Braiding Technology and Machinery: Principles, Design and Processes

Braiding Technology and Machinery: Principles, Design and Processes Second Edition reviews the basic principles, design and processes used in braiding, while introducing the latest computational methods and applications. Braided fabrics are made by interlacing yarns or strips of fabric, producing structures for technical textile applications from medical sutures to cables for anchoring ships. This fully updated second edition explains how to use the latest computer-controlled braiding machines for higher quality and efficiency, and also features added detail with new colour images throughout. Innovative applications in medicine, composites, sport, and filtration are also described, alongside established specialised braiding techniques such as spiral braiding and lace technology. Provides technical descriptions of all the latest manufacturing methods Provides a solid foundation in the fundamentals of braiding design, processes and machinery Explains how to use recently developed software for computerised braiding machinery INDICE: 1. Introduction: the main types of braided structure Part I Patterning and design 2. Patterning of braided products 3. Structural design of flat and tubular braids 4. Colour design of tubular braids 5. Colour design of flat braids 6. Patterning with partial carrier occupation Part II Braiding machines and mechanics 7. Braiding machine components 8. Carriers for braiding machines 9. Mechanics of the braiding process 10. Carrier mechanics in braiding operations 11. Yarn winding operations in braiding Part III Specialist braided structures 12. Spiral braiding 13. Square and other types of form braiding 14. Patterning with variable tracks on computer controlled machines 15. Lace braiding Part IV Computer assisted design (CAD) and other software for braiding 16. Computer assisted design (CAD) software for the design of braided structures 17. Computer assisted design software (CAD) for machine emulation and carrier arrangement checking 18. Calculations in braiding 19. Using MATLAB for calculations in braiding

• ISBN: 978-0-323-95792-2
• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 490
• Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2023
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés