2004 Jan vol-13 No-1 The ITMA 2003 Business targets achieved

2004 Jan vol-13 No-1 Impressions of ITMA 2003 Weaving preparation and weaving

2004 Jan vol-13 No-1 Sultex ITMA exceeded expectations

2004 Jan vol-13 No-1 Staubli’s latest innovations at the ITMA 2003

2004 Jan vol-13 No-1 Impressions of ITMA 2003 Technical textiles sector – A N Desai
The Bombay Textile Research Association (BTRA), LBS Marg, Ggatkopar (West),
Mumbai 400 086

2004 Jan vol-13 No-1 Studies on thermal properties of hollow polyester needle
punched blankets – Vinay Kumar Midha, R Alagirusamy and V K Kothari
Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110016

2004 Jan vol-13 No-1 Finishing – A challenge for textile chemists – Ralf Bruekmann
CHT, R Beitlich GmbH, Germany

2004 Jan vol-13 No-1 Volume relaxation of amorphous polymers An overview – Y N

Dinesh and T Thirupparangiri Rajan Bapuji Institue of Engineering & Technology,
Davangere 577 004, Karnataka.

2004 Jan vol-13 No-1 A technique for assessing the impact of various parameters on
profitability of a spinning mill – D Shanmuganandam, R Rajamanickam and T V
Ratnam The South India Textile Research Association (SITRA), Coimbatore 641 014

2004 Jan vol-13 No-1 Removal of colours in textile effluents – Usha Sayed, Ruchit D
Chanekar and Satyajeet S Ojha University of Mumbai Institute of Chemical
Technology, Matunga, Mumbai 400 019.

2004 Jan vol-13 No-1 Silk industry – A practical know how of yarn preparation –
Sankar Ray Maulik Silpa Sadana Deptt, Visva Bharati University, West Bengal

2004 Jan vol-13 No-1 Gaddi goat hair fibre Physical and chemical properties – Susan
Paul, Shikha Garg and Ekta Grover Dept of Clothing and Textiles, College of Home
Science, G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar 263 145
(Uttaranchal)

2004 Feb vol-13 No-2 The ITMA 2003 Innovations and developments

2004 Feb vol-13 No-2 Impressions of ITMA 2003 Quality control instruments –
Arindam Basu The South India Textile Research Association (SITRA), Coimbatore 641
014.
2004 Feb vol-13 No-2 Impressions of ITMA 2003 Spinning and post spinning
machinery - Arindam Basu The South India Textile Research Association (SITRA),
Coimbatore 641 014.

2004 Feb vol-13 No-2 Impressions of ITMA 2003 Pretreatment chemicals – lan
Holme Textile Consultant, Leeds, LS16 7QB, England.

2004 Feb vol-13 No-2 Recent developments in design and performance of geotextiles
– S C Anand and T Shah Centre for Materials Research and Innovation, Bolton
Institute, Bolton, UK

2004 Feb vol-13 No-2 Growth of Chinese textile industry – Harish Anand Vardhman
Group, Ludhiana

2004 Feb vol-13 No-2 Jute Geotextiles A high potential civil engineering product – P
K Choudhury1, A Chakrabarti2 and T Sanyal3 1,2 Geotech Cell, Indian Jute Industries
Research Association (IJIRA), Kolkata 700088 3IJIRA/JMDC

2004 Feb vol-13 No-2 Polyamide – a versatile fibre that places high demands on
textile finishers – Thomas Ruchser Dystar Textilfarben GmbH & Co Deutschland KG,
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

2004 Feb vol-13 No-2 Development of handloom industry in India Role of KHDC –
Bhavi Basavaraj G and C S Basavaraj1 SP and JMB Degree College, Shorapur 585
224, Gulbarga, Karnataka 1PG Studies and Research in Commerce and Management,
Gulbarga University, Gulbarga 585 106, Karnataka

2004 Feb vol-13 No-2 Potential of intelligent textiles in biomedical field – J

Hayavadana, H L Vijay Kumar1, P P Raichurkar2 and M Vanitha3 1Department of
Textiles, BIET, Davanagere 577 004. 2KSSRDI, Thalagattapura, Kanakpura Road, Dist
Bangalore. 3Chartered Physician

