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The exploitation of colour physics technology in the textile industry‐A study in technology transfer
Author(s) -
Park James
Publication year - 1987
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.1478-4408.1987.tb01098.x
Subject(s) - dyeing , textile industry , textile , quality (philosophy) , manufacturing engineering , government (linguistics) , production (economics) , technology transfer , control (management) , matching (statistics) , business , engineering , engineering management , commerce , industrial organization , computer science , economics , artificial intelligence , mathematics , materials science , geography , philosophy , linguistics , statistics , archaeology , epistemology , international trade , composite material , macroeconomics
Whilst the technology is available for computer colour matching and quality control of the dyed shade, it is often difficult for the small textile dyeing company to assess the potential for this technology in its own operation. This paper describes a project, carried out with UK government financial assistance, in which a number of small dyeing firms have been assisted in evaluating this technology. Financial and technical benefits have been identified in all of the participant companies and a number of them have transferred the available technology into their production plants.