3. Areas of use
The application sectors for technical textiles are extremely diverse, encompassing all textile applications outside the traditional apparel and furnishing sectors. At the frontier of these fields, the degree of innovation and technical sophistication brought to traditional textiles has enabled the development of new applications that increasingly broaden the range of technical textiles with specific properties adapted to their end uses.
Although various applications for these textiles have already been mentioned, the information summarized here presents the main fields of application for these technical textiles, according to the Guide 2000 de l'acheteur des textiles techniques
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Consumer fibers
Production of technical textiles in Western Europe in 2002 amounted to 1.2 million tonnes, according to the Comité International de la Rayonne et des Fibres Synthétiques (CIRFS), which gathers data from Europe's main fiber-producing affiliates. This corresponds to 23% of total fiber consumption in Europe (table
Standardization
- Textiles - Dictionnaire des termes normalisés - NF G00-001 - 9-85
Organizations
Institut français textile-habillement (IFTH) http://www.ifth.org
Bureau de normalisation de l'industrie textile et de l'habillement (BNITH)
Bureau international de standardisation des fibres artificielles (BISFA) http://www.bisfa.org
...Leading manufacturers of fibers, yarns and textiles
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3M (ceramic fibers) http://www.3m.com
3Tex http://www.3tex.com
Acordis (alginate) http://www.acordis.com
...Main equipment manufacturers
(non-exhaustive list)
Karl Meyer http://www.karl-meyer.de
Laroche http://www.laroche.fr
Liba Maschinenfabrik http://www.liba.de
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