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Wool Dyeing—A Path to Progress
Author(s) -
LEWIS D.,
SELTZER I.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of the society of dyers and colourists
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.297
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1478-4408
pISSN - 0037-9859
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-4408.1968.tb02804.x
Subject(s) - dyeing , wool , textile , automation , computer science , engineering , manufacturing engineering , process engineering , pulp and paper industry , mechanical engineering , materials science , composite material
Recent advances in the dyeing technology of man‐made and cellulosic fibres have far outstripped those for wool. The reasons for this are discussed, and possible developments are described on the basis of achievements in other fields of textile dyeing. The present position is analysed from the viewpoint of dyeing techniques and in terms of the dyes and auxiliary products available. Current difficulties in producing dress fabrics to meet fashion demands for bright fast colours are used to illustrate the points raised, and possible methods of surmounting this immediate problem are examined. Special attention is given to the possibilities offered by continuous dyeing procedures for wool, and existing methods are critically surveyed. An attempt is made to define the operating limits of common wool‐dyeing machinery, and thereby to underline the areas where re‐equipment is needed if instrument‐control and automation techniques are to be utilised fully.