Braiding Technology for Textiles Principles, Design and Processes [Paperback]

Braided fabrics are made by interlacing yarns or strips of fabric. Braiding produces a wide range of structures for technical textile applications from medical sutures to cables for anchoring ships. Written by one of the world's leading experts in the field, the book reviews the basic principles, design and processes used in braiding. The book also discusses specialised braiding techniques such as spiral braiding and lace technology.

• Provides a solid foundation in the fundamentals of braiding design, processes and machinery
• Covers the patterning of braided products and the structural and colour design of both flat and tubular braids
• Reviews maypole braiding machines and mechanics

This book combines a review of the basic principles, design and manufacture of braiding with a review of the more specialised technologies involved in braiding.Dr Yordan Kyosev is Professor of textile materials, textile technology and quality management at the Faculty of Textile and Clothing Technology, Niederrhein University of Applied Sciences, Germany. He has extensive expertise in both braiding technology and mathematical modelling of braided products, and is the author of numerous publications on braiding and the 2014 title Braiding Technology for Textiles. He is also the main developer of the leading braiding CAD software, Texmind Braider. ...a solid foundation in the fundamentals of braiding design, processes and machinery...an important resource for students and researchers, technicians, engineers and technologies from the textile and composites industries... --Asian Textile Journal