2004 Feb vol-13 No-2 Sulphuric acid production from sulphrous waste gases – P
Bjorklund and D Lawler1 Kvaerner Chemetics AB S-891 18 Ornskoldsvik, Sweden
1
Kvaerner Chemetics Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

2004 Feb vol-13 No-2 Performance of new mulberry silkworm hybrids in Doon
valley – A A Siddiqui, Badulal, A K Sharma, N G Bhardwaj1 and R K Khatri Zonal
Silkworm Seed Project Office, National Silkworm Seed Project, Central Silk Board,
Majra 248 171, Dehradun (Uttranchal) 1SSPC, Premnagar, Dehradun, Uttranchal.

2004 Mar vol-13 No-3 Quality management in the textile laboratory – Gabriela
Peters Uster Technologies AG, CH-8610 Uster, Switzerland

2004 Mar vol-13 No-3 Pre-treatment and speciality chemicals – Textile Chemicals
Business Unit Colour-Chem Limited, Mumbai 400 020
2004 Mar vol-13 No-3 Super functional fibres and finishes and the consumer
demand – Edward Menezes Rossari Biotech Pvt Ltd, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, India

2004 Mar vol-13 No-3 How to avoid hairiness variations in core yarns – Gabriela
Peters Uster Technologies AG, CH-8610 Uster, Switzerland

2004 Mar vol-13 No-3 Detection and estimation of sensitizing disperse dyes by
chromatographic techniques – D Balasubramanian and K P Janakiraman The South
India Textile Research Association (SITRA), Coimbatore 641 014

2004 Mar vol-13 No-3 Testing for the future – Rachel Bannister James H Heal & Co
Ltd, Richmond Works, Lake View, Halifax, HX3 6EP, UK

2004 Mar vol-13 No-3 The in-house testing laboratory Ensuring your future in
garment exports – Manjit Singh Saini Paramount Group, B-3/45, Paschim Vihar, New
Delhi 110 063

2004 Mar vol-13 No-3 Humidification systems Part I – An overview of

humidification systems – R Senthilkumar and M Subramanian Senthil Kannan
Department of Textile Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 641 004.

2004 Mar vol-13 No-3 Spinning Solutions A critical approach – S M Ishtiaque and A
Das Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi 110
016

2004 Mar vol-13 No-3 Hotmelt-application for functional compounds for technical
textiles – Thomas Kolbusch, Andrea Glawe and Regina Reuscher Coatema Coating
Machinery GmbH, Dormagen, Germany

2004 Mar vol-13 No-3 Technical yarns manufactured in ring spinning system – K P
Chellamani, Debasis Chattopadhyay and P Ramesh Kumar The South India Textile
Research Association (SITRA), Coimbatore 641 014

2004 Mar vol-13 No-3 The frictional advantages of carpet in slip prevention – Peter
Metcalfe Canesis, New Zealand.

2004 Mar vol-13 No-3 Solvent-induced modification of wool fibre for improved
dyeability – B J Agarwal and B H Patel Dept of Textile Chemistry, Faculty of
Technology and Engg, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara 390 001,
Gujarat.

2004 Mar vol-13 No-3 DOMOTEX Grows despite downturn

2004 April vol-13 No-4 Integrated supply chain management in textile industry –
Debasis Daspal Nagpur, Maharashtra
2004 April vol-13 No-4 Evaluation of the quality characteristics of ply yarns –
Richard Furter Uster Technologies AG, CH-8610 Uster, Switzerland

2004 April vol-13 No-4 Recent advances in textile materials for wound management
– S Rajendran and S C Anand Centre for Materials Research and Innovation, Boltan
Institute, Bolton, UK

2004 April vol-13 No-4 FISCHER POEGE Knotting – worldwide

2004 April vol-13 No-4 Automotive textiles – Vipul Bhagwat D K T E’s Textile and
Engg Institute, Ichalkaranji 416 115, Maharastra.

