Layout design and the flow of materials have a significant impact on performance of manufacturing system (garments industry) .These can help to increase productivity, reduce work in process and inventory, short production lead time, streamlines the flow of materials, cost and reduce non value added activities from the production process of waiting and transportation, which make the factory meet...

INTRODUCTION This study examines the effects of high-visibility garment design on daytime pedestrian conspicuity in work zones. Factors assessed were garment color, amount of background material, pedestrian arm motion, scene complexity, and driver age. METHOD The study was conducted in naturalistic conditions on public roads in real traffic. Drivers drove two passes on a 31-km route and indic...

BACKGROUND An investigation was undertaken to compare the effect of multi-component compression bandages and compression hosiery kits on individuals' range of ankle motion whilst wearing typical and medical footwear, and barefoot. METHODS A convenience sample of 30 healthy individuals recruited from the staff and student population at the University of Huddersfield, UK. Plantarflexion/dorsifl...

Textile-based transducers are an innovative category of devices that use conductive fibres meshed with elastic textile fabrics. Within this paper, a new class of strain sensors, which represents an excellent trade-off between figures of merit in mechano-electrical transduction and possibility of integration in textiles, is presented. Electrically conductive elastomer composites show piezo-resis...

We present an image-based algorithm for surface reconstruction of moving garments from multiple calibrated video cameras. Using a color-coded cloth texture, we reliably match circular features between different camera views. As surface model we use an a priori known triangle mesh. By identifying the mesh vertices with texture elements we obtain a coherent parametrization of the surface over tim...

The Readymade Garments (RMG) industry occupies a unique position in the Bangladesh economy. It is the largest exporting industry in Bangladesh, which experienced phenomenal growth during the last 25 years. More than 78 percent of Bangladesh’s export earnings come from the garments industry. The industry plays a key role in employment generation and in the provision of income to the poor. Nearly...

Current standard test methods for the evaluation of the performance of modern ESDprotective clothing used in electronics industry do not measure correctly the effectiveness of the clothing to protect sensitive electronics from electrostatic phenomena. Therefore a new European research project – ESTAT-Garments – was started in early 2002. The main objective of this three-years project (2002-2005...

http://dx.doi.org/10.15221/13.067 Abstract The use of Three-Dimensional (3D) body scanning technology in the area of technical apparel design has begun to receive more attention and be implemented in the industry over the recent decade. The purpose of this study was to observe the effectiveness of 3D virtual fit testing processes using body scans and garment simulation technology and to identif...

Advances in textile materials, technology and miniaturization of electronics for measurement instrumentation has boosted the development of wearable measurement systems. In several projects sensorized garments and non-invasive instrumentation have been integrated to assess on emotional, cognitive responses as well as physical arousal and status of mental stress through the study of the autonomo...