STANDARDIZATION OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES-AN OVERVIEW

1. STANDARDIZATION OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES-AN OVERVIEW J.K.GUPTA, SCIENTIST ‘C’, BIS

2. INTRODUCTION • THE TECHNICAL TEXTILE SECTOR IN INDIA IS LIKELY TO GROW BY 11% YEAY ON YEAR AND IS EXPECTED TO ATTAIN A MARKET SIZE OF $14.8 BILLION BY 2012-13 FROM THE CURRENT SIZE OF $9.9 BILLION • PRESENTLY MAJOR PRODUCERS OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES ARE IN DEVELOPED COUNTRIES OUT OF WHICH USA, EUROPE AND JAPAN COMPRISE ABOUT 70 %. • ALTHOUGH, GLOBALLY THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT GROWTH OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES IN THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, LARGE INVESTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE RECENT PAST IN THE DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ALSO IN THIS HIGHLY SPECIALIZED AND TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN AREA.

3. INTRODUCTION ( CONTD……) • THE PRODUCTION OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES IN INDIA IS MINISCULE AS IT REQUIRES HUGE INVESTMENTS FOR DEVELOPING THE SPECIALIZED FIBRE FOR TECHNICAL TEXTILES, TECHNOLOGY KNOW-HOW AND PRODUCTION FACILITIES. • IT IS IN THIS CONTEXT THAT THE ROLE OF STANDARDS FOR VARIOUS SPECIALIZED DESIGN, FUNCTIONAL AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THESE TEXTILES NEEDS NO EMPHASIS.

4. WHAT IS TECHNICAL TEXTILE ? • TECHNICAL TEXTILES CAN BE DEFINED AS TEXTILE MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED PRIMARILY FOR THEIR TECHNICAL PERFORMANCE AND FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES RATHER THAN FOR AESTHETICS OR DECORATIVE CHARACTERISTICS.

5. GENERAL FEATURES OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES • COST EFFECTIVE • FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT • DURABLE • HIGH STRENGTH • VERSATILITY • USER FRIENDLINESS • ECO FRIENDLINESS • LOGISTIC CONVENIENCE, ETC. • COULD BE WOVEN, KNIITED, OR NON-WOVEN • COULD BE MADE FROM COMMONLY AVAILABLE FIBRES SUCH AS NATURAL FIBRES (COIR AND JUTE), SYNTHETIC FIBRES (POLYESTER, POLYAMIDE, POLYPROPYLENE, POLYETHYLENE, ACRYLIC, ELASTOMERIC, P-ARARNID, M-ARAMID AND OTHER HIGH PERFORMANCE SYNTHETICS), REGENERATED FIBRES (VISCOSE RAYON, ACETATE RAYON) AND INORGANIC FIBRES SUCH AS CARBON, GLASS, CERAMICS AND STEEL FIBRES.

6. CLASSIFICATION OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES • DEPENDING UPON THE PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS, FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS AND END USE APPLICATIONS THE HIGHLY DIVERSIFIED RANGE OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES PRODUCTS ARE CLASSIFIED IN 12 GROUPS:

7. CLASSIFICATION OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES ( CONTD……) • AGROTECH CROP COVER, FISHNET,CAPILLARY MATTING, SHADE NETS, GROUND COVERS • BUILDTECH TARPAULIN, AWNING, HOUSE WRAP, ROOFING FELT • CLOTHTECH INTERLINING, WADDING, VELCRO, ZIP FASTENER • GEOTECH TEXTILES FOR GROUND STABILSATION, SEPARATION, FILTERATION, DRAINAGE AND SOIL REINFORCEMENT

8. CLASSIFICATION OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES ( CONTD……) • HOMETECH CARPET BACKING, FIBRE FILL, WEBBING, MATTRESS, CURTAIN TAPES, WIPES, VACUUM FILTERS • INDUTECH AIR FILTERS, CONVEYOR BELT, PAPERMAKING FELT, ABRASIVES, BRUSHES, COATED FABRICS, COMPOSITES • MEDTECH WIPES, BANDAGES, GOWNS/DRAPES, APRONS, MATTRESSES, BEDLINENS, BLANKETS • MOBILTECH HOSE, SEAT BELT, TYRE CORD, CARPETS, TRUCK COVERS, ROPES, UPHOLSTERY