2004 April vol-13 No-4 Nonwoven protective garments with thermo-regulating

properties – Barbara Pause Textile Testing and Innovation, LLC, Longmont, USA

2004 April vol-13 No-4 Studies on reeling performance of multi-bivoltine cocoons

using vacuum permeation pretreatment before cooking – G Hariraj, Subhas V Naik,
K N Mahesh,Sangappa N Shillin and T H Somashekar Central silk Technological
Research Institute, Central Silk Board, Bangalore 560 068

2004 April vol-13 No-4 Structure of friction spun coir composite yarn and its
conversion into conveyor belting – S K Chattopadhyay, D L Upadhye, A K
Chaphekar and P K Kulkarni1 Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology
(CIRCOT), Adenwala Road, Matunga, Mumbai 400 019 1Wool Research Association,
Kolshet Road, Thane 400 607

2004 April vol-13 No-4 Humidification systems Part II – Air filtering and air
distribution systems – R Senthilkumar and M Subramanian Senthil Kannan
Department of Textile Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 641 004.

2004 April vol-13 No-4 Carpet yarn solution – Saurer GmbH, D-41069,
Monchengladbach, Germany.

2004 May vol-13 No-5 Influence of process parameters and chemical treatments on
the minimum twist of cohesion in yarn – N Gokarneshan1, N Anbumani2, V
Subramaniam3 1Department of Textile Technology, Kumaraguru College of Technology,
Coimbatore 641 006, 2Department of Textile Technology, PSG College of Technology,
Coimbatore 641 006, 3(Retd) Department of Textile Technology, Anna University,
Chennai 600 025.

2004 May vol-13 No-5 Studies on seasonal silkworm crop performance under
tropical conditions - S M H Qadri, N Sakthivel and T S Krishnamoorthy Regional
Sericultural Research Station, Central Silk Board, Salem - 3
2004 May vol-13 No-5 Vanya silk in India – Tasar – N Kumar, S B Zeya, M K Singh,
A k Sinha, A K Srivastava, A H Naqvi, G C Roy and B R R P Sinha Central Tasar
Research and Traning Institute, Piska-nagri, Ranchi 835 303, Jharkhand

2004 May vol-13 No-5 Humidification systems Part III – Air washers for textile
sector – R Senthilkumar and M Subramanian Senthil Kannan Department of Textile
Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 641 004.

2004 May vol-13 No-5 Package of practices for mulberry tree cultivation – Anil Dhar
and M A Khan1 Regional Sericultural Research Station, Miransahib, Jammu 181 101,
Jammu & Kashmir. 1Central Sericultural Research and Training Inst, Pampore 192 121,
Jammu & Kashmir.

2004 May vol-13 No-5 HVI and ART – Quality testing instruments for the future -
Thomas Schneider Faserinstitut Bremen eV, Bremen, Germany

2004 May vol-13 No-5 Fancy Yarns in Open-End Spinning – V R Sampath PSG
Polytechnic College, Coimbatore 641 004

2004 May vol-13 No-5 Weavability Of Un-Conventional Yarns – B K Behera and V

K Joshi Department of Textile Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi
110 016

2004 May vol-13 No-5 Fibre Length And Short Fibre Content In The Spinning Mill
Gabriela Peters Uster Technologies AG, CH – 8610 Uster, Switzerland.

2004 May vol-13 No-5 Smart Textiles – The Reality on Floor – Mukesh Kumar Singh
Government Central Textile Institute, Kanpur 208 001.

2004 May vol-13 No-5 A Fresh Look At Cotton Contamination – Herwig M Strolz
International Textile Manufacturers Federation, Zurich, Switzerland.

2004 June vol-13 No-6 Italian Textile Machinery

2004 June vol-13 No-6 Polyester in technical textiles – K Gurudatt and M K

Bardhan SASMIRA, Sasmira Marg, Worli, Mumbai 400 025

2004 June vol-13 No-6 Biotechnological solutions to textile effluents – Usha Sayed,
Vishal V Warkle and Pradip R Chandratre Department of Fibers and Textile
Processing Technology, University Institute of Chemical Technology, University of
Mumbai, Mumbai.

2004 June vol-13 No-6 Review of testing methods for cotton fibers – Mona Qaud
Rieter Textile Systems, Winterthur, Switzerland.

2004 June vol-13 No-6 Sultex launches new G6500 rapier weaving machine
2004 June vol-13 No-6 Recent developments in Two-for-One Twister – M
Saminathan Veejay Lakshmi Engineering Works Ltd, Coimbatore.

2004 June vol-13 No-6 Technology driven textile industry – M L Gulrajani Indian
Institute of Technology, New Delhi.

2004 June vol-13 No-6 Printing of silk with reactive dye by using various methods –
Manisha Gahlot, Priya Dubey and Ekta Grover Department of Clothing and Textiles,
College of Home Science, G B Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar
236 145, Uttaranchal.

2004 June vol-13 No-6 Humidification systems Part IV – Air handling units for
textile industry – R Senthilkumar and M Subramanian Senthil Kannan Department
of Textile Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 641 004.

2004 June vol-13 No-6 Lakme India Fashion Week 2004

2004 July vol-13 No-7 Investigation into biological contamination of cotton fibres as
an indicator of quality and safety – Samantha Lane, Robert Sewell and Paul
Nicholls Division of Pharmacology, Welsh School of Pharmacy, Cardiff, UK

2004 July vol-13 No-7 Opportunities for quality bivoltine silk production in India –
V K Rahmathulla, R G Geethadevi and V B Mathur Central Sericulture Reasearch
and Traning Institute (CSRTI), Mysore

2004 July vol-13 No-7 Picanol launches two weaving machines for Glass weaving

2004 July vol-13 No-7 Optimised winding with Autoconer 338 – Heike Scheibe
Schlafhorst Zweigniederlassung der Saurer GmbH & Co KG, Germany

2004 July vol-13 No-7 Comparative study on organic and conventional cottons –
Charu Jain1, Charu Gupta1 and M S Parmar2 1Dept of Textilea and Clothing, Institute
of Home Economics, Delhi University, Delhi. 2Northern India Textile Research
Association (NITRA), Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh

2004 July vol-13 No-7 Tasar silkworm and its relationship with the food plants –
Alok Sahay, G P Singh, D K Roy, D N Sahay and B R R P Sinha Central Tasar
Research and Traning Institute, Piska, Nagri, Ranchi, Jharkhand.

2004 July vol-13 No-7 Water in textile wet processing Quality and measures –
Edward Menezes and Bharat Desai Rossari Biotech, Mumbai.

2004 July vol-13 No-7 Fiber reinforced polymer composites – B Sathish Babu and V
Chandrasekaran Department of Textile Technology, PSG Polytechnic College,
Coimbatore.
2004 July vol-13 No-7 Fiber year 2003 Saurer GmbH & Co KG, Landgrafenstr 45, D-
41069 Monchengladbach, Germany.

2004 July vol-13 No-7 Humidification systems Part V – Modern developments in

humidification systems – R Senthilkumar and M Subramanian Senthil Kannan
Department of Textile Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 641 004.

2004 July vol-13 No-7 Dyeing of jute fabric with natural dye extracted from
marigold flower – N C Pan, S N Chattopadhyay and A Day Chemical and
Biochemical Processing Division, National Institute of Reasearch on Jute and Allied
Fibre Technology (ICAR), 12 Regent Park, Kolkata 700 040.

2004 August vol-13 No- 8 German textile machinery sector position unchanged

2004 August vol-13 No- 8 Nanofibers and its applications – O Jirsak, R

Bharanitharan, J Ruzickova, E Kostakova and J Hruza Technical University of
Liberec, Dept of Nonwovens, Halkova 6, 46117, Liberec, Czech Rebublic.

2004 August vol-13 No- 8 Future of synthetic textiles exports potential and
challenges

2004 August vol-13 No- 8 Building value through apparel processing – Rahul
Chaudhari General Manager (Marketing & Sales), Resil Chemicals Pvt Ltd, Bangalore

2004 August vol-13 No- 8 Advances in high temperature composite applications –

Samrat Mukhopadhyay Kumaraguru College of Technology, Chinnavedampetti,
Coimbatore.

