Research Areas

Research at the Department of Textile and Apparel Engineering

A number of research projects are carried out by the Department in areas relevant to the needs of the industry. Some areas in which research is currently being carried out are :

Effluent treatment in washing plants

Computerised fabric inspection and grading

Indigenous dye production

Seam properties and behaviour

Geotextiles

Lean manufacturing

Fabric structures

Knitting developments

Image processing in textile testing

Automation of garment manufactering

Improvements to textile machinery