Author:Hunter, L; Gee, EDate:Apr 1982This paper reports on some findings of a study started at the SAWTRI some five years ago ago, and which was aimed at determining the effect of fibre properties and in particular, air-flow determined fineness and maturity, on the properties ...Read more
Author:Botha, Anton F; Roux, JADate:Nov 2008South Africa has over 4 million indigenous goats (Boer, Savannah and Nguni/Mbusi breeds), many of which have two coats of fibre, namely a cashmere like fine down and a coarse guard hair. These goats are primarily kept for their meat, milk and ...Read more
Author:Hunter, LawranceDate:1993Mohair remains one of the most important speciality animal fibres, finding application in a wide range of textile end-uses, notably apparel and household textiles. Although a great deal of published information exists on mohair, much of the ...Read more
Author:Aldrich, De VDate:Oct 1973Technological advances on textile processing machinery have resulted in increases in production rates to levels which have not even been contemplated 30 years ago.Read more
Author:Van der Merwe, JP; Veldsman, DPDate:Feb 1978In this article the authors pay particular attention to the effect of introducing grooves (or flutes) in the doffing tube navel and to the positioning of the doffing tube in respect of the rotor base using a Schubert and Saler RU-11 rotor machine.Read more