE PROTECTIVE APPAREL IN US $1.84 BILLION A YEAR AND THIS FIGURE IS EXPECTED TO REACH US $ 2.66 BILLION BY 2012 SO, SUCH IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE PROTECTIVE TEXTILE IN THE YEARS TO COME • •  OUT OF THE TOTAL OF 227 WEST EUROPEAN COMPANIES, PROTECTIVE HEADGEAR, CLOTHING, SAFETY, GLOVES AND FOOTWEAR, ARE USED BY 83 % OF THEM.  FOR CLOTHING AND GLOVES ONLY, THE FIGURE RISES TO ALMOST 95 %, WHICH INDICATE THE REQUIREMENT OF THESE TWO COMMODITIES.  THE PATTERN OF PROTECTIVE CLOTHING USAGE DIFFERS WITH THE INDUSTRY CONCERNED. FOR EXAMPLE PETROCHEMICAL COMPANIES TEND TO HAVE LARGE NUMBERS OF EMPLOYEES USING PROTECTIVE CLOTHING  ON THE OTHER HAND CHEMICAL INDUSTRY HAS A FEWER USERS OF SUCH CLOTHING INFORMATION IN TABLE 3 PRESENTS THE NUMBER OF NEW PRODUCTS DEVELOPED BY DIFFERENT COMPANIES IN DIFFERENT SECTORS OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES IN A GIVEN PERIOD OF 10 YEARS AND AS REPORTED IN THE JOURNAL TECHNICAL TEXTILES INTERNATIONAL IN UK FEW YEARS AGO. AS CAN BE SEEN FROM THE TABLE , OF THE 245 PRODUCTS DEVELOPED, 84 FOUND THEIR APPLICATION FOR SAFETY AND PROTECTION WELFARE OF PEOPLE WHETHER WORKING IN ANY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY OR OTHERWISE USING ANY PUBLIC UTILITIES •SAFETY AND PROTECTIVE TEXTILES ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT PEOPLE WORKING IN THE INDUSTRY FROM ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS : ¾ EXTREME HEAT AND FIRE ¾ EXTREME COLD ¾ HARMFUL CHEMICALS AND GASES ¾ BACTERIAL / VIRAL ENVIRONMENT ¾ CONTAMINATION ¾ MECHANICAL HAZARDS ¾ ELECTRICAL HAZARDS ¾ RADIATION PROTECTIVE TEXTILES IN NON MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES • MILITARY & POLICE FORCE, TRANSPORT, IN MEDICAL, • SECURITY GUARDS CLIMBING, SKIING, • SUBMARINERS, WATER SPORTS, OFFSHORE • FOUNDRIES AND, WINTER SPORTS, COAL • GLASS WORKERS HEALTH CARE, SPORTS • RACING DRIVERS, ASTRANAUGHTS, MINING, • FISHING AND DIVING, COLD STORAGE WORKERS • OIL AND GAS RIG WORKERS, CONSTRUCTIONINDUSTRY FIRE / HEAT RESISTANCE PROTECTIVE TEXITLES · FLAME RESISTANCE IN FABRICS IS ACHIEVED USING FLAME RESISTANT MATERIALS AND FIBRES, SUCH AS · NOMEX, KEVLAR, GLASS, · POLYESTER, POLYAMIDE, · CARBON PROPANE TREATED COTTON, MODACRYLIC, POLYPROPYLENE ALUMINIZED FABRICS HAVE BEEN SPECIFICALLY DEVELOPED TO ENHANCE HUMAN PERFORMANCE.( FIGHER FIGHTERS ) OTHER APPLICATIONS WHERE ALUMINIZED FABRICS ARE BEING USED ARE WHEN WORKING WITH MOLTEN METAL / HIGH- PRESSURE STEAM. A TYPICAL FIRE FIGHTER’S GEAR INCLUDES: Ø COAT, PANTS, UNDERWEAR, HELMET, Ø BOOTS, GLOVES, STATION WEARS UNIFORM, [...]... CHEMICALS A TYPICAL CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE TEXTILE CONSISTS OF THREE MAIN COMPONENTS: · A TEXTILE OUTER LAYER, WHICH CAN BE NON-WOVEN OR WOVEN · AN INNER LAYER OF PROTECTIVE MATERIAL · AND A TEXTILE LINER FABRIC THE THREE COMPONENTS ARE DESIGNED TO WORK IN HARMONY WITH EACH OTHER TYPES OF CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE MATERIALS 4 TYPES OF PROTECTIVE MATERIALS WITH THEIR DIFFERENT CAPABILITIES... ,VOMITING CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PROTECTIVE TEXTILES EXAMPLES OF CHEMICALS HANDLING WHICH CAN RESULT IN DIRECT EXPOSURE TO TOXIC CHEMICALS ARE: EMERGENCY CHEMICAL RESPONSE DURING MANUFACTURE OF SHIPMENT HANDLING OF CHEMICAL WASTE ACID BATHS AND OTHER TREATMENTS IN ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURE EQUIPMENT LEAKS OR FAILURES HANDLING OF LIQUID CHEMICALS DURING MANUFACTURE APPLICATION OF PESTICIDES AND OTHER AGRICULTURAL... ON SEA FOR THE MARINE THE PARTS OF THE SUIT ARE : A 1 2 3 B THE WATERPROOF SUIT : MADE UP OF 3 LAYERS THE OUTER NOMEX FABRIC, INNER KNIT AND A MEMBRANE IN THE MIDDLE A THERMAL INSULATED LINING, : IT IS MADE OF 3 LAYERS C THE OUTSIDE AND THE INSIDE LAYER ARE OF VISCOSE FR 100% AND D E THE MIDDLE ONE IS KERMEL 100% NONWOVEN WATER PROOF HOOD