9. CLASSIFICATION OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES ( CONTD……) • PACKTECH LAUNDRY BAGS, SOAKER PADS, NETTING, STRAPPING • PROTECH DUST FREE FABRICS, FACE MASK, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, HI-VISIBILITY FABRIC, BULLET PROOF FABRIC, FIRE RETARDANT TEXTILES • OEKOTECH ECO-FRIENDLY TEXTILES • SPORTTECH SPORT BAGS, FLAGS, SHOPPING BAGS, SPORTSWEAR, SWIMWEAR

10. STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH FOR STANDARDIZATION OF GEO-SYNTHETICS AT NATIONAL LEVEL WAS FIRST ADOPTED BY BIS IN LATE 1980S THROUGH A NETWORK OFTWO TECHNICAL COMMITTEES, • GEO-TEXTILES AND INDUSTRIAL FABRICS SECTIONAL COMMITTEE, TX 30 AND • GEO-SYNTHETICS SECTIONAL COMMITTEE, WRD 25. TX 30WAS LOOKING AFTER STANDARDIZATION WORK RELATED TO TESTING AND SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR GEO-TEXTILES MADE OF POLYESTER, POLYPROPYLENE, JUTE, COIR AND OTHER FIBRES HAVING WOVEN/NON-WOVEN/KNITTEDSTRUCTURE WHILE WRD 25 MAINLY COVERS GEO-MEMBRANES/GEO-GRIDS/GEO-COMPOSITES AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (NATURAL AND POLYMERIC) FOR RIVER VALLEY AND OTHER CIVIL ENGINEERING RELATED APPLICATIONS.

11. STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH TO DEVELOP THE NATIONAL STANDARDS ON FAST TRACK BASIS, BOTH TX30 AND WRD 25 COMMITTES HAVE BEEN MERGED TO FORM A NEW COMMITTEE WITH THE FOLLOWING TITLE AND THE SCOPE: TXD 30 GEOSYNTHETICS TO FORMULATE INDIAN STANDARDS ON TERMINILOGY, CLASSIFICATION AND METHOD OF TEST AND SPECIFICATION FOR ALL TYPES OF GEOSYNTHETICS (WOVEN AND NON-WOVEN)

12. STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH • IS 14715:2000 WOVEN JUTE GEOTEXTILES - SPECIFICATION • IS 15869:2008 TEXTILES-OPEN WEAVE COIR BHOOVASTRA-SPECIFICATION • IS 15871:2009 USE OF COIR GEOTEXTILES (COIR BHOOVASTRA) IN UNPAVED ROADS • IS 15909:2010 PVC GEO-MEMBRANES FOR LINING-SPECIFICATION • IS 15910:2010 GEO-SYNTHETICS FOR HIGHWAYS - SPECIFICATION

13. STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH • IS 13162(PART 2):1991 GEOTEXTILES - METHODS OF TEST PART 2 DETERMINATION OF RESISTANCE TO EXPOSURE OF ULTRA-VIOLET LIGHT AND WATER (XENON ARC TYPE APPARATUS) • IS 13162(PART 3):1992 GEOTEXTILES - METHODS OF TEST PART 3 DETERMINATION OF THICKNESS AT SPECIFIED PRESSURE • IS 13162(PART 4):1992 GEOTEXTILES - METHODS OF TEST PART 4 DETERMINATION OF PUNCTURE RESISTANCE BY FALLING CONE METHOD • IS 13162(PART 5):1992 GEOTEXTILES - METHODS OF TEST PART 5 DETERMINATION OF TENSILE PROPERTIES USING A WIDE WIDTH STRIP

14. STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH • IS 13321(PART 1):1992 GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR GEOSYNTHETICS PART 1 TERMS USED IN MATERIALS AND PROPOERTIES • IS 13325:1992 METHOD OF TESTS FOR DETERMINATION OF TENSILE PROPERTIES OF EXTRUDED POLYMER GEO-GRIDS USING THE USING THE WIDE STRIP • IS 13326(PART 1):1992 METHOD OF TEST FOR EVALUATION OF INTERFACE FRICTION BETWEEN GEO-GYNTHETIC AND SOIL PART 1 MODIFIED DIRECT SHEAR TECHNIQUE • IS 14293:1995 GEOTEXTILES - METHOD OF TEST FOR TRAPEZOID TEARING STRENGTH

15. STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH • IS 14294:1995 GEOTEXTILES - METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF APPARENT OPENING SIZE BY DRY SIEVING TECHNIQUE • IS 14324:1995 GEOTEXTILES - METHODS OF TEST FOR DETERMINATION OF WATER PERMEABILITY-PERMITTIVITY • IS 14706:1999 GEOTEXTILES - SAMPLING AND PREPARATION OF TEST SPECIMEN • IS 14714:1999 GEOTEXTILES-DETERMINATION OF ABRASION RESISTANCE

16. STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH • IS 14716:1999 / ISO9864:1990 GEOTEXTILES- DETERMINATION OF MASS PER UNIT AREA • IS 14739:1999 GEOTEXTILES - METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF CREEP • IS 14986:2001 GUIDELINES FOR APPLICATION OF JUTE GEO-TEXTILE FOR RAIN WATER EROSION CONTROL IN ROAD AND RAILWAY EMBANKMENT AND HILL SLOPES • IS 15060:2001 / ISO 10321:1992 GEOTEXTILES - TENSILE TEST FOR JOINTS/SEAMS BY WIDE WIDTH METHOD

17. STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH • IS 15868(PART 1):2008 NATURAL FIBRE GEOTEXTILES (JUTE GEOTEXTILES AND COIR BHOOVASTRA) METHODS OF TEST - PART 1 DETERMINATION OF MASS PER UNIT AREA • PART 2 DETERMINATION OF THICKNESS • PART 3 DETERMINATION OF PERCENTAGE OF SWELL • PART 4 DETERMINATION OF WATER ABSORPTION CAPACITY • PART 5 DETERMINATION OF SMOLDERING RESISTANCE • PART 6 DETERMINATION OF MESH SIZE OF COIR GEOTEXTILES BY OVERHEAD PROJECTOR METHOD

18. STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH FINALISED DRAFTS UNDER PRINT • DOC.TXD 30 (935) JUTE GEO-TEXTILES - PART 1 STRENGTHENING OF SUB GRADE IN ROADS AND CONTROL OF BANK EROSION IN RIVERS AND WATERWAYS (FIRST REVISION OF IS 14715) • DOC.TXD 30(950) JUTE GEO-TEXTILES - PART 2 CONTROL OF BANK EROSION IN RIVERS AND WATERWAYS (FIRST REVISION OF IS 14715) • DOC.TXD 30 (959) GUIDELINES FOR APPLICATION OF COIR GEOTEXTILES (COIR WOVEN BHOOVASTRA) FOR RAIN WATER EROSION CONTROL IN ROADS, RAILWAYS EMBANKMENTS AND HILL SLOPES

19. STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH DRAFT STANDARDS COMPLETED WIDE CIRCULATION • DOC.TXD 30(982) METHOD OF TEST FOR DETERMINATION OF CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO. • DOC.TXD 30(983) TEXTILES-METHOD OF DETERMINATION OF APPARENT OPENING SIZE OF GEO-TEXTILES BY WET SIEVING DRAFT STANDARDS APPROVED FOR WIDE CIRCULATION • DOC.TXD 30(961) NATURAL FIBRE GEOTEXTILES (JUTE GEO TEXTILES) AND COIR GEOTEXTILES (COIR BHOOVASTRA) - GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR EROSION CONTROL PRODUCTS • DOC.TXD 30(985) SPECIFICATION FOR GEOTEXTILES USED AS PROTECTION (OR CUSHIONING) MATERIAL

20. STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH • DOC.TXD 30(1025) SPECIFICATION FORGEO-TEXTILES USED IN SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE APPLICATION • DOC.TXD 30(1026) SPECIFICATION FORGEO-TEXTILES FOR PERMANENT EROSION CONTROL IN HARD ARMOR SYSTEMS • DOC.TXD 30(1027) SPECIFICATION FORGEO-TEXTILES USED IN SUBGRADE SEPARATION IN PAVEMENT STRUCTURES • DOC.TXD 30(1028) SPECIFICATION FORGEO-TEXTILES USED IN SUBGRADE STABILIZATION IN PAVEMENT STRUCTURES • DOC.TXD 30(1029) SPECIFICATION FOR GEO-GRIDS USED AS REINFORCEMENT OF BASE AND SUB BASE LAYERS IN PAVEMENT STRUCTURES • DOC.TXD 30(1030) SPECIFICATION FOR GEO GRIDS USED AS SOIL REINFORCEMENT IN MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH (MSE) RETAINING STRUCTURES

21. STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH • STANDARDIZATION IN THE FIELD OF PROTECH IS CARRIED OUT BY: • TEXTILES PROTECTIVE CLOTHING SECTIONAL COMMITTEE, TXD 32 TO FORMULATE INDIAN STANDARDS FOR TESTING AND SPECIFICATION FOR TEXTILE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR PROTECTION FROM FIRE AND OTHER HEALTH/LIFE HAZARDS

22. STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH • IS 11871:1986 METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF FLAMMABILITY AND FLAME RESISTANCE OF TEXTILE MATERIALS • IS 15589:2005/ ISO 6940:2004 TEXTILE FABRICS - BURNING BEHAVIOUR - DETERMINATION OF EASE OF IGNITION OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENS • IS 15590:2005 / ISO 6941:2003 TEXTILE FABRICS - BURNING BEHAVIOUR - MEASUREMENT OF FLAME SPREAD PROPERTIES OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENS • IS 13501:1992 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF FLAMMABILITY BY OXYGEN INDEX

23. STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH • IS 15741:2007 TEXTILES - RESISTANCE TO IGNITION OF CURTAINS AND DRAPES – SPECIFICATION (BASED ON EN) • IS 15612:2005 TEXTILES - BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF CURTAINS AND DRAPES • PART 1 - CLASSIFICATION SCHEME • PART 2 - MEASUREMENT OF FLAME SPREAD OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENS WITH LARGE IGNITION SOURCE • PART 3 - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE IGNITABILITY OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENS (SMALL FLAME) • PART 4 - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE FLAME SPREAD OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENS

24. STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH • IS 15768:2007 TEXTILES - RESISTANCE OF IGNITION OF UPHOLSTERED COMPOSITE USED FOR NON-DOMESTIC FURNITURE (BASED ON EN) • IS 12467(PART 1):2005 TEXTILES - ASSESSMENT OF THE IGNITABILITY OF UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE - PART 1 - IGNITION SOURCE: SMOULDERING CIGARETTE • IS 12467(PART 2):2005 TEXTILES - ASSESSMENT OF THE IGNITABILITY OF UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE - PART 2 - IGNITION SOURCE: MATCH-FLAME EQUIVALENT

25. STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH • IS 15748:2007 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS EXPOSED TO HEAT (EXCLUDING FIREFIGHTERS' AND WELDERS' CLOTHING) • IS 15758(PART 1):2007 / ISO 9151 : 1995 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PART 1 METHOD OF DETERMINING OF HEAT TRANSMISSION ON EXPOSURE TO FLAME • IS 15758(PART 2):2007 / ISO 6942 : 2002 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PART 2 ASSESSMENT OF MATERIAL ASSEMBLIES WHEN EXPOSED TO SOURCE OF RADIANT HEAT

26. STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH • IS 15758(PART 3):2007 / ISO 6530 : 2005 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PART 3 TEST METHOD FOR RESISTANCE TO MATERIAL TO PENETRATION BY LIQUIDS • IS 15758(PART 4):2007 / ISO 15025 : 2000 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PART 4 TEST METHOD FOR LIMITED FLAME SPREAD • IS 15758(PART 5):2007 / ISO 9185 : 1990 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING - PART 5 ASSESSMENT OF RESISTANCE OF MATERIALS TO MOLTEN METAL SPLASH

27. STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH • IS 15742:2007 TEXTILES - REQUIREMENTS FOR CLOTHING MADE OF LIMITED FLAME SPREAD MATERIALS AND MATERIAL ASSEMBLIES AFFORDING PROTECTION AGAINST HEAT AND FLAME – SPECIFICATION (BASED ON EN) • IS 12722:1989 TEXTILE FLOOR COVERINGS - DETERMINATION OF FLAME RESISTANCE BY TABLET TEST • IS 15764:2008 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF THE BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF TEXTILE FLOOR COVERINGS

28. STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH • IS 15727(PART 1):2007 / ISO 12952-1 : 1998 TEXTILES - BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF BEDDING ITEMS - PART 1 : GENERAL TEST METHODS FOR THE IGNITABILITY BY SMOULDERING CIGARETTE • IS 15727(PART 2):2007 / ISO 12952-2 : 1998 TEXTILES - BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF BEDDING ITEMS - PART 2 - SPECIFIC TEST METHODS FOR THE IGNITABILITY BY A SMOULDERING CIGARETTE • IS 15727(PART 3):2007 / ISO 12952-3 : 1998 TEXTILES - BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF BEDDING ITEMS - PART 3 : GENERAL TEST METHODS FOR THE IGNITABILITY BY A SMALL OPEN FLAME

29. STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH • IS 15727(PART 4):2007 / ISO 12952-4 : 1998 TEXTILES - BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF BEDDING ITEMS - PART 4: SPECIFIC TEST METHODS FOR THE IGNITABILITY BY A SMALL OPEN FLAME • IS 15781:2007 TEXTILES-METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF FLAMMABILITY OF BLANKETS • IS 15782:2007 TEXTILES - METHOD FOR DETERIORATION OF VISIBILITY DUE TO SMOKE RELEASED ON COMBUSTION OF MATERIALS • IS15809:2008 HIGH VISIBILITY WARNING CLOTHES

30. STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH DRAFT STANDARDS COMPLETED WIDE CIRCULATION DOC.TXD 32(832) TEXTILES - RESISTANCE TO IGNITION OF MATTRESSES, DIVANS AND BED BASES - SPECIFICATION

31. STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH DRAFT STANDARDS ISSUED IN WIDE CIRCULATION • DOC.TXD 32(946)TEXTILES-PROTECTION GLOVES FOR FIREFIGHTERS - LABORATORY TEST METHODS AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS (BASED ON ISO 15383: 2003) • DOC.TXD 32(947)TEXTILES-PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR FIREFIGHTERS - LABORATORY TEST METHODS AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS (BASED ON ISO 11613 : 1999) • DOC.TXD 32(948)TEXTILES-PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR FIREFIGHTERS - LABORATORY TEST METHODS AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR WILD LAND FIREFIGHTING CLOTHING (BASED ON ISO 15384 : 2003) • DOC.TXD 32(949)TEXTILES-PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR FIREFIGHTERS - LABORATORY TEST METHODS AND PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING WITH A REFLECTIVE OUTER SURFACE (BASED ON ISO 15538 : 2001)

32. STANDARDIZATION OF MEDITECH STANDARDIZATION IN THE FIELD OF MEDITECH IS CARRIED OUT BY: • TECHNICAL TEXTILES FOR MEDITECH APPLICATIONS SECTIONAL COMMITTEE, TXD 36 TO FORMULATE INDIAN STANDARDS FOR TERMINOLOGY TESTING AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR TECHNICAL TEXTILES FOR MEDTECH APPLICATIONS SUCH AS HEALTHCARE AND HYGIENE TEXTILE PRODUCTS, IMPLANTABLE AND NON-IMPLANTABLE AND EXTRA CORPOREAL TEXTILE PRODUCTS

33. STANDARDIZATION OF MEDITECH • SINCE THE AREA OF MEDICAL TEXTILES INVOLVES HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE USER, THEIR STANDARDIZATION IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE AND VARIOUS PERFORMANCE AND FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS ARE TO BE APPROPRIATELY STANDARDIZED IN LINE WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. IN INDIA THE PRODUCTION AND STANDARDIZATION OF MEDICAL TEXTILES IS STILL AT INFANT STAGE AND A LOT MORE IS NEEDED TO BE DONE BY VARIOUS MANUFACTURERS, TECHNOLOGISTS, R & D INSTITUTIONS AND THE GOVERNMENT. HOWEVER, THE BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS, THE NATIONAL STANDARDS BODY OF INDIA HAS STEADILY EVOLVED SOME OF THE COMMON STANDARDS ON MEDICAL TEXTILES, WHICH ARE DISCUSSED BELOW:

