ministry of textiles government of india protective textiles sector presentation (2013)

Ministry of TextilesGovernment of India

Protective TextilesSector Presentation

(2013)

Contents

► Protective Textiles – An Introduction

► Types of Protective Textiles

► Protective Textiles in India

► Incentives offered under TMTT

► Centre of Excellence for Protective Textiles

► Key Contact Points

1. Protective Textiles – An Introduction

► What are Protective Textiles?

► Protective textiles comprise clothing and other textile-based systems whose main function is to

protect the users from hazards such as civil and military emergency interventions, hospitals

and manufacturing environments that require insulation from bacterial and viral contamination.

► Applications of Protective Textiles

► Thermal Protection e.g. flame, convective and radiant heat protection (firefighters etc.)

► Biological Protection (Protection from deadly Bacteria/Virus)

► Radiation Protection (chemical, radioactive contamination)

► Electrostatic Protection (Protection against electro-static charges)

► Invisibility Protection (High Visibility warning clothing)

► Mechanical Protection (Ballistic protection, cut resistant gloves etc.)

► Environmental Protection (Astronaut's suits, petrochemical, gas, refineries, adverse weather

etc.)


► Selection factors for designing of the protective textiles:► Clothing configuration of components and options

► Sizes

► Ease of donning on and off

► Clothing construction

► Accommodation of other selected ensemble equipment

► Comfort and restriction of mobility

► Environment type from which protection is needed.

► Fibres used for making protective textiles:► Meta-Para aramides – Nomex: high resistance, tear, tensile strength, expensive,

► Wool viscoses polyamide – marlan : repelency of molten metal, heat insulation, transparency.

► Glass fiber - High resistance, insulating.

► Modacrylic cotton – Marko wiki: Marko : electric arc flash protection, comfort, flame-resistant,

efficient, skin friendly, antistatic.

► Polyamide – Kevlar : extreme resistance, low ageing


► Protective Textiles find uses in the following industries:

► Military & Police Force

► Transport

► Medical

► Security Guards

► Climbing

► Skiing

► Water Sports

► Offshore Diving

► Foundries

► Winter Sports

► Coal Mining

► Glass Workers

► Health Care

► Sports

► Racing Drivers

► Astronauts

► Cold Storage Workers

► Oil And Gas Rig Workers

► Construction Industry

2. Types of Protective Textiles

► Ballistic Protection Garments► Garments manufactured on the basis of type and level of the threat

caused by projectile.

► Made of high performance fibres such as Kevlar, Spectra, Zylon,

Dyneema

► Armor is made of hard and soft parts. Hard Part has ceramic plate with

polymer backing, which prevents the plate from brittle fragmentation.

► For knives and needles (cut resistance), tight weave with film

lamination and abrasive coating are commonly used to improve

penetration resistance.

► Physical requirements► Light weight and low bulk

► High durability and dimensional stability

► Good handle and drape

► Low noise emission


► Blunt Impact Protection Textiles

► Such textiles protect the wearer against injuries caused by

blunt impacts.

► For law enforcement, corrections, military, and other

personnel involved in emergency response operations, the

protection against blunt impact threats can be a matter of life

or death.

► To quantify the levels of protection of a Blunt Trauma PPE,

users and industry rely on technical standards. A balance

between protection and functionality allow users to have good

flexibility and mobility.

► Good air ventilation underneath the PPE suit can protect

users against heat stroke or hyperthermia.

► This includes protection from vehicle accidents, falls, physical

assaults with weapons like bats, metal bars etc.


► Pressure Hazard Protection

► Used for protection against extremely high and

extremely low external pressures such as deep

see diving, space, fighter aircrafts etc.

► Fully air impermeable suits and can withstand

extreme conditions and typically have their own

air supply via a dedicated support system.

► Generally these suits are made using the textile

materials such as Nylon tricot knitted fabric,

Spandex, Urethane-coated Nylon, Dacron,

Neoprene-coated Nylon, Mylar, Gortex, Kevlar,

Nomex.


► Environmental Hazard Protection

► Generally used for survival and operation in temperatures

below –30 °c.

► Generally such garments are multilayered and consist of :

► Non-absorbent inner layer

► Middle insulating layer capable of trapping air but

permeable to moisture

► An outer layer that is impermeable to wind and water


► Fire Hazard Protection► Flame resistance in fabrics is achieved using flame resistant

materials and fibres such as:

► Fire Fighter’s clothing consists of flame resistant inner layer which is composed of moisture barrier and thermal barrier and lining.

► Outer Shell provides flame resistance, thermal resistance and

mechanical resistance.

► This layer must be suitable for wet, dry, hot and cold

conditions and is commonly made from kevlar and nomex.

► The moisture barrier to keep the fire fighter dry and the

material must prevent water penetration.

► The thermal barrier provides the main protection against heat.

► Nomex ► Kevlar► Glass► Polyester ► Polyamide

► Carbon ► Propane treated

cotton► Modacrylic ► Polypropylene


► Chemical and Biological Hazard Protection

► Such protective textiles protect the human body from direct contact with hazardous substances

such as infectious agents such as bacteria and chemicals.

► These textiles are used in the following instances:

► Emergency chemical and biological hazard response

► Handling of chemical waste

► Acid baths and other treatments in electronics manufacturing

► Equipment leaks or failures

► Handling of liquid chemicals in manufacturing

► Application of pesticides and other agricultural chemicals.

► A typical chemical and biological protective textile consists of three main components:

► A textile outer layer, which can be either woven or non-woven

► An inner layer of protective material

► A textile liner fabric.


