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Introduction
1.1 Industrial Textiles: An Overview
The word “textile” used in the literal meaning/use of it a person thinks of is
the apparel fabric, but basically “textile” is beyond that. The need of mankind
has increased day by day; also due to growth and development of industries,
the demand of functional products has increased. It was beyond the reach of
traditional products to serve these demands. Technical textiles are different
from the conventional textiles. Technical textiles are seminished or nished
textiles and textile products manufactured for performance characteristics.
Unlike conventional text ...