34. STANDARDIZATION OF MEDITECH • IS 758:1988 SPECIFICATION FOR HANDLOOM COTTON GAUZE, ABSORBENT, NON-STERILIZED • IS 863:1988 SPECIFICATION FOR HANDLOOM COTTON BANDAGE CLOTH, NON-STERILIZED • IS 14316:1996SWABS, SMALL, IN BAG OF 50 • IS 4605:1981 CREPE BANDAGES • IS 1681:1998 WOOLLEN HOSPITAL BLANKETS, DYED • IS 11163:1985 FIRST-AID DRESSINGS • IS 11046:1984 OPERATING TOWEL

35. STANDARDIZATION OF MEDITECH • IS 6237:1971 COTTON CLOTH FOR PLASTER OF PARIS BANDAGES AND CUT BANDAGES • IS 4738:1993 BANDAGE, POP • IS 12839:1989 WOOL/POLYAMIDE BLENDED HOSPITAL FLANNEL • IS 757:1971 ABSORBENT COTTON, LINT • IS 10829:1993 X-RAY DETECTABLE GAUZE SWABS AND LAPROTOMY SPONGES • IS 5405:1980 SANITARY NAPKINS

36. STANDARDIZATION OF MEDITECH SUBJECT UNDER CONSIDERATION • DOC.TXD 36(1031) TEXTILES – PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SURGICAL GOWNS, DRAPES AND CLEAN AIR SUITS USED IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AS MEDICAL DEVICES, FOR PATIENTS, CLINICAL STAFF AND EQUIPMENT – SPECIFICATION PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURERS, PROCESSORS AND PRODUCTS • DOC.TXD 36(1032) TEXTILES – PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SURGICAL DRAPES, GOWNS AND CLEAN AIR SUITS USED IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AS MEDICAL DEVICES, FOR PATIENTS, CLINICAL STAFF AND EQUIPMENT - SPECIFICATION PART 2: TEST METHODS

37. STANDARDIZATION OF MEDITECH • DOC.TXD 36(1033) TEXTILES – PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SURGICAL GOWNS, DRAPES AND CLEAN AIR SUITS USED IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AS MEDICAL DEVICES, FOR PATIENTS, CLINICAL STAFF AND EQUIPMENT – SPECIFICATION PART 3: PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND PERFORMANCE LEVELS • DOC.TXD 36(1034) SPECIFICATION FOR BANDAGE CLOTH AND CUT BANDAGES (THIRD REVISION) • DOC.TXD 36(1035) TEXTILES - PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR SURGICAL FACEMASKS • DOC.TXD 36(1036) SPECIFICATION FOR ANTIMICROBIAL CREPE BANDAGE

38. STANDARDIZATION OF AGROTECH STANDARDIZATION IN THE FIELD OF AGROTECH IS CARRIED OUT BY: • TECHNICAL TEXTILES FOR AGROTECH APPLICATIONS SECTIONAL COMMITTEE, TXD 35 TO FORMULATE INDIAN STANDARDS SPECIFICATION AND METHOD OF TESTS FOR TECHNICAL TEXTILES USED IN HORTICULTURE, AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND ANIMAL HUSBANDARY

39. STANDARDIZATION OF AGROTECH • IS 15907:2010 AGRO TEXTILES - HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE) WOVEN BEDS FOR VERMICULTURE - SPECIFICATION • IS 15351:2008 TEXTILES-LAMINATED HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE) WOVEN FABRIC (GEO-MEMBRANE) FOR WATER PROOF LINING • IS 5508 (PARTS 1 TO 24) GUIDES FOR FISHING GEARS • IS 7533:2003 POLYAMIDE MONOFILAMENT LINE FOR FISHING • IS 4401:2006 TWISTED NYLON FISH-NET TWINES • IS 14287:1995 PP MULTIFILAMENT NETTING TWINE • IS 6347:2003 PE MONOFILAMENT TWINE FOR FISHING

40. STANDARDIZATION OF AGROTECH SUBJECT UNDER CONSIDERATION • DOC.TXD 35(980) JUTE AGRO-TEXTILES FOR GROWTH OF PLANTS AND SUPPRESSION OF WEEDS-SPECIFICATION • DOC.TXD 35(981) JUTE AGRO-TEXTILE - SAPLING BAGS FOR GROWTH OF SEEDLING /SAPLING - SPECIFICATION • DOC.TXD 35(1003) TEXTILES - SHADE NETS FOR AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE PURPOSES-SPECIFICATION • SPECIFICATION FOR GROUND COVERS FOR HORTICULTURE APPLICATION

