MANUTEX – BRIDGING THE GAPS BETWEEN TEXTILE TECHNOLOGY AND MANUFACTURING
22nd INTERNATIONAL IFATCC CONGRESS
Mohit Raina, Thomas Gries
RWTH Aachen University
Aachen - in the heart of Europe, close to § Düsseldorf § Cologne § Belgium § The Netherlands § Paris
§ founded in 1870 by industrial initiative § 31.500 students in 106 courses of study § 450 chairs § 4400 assistant lecturers (mostly PhD positions) § 2500 non-academic members of staff § 650 apprentices § 650 Mio. € total budget incl. affiliated institutes § thereof 30 % third party funding
Introduction ITA – Research fields
Simulation Production technology Product development
Functional, economical and ecological solutions for
Medical Technology
Smart Textiles
Civil Engineering Energy Nonwovens Automotive
Fibre Production
Fibre Processing
Fabric Production Composites Joining Finishing
Innovation process – from idea to product/market
- Ihr Innovationspartner Your innovation partner
Literatur - u. Patent -
recherche Product
innovation workshop
Schulung
Innovations - kunde
Literatur - u. Patent -
recherche Schulung Literatur - u.
Patent - recherche
Schulung Literatur - u. Patent -
recherche Schulung Literatur - u.
Patent - recherche
Literatur - u. Patent -
recherche
Literature and -
patent research
Concept study
Prototyping Implemen-tation
- Customer
Know - how - Transfer
Procurement consulting
MANUTEX - Introduction
Chairman – Univ.-Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirt. Ing. Thomas Gries
Stakeholders – § The European textile & clothing industry and their representative organisations
§ The European textile/clothing machinery industry and their representative organisations
§ The European textile & textile machinery research community
§ The European Commission & national authorities
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European Technology Platformfor the Future of
Textiles and Clothing( )Textile ETP
ManuTEX
Textile and Clothing Production in Europe - Trends
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42%
8%
12%
15%
46%
15%
15%
31%
15%
4%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50%
Newspecialityfibres&fibrecomposites
Functionalisationoftextiles
Biomaterials&biotechnologies
Newtextileproducts forhumanperformance
Newtextileproducts fortechnicalapplications
Smarttextiles&clothing
Clothing/fashionmasscustomisation
Newproductdesignconcepts&technologies
Integratedquality&lifecyclemanagementconcepts
NewTestingmethods
19%
35%
23%
38%
4%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%
Adaptivemanufacturing
Digitalmanufacturing
Manufacturinginnetworks
Knowledge-basedmanufacturing
Integratedonlineandofflinequalityinspection
Future Manufacturing in Europe – Key Manufacturing Trends
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77%
58%
65%
77%
19%
77%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90%
Materials
Mechatronic&control&IT
Simulationofprocesses
Processes
Supplychainmanagement
Emissionsandenvironment
Key MANUTEX Trends
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Research Priorities
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MANUTEX
Advanced Materials
Innovative Products/
Production
Intelligent Production
Resource Efficiency
Research Priorities
Advanced Materials § New textile products (technical, medical or smart textiles)
§ Research, design and utilization of new materials (e.g. fibre reinforced plastics for light
weight constructions, novel surface technologies including nanotechnologies)
§ Designing textile materials in the context of new material developments and surface
technologies
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Research Priorities
Innovative Products and Production § New process developments
§ New textile products (technical, medical or smart textiles)
§ Development of non-conventional textile processes
§ New processes and technologies for direct 3D manufacturing of products made of
textiles and other flexible materials
§ Development of non-conventional textile processes for already existing products
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Artificial cornea One sided sewing mechnism (Concept)
3D-Hexagonal braiding approach
Research Priorities
Intelligent Production Technologies § Targeting higher productivity in manufacturing existing products, customized or
individualized products, hybrid processes or shortened processes chains
§ Process simulation technologies and mechatronics are expected to play a key role for
progress in all these areas
§ New process developments for new (technical) textile products using process simulation
technologies and mechatronics
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Active Temple arrangement (Concept)
Pneumatikzylinder
Klemmleiste Riet Hebel
Gewebetisch
Warenabzug
Piezoaktor
Pneumatikzylinder
Klemmleiste Riet Hebel
Gewebetisch
Warenabzug
Piezoaktor
Realized warp tension sensor
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1 Trägerbalken 4 Dehnungsmessstreifen2 Querbalken 5 Kettfäden3 mittlerer Querbalken 6 Fadenlauf
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1 Trägerbalken 4 Dehnungsmessstreifen2 Querbalken 5 Kettfäden3 mittlerer Querbalken 6 Fadenlauf
1 girder2 crossbar3 middle crossbar
4 strain gauges5 warp threads6 straight grain
Research Priorities
Resource Efficiency § New process developments
§ Material and energy efficiency, noise reduction
§ Existing Process developments with specific focus on material & energy efficiency, noise
reduction
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Klimatisierung Karden Spinnmaschine
Branch Energy Concept
Best Practice Research Measuring Technologies Measurement of
§ Fluid flows
§ Fibres / yarns
§ Surfaces
Use of various measuring principles and sensors
§ Acoustic emission
§ Optical Detection of filament breaks
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PIV Image
Acoustic Emission-Sensor Pressure films LDA
Best Practice Research
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Adaptive Textile Prototyping Prototyping
§ Processing different fibre materials up to textile products
§ Machine components
Processing techniques
§ Validation of process techniques for various material
§ Staple fibre production
§ Opening and blending
§ Nonwovens
§ Yarns
Rotor und opening roller
OE-Rotor spinning tester (Oerlikon Schlafhorst)
Best Practice Research
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Textile production, Process and Machine Development Objective
§ Development and production of individualized 2D- and 3D-fabrics with increased strength
§ Development of handling processes and machines
Proceeding
§ One and multiple step preforming processes for reinforcement cages with positioning devices
§ Measurement and adaption of yarn tension in the knitting zone
Distance elements
Double needle bar raschel machine
Chain
Tricot
Waffle
Distance elements
Best Practice Research Coating of Yarns and textile structures
Process simulation
§ Simulation of fluids and gas flows
§ Prototyping
§ Flow measurement with Particle Image Velocimetry (PIV)
§ Development and construction of coating units
§ Development and production of prepregs
Foulard Flow measurement with PIV
Pilot Coater PCS-30 (Co. JWS)
Mohit Raina M.Tech. Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirt. Ing. Thomas Gries
Institut für Textiltechnik an der RWTH Aachen
Otto Blumenthalstrasse 1, 52074, Aachen.
Germany
Tel No.: 0049-241-80-23444
Fax no.: 0049-241-80-22422
Email : [email protected]
Website: www.ita.rwth-aachen.de
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