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resulting in the clothes sticking to the skin. As a result of a technical survey
and development eorts, stitch-knit work clothes made of a special ber (porous
hollow-section polyester) and cotton were used as prototype, comfortable work
clothes with 2.6 times the ventilation and drying capability of the current work
clothes, and similar moisture absorption properties. An awareness survey of
actual workers on model lines (Motomachi plant assembly lines Nos. 1 and2)
was conducted to test the following: (a) any dierence in workers’ comfort with
and without synchronous fans (with new wide-a