AND GLOVES, : THESE ARE MADE OF NEOPRENE COATED WITH LYCRA KNIT... THE RISK OF DROWNING OR HYPOTHERMIA DEATH, IN CASE THE AIR CRAFT IS DAMAGED AND DESTROYED MADE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE MATERIALS AND IT PROTECT THE BODY AGAINST HYPOTHERMIA IN COLD WATER WITH TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 0 - 5°CF OR 6 HOURS AS WELL AS REDUCES THE RISK OF DROWNING ENSURES THAT THE PILOT IS FLOATING FOR 12 HOURS ENSURES PILOT UNDERWATER BREATHING FOR 3 MINUTES INCREASES THE POSSIBILITY OF SPOTTING... ERGONOMICS, MAINTAIN THE PROTECTION INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF AIR TRAPPED WITHIN CLOTH THE CLOTHING IS MADE OF 3 LAYERS ADAPTIVE MATERIALS SUCH AS PHASE CHANGING MATERIAL (PCM ) AND SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS (SPA) ALSO ENABLE THERMAL PROTECTION THE ADOPTIVE MATERIAL ABSORBS PART OF THE THERMAL ENERGY DURING THE PHASE CHANGING OR INCREASES THE THICKNESS OF THE CLOTHING PROTECTION AGAINST COLD TO SURVIVE AND... SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE MATERIALS ( SPMS): MULTI-LAYER COMPOSITE POLYMER : ARE THIN, LIGHT WEIGHT, AND FLEXIBLE PROTECTIVE BARRIER TO CHEMICAL · DON’T NEED THE LAYER OF ANY HEAVY SPORTIVE MATERIAL; · MOISTURE VAPOUR FROM THE BODY TO ESCAPE THROUGH THE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING 4 IMPERMEABLE MATERIALS SOME EXAMPLES OF THESE MATERIALS ARE BUTYL, NEOPRENE AND SOME ELASTOMERS ARE EFFECTIVELY USED FOR PROTECTION FROM WARFARE... NEGATIVE PRESSURES IT WAS FOUND THAT THE PROTECTIVE MATERIAL DEVELOPED, SUCCESSFULLY PREVENTED MUSTARD LIQUID AND BIOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS FROM PERMEATING THROUGH THE LAMINATE PARTICULATE PROTECTIVE TEXTILES DESIGNED TO WEAR DURING ASBESTOS REMOVAL TE XTILES PRODUCED BY SPUN BONDED / MELT BLOWN OLEFINS/ CELLULOSE FABRIC REINFORCED WITH PLASTIC SCRIM · THESE MATERIALS OFFER STRENGTH / DURABILITY / BREATHABILITY... POLYPROPYLENE IS HEAT BONDED BETWEEN TWO LAYERS OF SPUN BONDED POLYPROPYLENE · THE OUTER LAYER GIVES STRENGTH AND · THE INNER LAYER PROVIDE BARRIER PROTECTION IT HAS GOOD WHICH MAKES IT EXCELLENT FOR CLOSED AREAS · BREATABILITY USE OF PILE FABRICS FOR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING’S RESEARCH CARRIED OUT IN GERMANY PILE FABRICS ( CORDUROY ) WHEN COATED WITH RIGHT TECHNOLOGY OFFER MUCH BETTER : RESISTANCE TO CHEMICALS,... LAMINATING PILE FABRICS, LAMINATED WITH HOT MELT ADHESIVE FILMS WITH PRIMARY PRODUCTS OF · COPOLYESTER, · POLYURETHANE AND · POLYETHYLENE WERE USED SP ECIAL PROPERTIES WERE REALISED WITH LAMINATES WITH ALUMINIUM FOIL, LAMINATED ONE SIDE OF THE PILE FABRIC IN ORDER TO CREATE SHIELDING ELECTROMAGNETIC POLLUTION CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE TEXTILES INVOLVING LIQUID AND GAS FABRICS FOR THE BODY PROTECTION ARE DESIGNED... 80 % INCREASED RISK OF MISCARRIAGE THE OVERALL CRUDE RISK OF MISCARRIAGE WAS 16 % PROTECTION FROM TRANSMITTED RADIATION IS SHIELDED BY PLACING A HEAVY RADIATION BARRIER AS LEAD BETWEEN THE RADIOACTIVE DIRT AND THE WORKER PROTECTIVE TEXITLES AGAINST RADIATONS NEW PRODUCT DEMRON DEVELOPED BY LAMINATING A POLYMER FILM BETWEEN A WOVEN AND NOWOVEN FABRIC THE POLYMER IS A COMPOSITE OF · · POLYURETHANE AND . AN OVERVIEW OF PROTECTIVE TEXTILES • OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS NEW TERMS SUCH AS TECHNICAL TEXTILES, HIGHPERFORMANCE TEXTILES, ENGINEERED TEXTILES, HIGH-TECH .TEXTILES, FUNCTIONAL TEXTILES. REPRESENTING ABOUT 61.8 % OF THEIR SHARE MARKET. • UNTIL THE YEAR 2010 A TOTAL AVERAGE INCREASE OF 4 % OF MATERIAL CONSUMPTION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PROTECTIVE TEXTILES IS EXPECTED. • FORECAST. ARE TEXTILES NOW UNDER A RESPECTABLE WORD TECHNICAL TEXTILES • USE OF TEXTILES, DATES BACK TO EARLY EGYPTIANS AND CHINESE - USED TO USE PAPYRUS MATS TO REINFORCE FOUNDATIONS RESPECTIVELY OF