► Chemical and Biological Hazard Protection

► There are 4 types of protective materials with their

different capabilities:

► Air- permeable materials (For Liquid Repellency)

► Semi permeable materials (Protection from Gases)

► Selectively permeable materials (SPMS) (Protective

barrier to chemicals, while only moisture from body

escapes out)

► Impermeable materials (Protection from warfare

agents)


► Electrical Hazard Protection

► Electrical hazards include:

► Electromagnetic protection

► Electrostatic protection

► Such protective garments shall consist of conductive

fibres such as carbon fibre, synthetic fibres, metal fibres

with carbon core and conductive polymer

► Another method of making such garments is by the way of

coating or laminating the fabric with high electrical

conductivity materials or application of conductive finish to

the fabric


► Nuclear Radiation Protection

► Designed to protect people working in:

► Nuclear plants,

► X-ray departments

► Conventionally transmitted radiation is shielded by

placing a heavy radiation barrier (lead) between the

radioactive dirt and the worker

► However, a new product ‘Demron’ is also being used

these days for the purpose

► Demron is made by laminating a polymer film

between a woven and nowoven fabric wherein the

polymer is a composite of polyurethane and

polyvinylchloride, that block x-rays, low energy

gamma, and alpha and beta emissions

3. Protective Textiles in India

► The current size of the Personal Protective clothing and Equipment (PPE) market in the EU is

estimated around €10 billion

► The protective textiles segment in India has grown from INR 1,302 crore in 2007-08 to INR 1,890

crores by the year 2011-12 with a CAGR of 9.77%.

► As per the sub group on technical textiles, the protective textiles segment in India is expected to

grow from INR 2,325 crore in 2012-13 to INR 5,322 crore by 2016-17 at a CAGR of 23%

Packtech37%

Clothtech15%

Hometech12%

Indutech8%

Mobiltech7%

Sportech7%

Buildtech5%

Meditech4%

Protech3%

Agrotech1%

Geotech0%

Oekotech0%

► The pie chart on the left indicates the market

share of each technical textiles segment in India.

► Protective textiles (protech) comprise 3% of the

total market for Technical Textiles.

► Majority of the Protective Textiles are consumed

by Defense and Railways (institutional buyers)

► Government is exploring the introduction of

mandatory usage regulations for protective

textiles within certain industries in India

3. Protective Textiles in India

► Major Suppliers of Protective Textiles in India:► Bullet proof jackets: Tata Advanced Material Limited, Anjani Technoplast

► Chemical coated fire retardant fabrics: Rajasthan Weaving and Spinning Mills Limited, Jaya

Shree Textile

► Inherent fire retardant fabrics: Trevira from Reliance Netherlands B.V, Rajasthan Weaving

and Spinning Mills Limited

► Fire/flame retardant apparel: Tara Lohia Pvt. Limited, Mallcom India Limited

► Nuclear Biological and Chemical (NBC) suits/Hazmat suits: The Ordnance Factory

► High-visibility clothing: Reflectosafe, Intech Safety Private Limited

► Chemical protection clothing: Northstar Safety Products Pvt. Ltd. (Chandigarh), Intech

(Kolkata), and Jyotech Engineering Co. Pvt. Ltd.

► High-altitude clothing: Ordnance Factory Board, Entermonde Polycoaters

► Industrial gloves: Mallcom India Limited, Rajda Industries and Exports Pvt. Ltd.

Protective Textiles in India

► Launched in December 2010, Technology Mission on Technical Textiles encourages

domestic & export market development of technical textiles including industrial textiles.

► Business start-up assistance

► Handholding support to new entrepreneurs through empanelled consultants

► Empanelled consultant will help MSME in product selection, market selection, technology

selection & sourcing and preparation of project report

► Financial Assistance – 2% - 3% of the project cost with an upper ceiling at Rs. 5 lakhs –

Rs. 6 lakhs

► Contract research assistance

► Encourages contract research in development of product, process and technology in

technical textiles including industrial textiles

► Financial Assistance – 60% of the research cost upto Rs. 20 lakhs

► Market development assistance for export sales

► Encourages participation in exhibition, trade fairs, etc. in foreign countries

► Financial assistance – 50% of the cost upto Rs. 5 lakh per visit.

► For further details, please visit – http://technotex.gov.in/tmttsub.htm

4. Incentives Offered Under TMTT

http://technotex.gov.in/tmttsub.htm


5. Centre of Excellence for Protective Textiles

Providing technical

consultancy

Acting as an information

resource center

Conducting training for the

industry

Providing incubation services

Development of proto-types

Testing servicesNational &

International Accreditation

Undertaking research projects

Organizing awareness seminars

and workshops

Development of standards

COEs role and

objectives

► Ministry of Textiles, Government of India has sponsored a Centre of Excellence for Protective

Textiles at North India Textile Research Association (NITRA), Ghaziabad.


► Office of Textile CommissionerEmail: [email protected]

Ph: 91-22-22001050

► Project Management and Monitoring Consultant (PMMC) to TMTTEmail: [email protected] or [email protected]

Ph: +91-9999987174 (Hemant) or +91-9769825350 (Vikas)

► Centre of Excellence in Protective Textiles

Email: [email protected]

Phone : 0120-2786434/451,2783334/586/592/638/090/094 Fax.: +91 120-2783596

► Indian Technical Textile Association

Email: [email protected]

Ph: 91-22-24945372 / 24949983

6. Key Contact Points

mailto:[email protected]






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ministry of textiles government of india protective textiles sector presentation (2013)

Documents

contents protective

electric arc flash protection

low ageing slide

glass fiber high resistance

extreme resistance

low noise emission slide

penetration resistance

high performance fibres