REFINEMENT TECHNOLOGY
 
Lectured in 2de jaar Textiel, keuze fabricage
Theory [A] 26.0
Exercises [B] 52.0
Training and projects [C] 0.0
Studytime [D] 156
Studypoints [E] 6
Lecturer Greta RAES
Co-lecturers  
Reference TGTEXT02O99498
 
Key words
Finishing technology

Objectives
Students will have to be able to explain the various finishing techniques, such as bleaching, dyeing, printing and finishing. Ghe have to be able to explain the underlying principles of the various pigments, in order to gain a better insight into the practical exercises.
During the courses, pieces of cloth will be shown to illustrate the most important finishing techniques. Students will have to be able te dertermine the type of cloth from the given examples and by referring to the known finishing techniques. They will also have to identify the techniques which have to be applied to a given material inorder to obtain a certain name.
The exercises will focus on the most important finishing techniques. Students will become familiar with the various characteristics, issues, application domains, etc.

Prerequisites


Topics
Theory
* Introduction : textile fibres overview; objectives of bleaching, dyeing, printing; bleaching processing and preprocessing on natural and synthetic fibres.
* Dyeing : machines, methods, pigments, special procedures
* Printing : methods and techniques, printing pasta, postprocessing, special procedures
* Finishing : procedures for wet finishing
* Fabric names inventory
Practice on :
* Cleaning and bleaching
* Dyeing
* Printing
* Finishing

Teaching Methods
- lectures
- demonstrations
- exercises
- individual reports
- group reports


Materials used
- teacher's course
- scientific & technical exercises

Study guidance


Assessment
Scoring system :
- oral examination

Study costs


Lecturer(s)
Greet Raes

Language
Dutch