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Textile Innovation Programme

Textile Innovation Programme. Plasma/Laser Applications. Background. Initial Feasibility Study – scouring, desizing, adhesion, anti-felting, bleaching, dyeing at University of Leeds Significant potential for new products and environmental benefits

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Textile Innovation Programme

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  1. Textile Innovation Programme Plasma/Laser Applications

  2. Background • Initial Feasibility Study – scouring, desizing, adhesion, anti-felting, bleaching, dyeing at University of Leeds • Significant potential for new products and environmental benefits • Equipment and expertise at the University of Leeds upgraded • Potential for ‘Breakthrough’ Technology adding Lasers (‘Hybrid’ approach)

  3. Current Situation • High level of interest from companies following Workshop • 16 project proposals developed from 12 companies (each with quantifiable outcomes) • Initial specification agreed for ‘mini’ testing plant to be developed by University of Leeds and Turchan Technologies (to measure materials, performance enhancement and production cost) • ‘Mini’ plant to be located @ Leeds, enabling testing work to be carried out with companies • Tenders drawn up for purchase of specific, individual items of capital equipment (published in EU ‘Official Journal’ 28/1/2010)

  4. Issues • Development of Laser equipment @ University of Leeds now presenting problems to Turchan • Revised proposal received for development of Laser equipment @ Turchan (Detroit) • Agreement to be developed re. purchase of a Laser production capability, not individual components • Agreement to be based on ‘staged payments’ for development of Laser equipment to agreed performance specification (agreed with Yorkshire Forward) • Further dialogue required re. timing, methodology and cost for integration of Laser/Plasma technology equipment in Yorkshire

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