2004 August vol-13 No- 8 Acrylic hi-bulk yarns and fabrics – Sudipta S Mahish The
Technological Institute of Textile & Sciences (TITS) Bhiwani 1270 021, Haryana

2004 August vol-13 No- 8 Towards improvement of cotton crop estimates in India – S
S Narayanan Retired Agricultural Research Service and Consultant in cotton (Seed
R&D and FAO Afghanistan), Secunderabad.

2004 August vol-13 No- 8 A new spinning system for worsted yarn – K
Ramachandralu and M Subramanian Senthil kannan Department of Textile
Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore.

2004 August vol-13 No- 8 India set to emerge as a major BPO centre for textiles

2004 August vol-13 No- 8 Cotton yarn Exports to register strong growth
2004 August vol-13 No- 8 Eco-friendly wet processing of cotton An overview – K J
Patel, B H Patel and A I Patel Dept of Textile Chemistry, M S Univ of Baroda,
Vadodara 390 001

2004 August vol-13 No- 8 Humidification systems Part VI – Developments in air

washers – R Senthilkumar and M Subramanian Senthil Kannan Department of
Textile Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 641 004.

2004 August vol-13 No- 8 Comparative study on dyeing of silk using acid, basic and
reactive dye – Ekta Grover and Manisha Gahlot Dept of Clothing and Textiles,
College of Home Science, GBPUA&T, pantnagar, Uttaranchal

2004 September vol-13 No-9 Recent Advances In Scientific Aspects Of Polymer Laid
Nonwovens – Gajanan Bhat Material Science and Engineering Department, THE
university of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 2200, USA

2004 September vol-13 No-9 Polymeric Nanofibers by Electrospinning –

Thandavamoorthy subbiah and S S Ramkumar Texas Tech University, Lubbock,
USA.

2004 September vol-13 No-9 Development Of Garments Made Of Hollow Yarn

Fabrics – K Ramachndralu and S Subashini Department of Textile Technology, PSG
College Of Technology, Coimbatore.

2004 September vol-13 No-9 Natural Green Colour From Ornamental Mustard
Leaves – N.M.Rose, S.S.Jeet Singh, S.Khanna1 and Saroj Yadav Department of
Clothing and Textiles, College of Home Science, CCS Haryna, Agricultural University,
Hisar 125004, 1Dept of Clothing and Textiles, Inst of Home Science, Dr B R Ambedkar
University, Agra.

2004 September vol-13 No-9 Nonwovens Industry Position on Trade Issues

2004 September vol-13 No-9 Breakthrough in Regatta Yarn Production

2004 September vol-13 No-9 New Barmag Godets for Industrial Yarn Processes –
Thomas R M Koch, Barmag, Saurer GmbH & Co. KG, Leverkuser Str.65, 42897
Remscheid, Germany

2004 September vol-13 No-9 Humidification Systems Part VII – Developments in air
handling devices, R.Senthilkumar and M.Subramanian Senthil Kannan, Department
of Textile Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 641 004.

2004 September vol-13 No-9 Silk – A Gift to Mankind from Nature Ekta Grover and
Manisha Gahlot, Dept of Clothing and Textiles, G B Pant University of Agriculture and
Technology, Pantnagar 263 145 (Uttaranchal).
2004 September vol-13 No-9 Skirt – The New Style Mantra

2004 October vol-13 No-10 A Study of Loop Formation on Single Jersey Weft
Knitting Machine U J Patil, A U Awasare and Sanjay Gajul Textile and Engineering
Institute, Ichalkaranji, 416 115, Maharastra.

2004 October vol-13 No-10 Acrylic Fibre Industry In India - Status And Prospects
Rahid Masood Petrochemicals Data Service, Baroda, Gujarat.

2004 October vol-13 No-10 Nano Textiles Part 1 – Basic Principles Of Nano
Technology M Subramanian Senthil Kannan and R Geethamalini Department of
Textile Technology, PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 641 004.
2004 October vol-13 No-10 Chemical Analysis Of Wool And Hair Protein Fibres Alka
Goel, Anupama Mishra and Shalini Rawat College of Home Science, G B Pant Univ
of Agriculture and Tech, Pantnagar 263 145.

