Explore the future of American-made apparel with the Rhode Island Textile Innovation Network (RITIN) and the URI Department of Textiles, Fashion Merchandising and Design (TMD). RITIN’s spring 2023 webinar takes a look at the making of garments, apparel and textiles in the United States and in the Ocean State. A panel of industry practitioners will talk about the past and present of US made apparel with an eye to the future. Can domestic manufacturing of clothing be more than a…

Process Management in Sliver Preparation, a course designed for supervisors and above, presents topics such as: • Number of drawing processes / draft distribution / number of dou-blings • Choosing sliver / lap weight / pre-comber draft distribution • Roller setting / selection of components / sliver guide adjustment • Forward / backward feed / noil % / Comber efficiency / noil analysis and optimization of noil % • Count change procedure / Auto leveling principle/spectrogram details • Understanding Online…

Purpose: To Educate the Supply Chain and Provide a Networking Atmosphere Target Audience: Anyone in the textile/apparel supply chain with a focus on members/prospects who want to take a deeper dive into special topics in a smaller group.

Process Management in Rotor Spinning, a course designed for supervisors and above, presents these topics: • Selection of technological components based on yarn requirement /their lifetime • Selection of process parameters based on fiber quality (Natural /MMF) • Setting of a pre-spinning process for rotor spinning • Understanding the role of yarn clearer, and setting different quality limits based on yarn requirements • Yarn quality – IPI / Strength / Hairiness; action required based on inter-pretation of the quality report

JEC World gathers the whole value chain of the composite materials industry in Paris (France) every year and is “the place to be” for composites professionals from all over the world. The event brings together not only all major global companies, but also innovative startups in the field of composites and advanced materials, experts, academics, scientists, and R&D leaders. JEC World is also the “festival of composites”, offering a unique showcase of what composites can offer to various application sectors,…

External Factors in Textile Spinning, a course designed for supervisors and above, presents these topics: • Humidification – Temperature / Relative Humidity / Absolute Humidity • Material handling – Understanding of FIFO and Channelization in quality consistency • Work practices – Sliver piecing / Batch or Random creeling, etc. • Selection of right accessories and their impact on mill performance • Statistics for textile spinning – Basic definition: Population, Sample size (for all processes), Random Sample, Mean, Standard Deviation, CV%,…