41. STANDARDIZATION OF INDUTECH STANDARDIZATION IN THE FIELD OF INDUTECH IS CARRIED OUT BY: • INDUSTRIAL FABRICS SECTIONAL COMMITTEE, TXD 33 TO FORMULATE STANDARDS FOR TERMINOLOGY, TESTING AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL FABRICS INCLUDING NON-WOVEN TEXTILES MADE FROM NATURAL AND MAN-MADE FIBRES/FILAMENTS AND BLENDS THEREOF

42. STANDARDIZATION OF INDUTECH • IS 1178:1986 COTTON FILTER CLOTH • IS 1422:1983 SPECIFICATION FOR COTTON DUCK • IS 1424:1983 SPECIFICATION FOR COTTON CANVAS • IS 1719:2000 INDUSTRIAL TEXTILE-PRESSED WOOL FELT • IS 4388:1982 SPECIFICATION FOR COTTON FABRICS FOR REINFORCEMENT OF RUBBER HOSES • IS 5996:1984 SPECIFICATION FOR COTTON BELTING DUCKS

43. STANDARDIZATION OF INDUTECH • IS 9293:1991 TEXTILES - CANVAS, FLAX - SPECIFICATION • IS 11574:1986 SPECIFICATION FOR POLYAMIDE FILTER CLOTH • IS 11575:1986 SPECIFICATION FOR POLYESTER FILTER CLOTH • IS 11915:1986 SPECIFICATION FOR NYLON FABRIC FOR MAKING MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT • IS 11986:2003 INDUSTRIAL TEXTILES - COTTON BACKING CLOTH FOR ABRASIVES

44. STANDARDIZATION OF INDUTECH • IS 12020(PART 1):1987 POLYPROPYLENE FILTER CLOTH: PART I - FILTER CLOTH FROM SPUN-POLYPROPYLENE YARN • IS 12384:1988 SPECIFICATION FOR RAYON DUCK FOR INDUSTRIAL USE • IS 12415:1988 SPECIFICATION FOR POLYAMIDE DUCK FOR INDUSTRIAL USE • IS 12416:1988 SPECIFICATION FOR POLYESTER/COTTON BELTING DUCKS • IS 13510:2000 TEXTILES - DUCK, POLYESTER/COTTON BLENDED, RIP STOP • IS 15595:2005 INDUSTRIAL TEXTILES - BONDED FABRICS FOR AIR FILTRATION

45. STANDARDIZATION OF INDUTECH IS 15891 :2011 TEXTILES- TEST METHOD FOR NON-WOVENS • PART 1 DETERMINATION OF MASS PER UNIT AREA • PART 2 DETERMINATION OF THICKNESS • PART 3 DETERMINATION OF TENSILE STRENGTH AND ELONGATION • PART 4 DETERMINATION OF TEAR RESISTANCE • PART 6 ABSORPTION • PART 7 DETERMINATION OF BENDING LENGTH • PART 8 DETERMINATION OF LIQUID STRIKE-THROUGH • PART 9 DETERMINATION OF DRAPE COEFFICIENT

46. CONCLUSION • IN MOST INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES, THE TREND IN VARIOUS SECTORS OF TEXTILE INDUSTRY INDICATES THAT THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL TEXTILES HAS REACHED A STATIC LEVEL AND THEIR MANUFACTURE HAS BECOME HIGHLY COMPETITIVE AND OFTEN UNVIABLE. • THE RECENT FOCUS HAS, THEREFORE, BEEN ON THE VALUE-ADDED TECHNICAL TEXTILES THAT HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO MEET FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS FOR PRECISION APPLICATIONS. • IN ORDER TO MEET THE TARGET OF $14.8 BILLION BY 2012-13 FROM THE CURRENT SIZE OF $9.9 BILLION, INDIA HAS TO INCUR SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT IN INFRASTRUCTURE, TECHNOLOGY, R & D AND STANDARDIZATION AND IT IS HOPED THAT INDIA WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW OPPORTUNITY IN THIS AREA ARISING DUE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES WHICH WILL PAVE PATH FOR THE FUTURE. • IN VIEW OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY, THE INDIAN STANDARDS ON PROTECH AND MEDTECH COULD BE MADE MANDATORY.

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