2004 October vol-13 No-10 Study on High Performance Viscose Micro Fibres
Knitted Fabrics J Srinivasa and G Ramakrishnan Dept of Textile Technology,
Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore 641 006.

2004 October vol-13 No-10 Agrotextiles : Fibers, Machinery, Fabrics And Their
Applications Manoj D Sankhe And R S Chitins The Synthetic And Art Silk Mill’s
Research Association (SASMIRA), Mumbai 400 025.

2004 October vol-13 No-10 Dyeing of Woolen and Cotton Yarns with Eupatorium
Leaves Anjali Sood, Anjali Sharma and Asha Bansal Dept of Textiles and Apparel
Designing, College of Home Science, CSKHPKV, Palampur 176 062 (HP)

2004 October vol-13 No-10 Sex Ratio and Frequency Distribution of Cocoon Weight
in Wild and Reared Variety of Tasar Silkworm S S Rath, S R Vishwakarma and B R
R P Sinha Silkworm Seed Technology Laboratory, Central Tasar Research & Traning
Institute, Piska-Nagri, Ranchi 835 303

2004 October vol-13 No-10 Nanotech Fabrics

2004 November vol-13 No-11 Indian Textile Industry in Post Quota Regime Debasis
Daspal

2004 November vol-13 No-11 Lantana Flowers – An Ecofriendly Natural Dye For
Silk Bhawana Rawat1, Shahnaz Jahan2, Ekta Grover1 And Smriti Yadav1
1
Department of Clothing and Textiles, AAI-DU, Allahabad, 2Department of Clothing and
Textiles, GBPUA&T, Pantnagar

2004 November vol-13 No-11 Protective Textiles L Ashok Kumar and R Senthil
Kumar PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 641 004.
2004 November vol-13 No-11 Fancyflex For Greater Productivity And Flexibility In
Fancy Yarn Spinning Waltraud Jansen Saurer GmbH & Co KG, Landgrafenstr, D-
41069 Monchengladbach, Germany.

2004 November vol-13 No-11 The Japanese Experience Few Crumbs Of Comfort
For Non-Chinese Clothing Suppliers Post 2004.

2004 November vol-13 No-11 Prompt State Of The Art In On-Line Monitoring Of
Filament Yarns Heinz Schneider Lenzing Instruments GmbH & Co KG, A-4860
Lenzing, Austria.

2004 November vol-13 No-11 Studies In The Social Compliance Issues Related To
The Apparel Sector Of Bangladesh Subrata Das Dept of Textile Technology,
Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore 641 006.

2004 November vol-13 No-11 Nano Textiles Part 2 –Nano Technology in Textiles M
Subramanian Senthil Kannan and R Geethamalini Department of Textile Technology,
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore 641 004.

2004 November vol-13 No-11 Clothes For Plus Sized Women

2004 December vol-13 No-12 Autocore 360 With Fancynation New Concepts For
Fancy Yarns Waltraud Jansen Saurer GmbH & Co KG, Landgrafenstr 45, D-41069
Monchengladbach, Germany.

2004 December vol-13 No-12 Biosteel – A Future Fibre Amit D Shendarkar,

Laxmikant S Jawale and Deepak V Pinjari Institute of Chemical Technology (UICT),
University of Mumbai, Mumbai 400 019.

2004 December vol-13 No-12 Technical Textiles A Report On The Seminar At IIT M
L Gulrajani Dept Of Textile Technology, IIT, New Delhi

2004 December vol-13 No-12 Influence Of Cooked Shell Density After Cooking
Treatments Of Multi-Bivoltine Cocoons G Hariraj and T H Somashekar Central Silk
Technological Research Institute (CSTRI), Central Silk Board, Bangalore 560 068.

2004 December vol-13 No-12 Developments towards making the ultimate battle-
dress Manisha A Hira and R K Sarkar The Synthetic and Art Silk Mill’s Rearch
Association, Worli, Mumbai 400 025

2004 December vol-13 No-12 Electrifying opportunities in woven structures T

Karthik Elgi Ultra Industries Ltd, Coimbatore 641 018

2004 December vol-13 No-12 Readymade garments creating new opportunities