Role of Standards in Promotion of Technical Textiles

INDUTECH

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INDUTECH

Technical Textiles Products used in the manufacturing sector

Subsectors

• Conveyor Belts

• Drive Belts

• Cigarette filter rods

• Decatising Cloth

• Bolting Cloth

• Ropes & Cordages

• Composites

• Paper making fabrics

• Filteration Products

• Coated Abrasives

Rs 4000 crores segment by 2013 in India

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INDUTECH INDIAN MARKET SIZE ( 2013 ) BY SUB SEGMENT

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CHARACTERISTICS OF INDUTECH SEGMENT

• Large number of sub segments

• No single overriding large segment• Largest segment – Composites – 35 % - a plethora of sub

segments • Each segment catering to one or more industry

• Belting • Mining industry• Miscellaneous Industries

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FOCUS AREAS

CONVEYOR BELTS

FILTERATION PRODUCTS

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BIS Standards for Filter fabric

BIS Standard Title

IS 1178 Cotton filter cloth

IS 11574 Specification for Polyamide filter cloth

IS 11575 Specification for Polyester filter cloth

IS 12020 (Part 1)Polypropylene filter cloth: Part I - Filter cloth from spun-Polypropylene yarn

IS 15595 Industrial textiles - Bonded fabrics for air filtration

IS 13617 Evaluation of pressure drop vs flow characteristics of pneumatic filters

Existing

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Required

Requirement

Specification and test methods for

– Nano Fiber Filteration Products

– Specifications for Fabrics for different levels of Cleanliness of Environment

– Class 10,000

– Class 1,00,000 etc

– Industrywise eg automobile / pharmaceutical / clean room requirements

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BIS Standard Title

IS 1422 Specification for Cotton duck

IS 5996 Specification for Cotton belting ducks

IS 12384 Specification for Rayon duck for industrial use

IS 12415 Specification for Polyamide duck for industrial use

IS 12416 Specification for Polyester/Cotton belting ducks

IS 13510 Textiles - duck, Polyester/Cotton blended, rip stop

IS 8995 Specification for Cotton cover fabrics for fan belts and V-belts

IS 4388 Specification for Cotton Fabrics for Reinforcement of Rubber Hoses

BIS Standards for Reinforcements in Mechanical Rubber Goods

Existing

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Required

Requirement

Specification and test methods for

– Nylon 66/Nylon 66 conveyor Belting fabrics

– Polyester/Nylon 66 conveyor Belting fabrics

– Polyester/Polyester conveyor Belting fabrics

– Aramid/Nylon 66 conveyor Belting fabrics

– Flame Retardant fabrics for Belting applications

– Test Methods for troughability of Belting fabrics

Challenge : Standards for different types of environments / applications

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Conclusion

•Standards Creation to catch up with Technology Development speed

•Adoption of international standards as an interim measure till Indian standards are formulated - will it aid or stunt growth

•Mandatory

•Guidelines till BIS standards come into existence

•Use the 1st mover information to create standards

•Involve the 1st Mover

•Use product information from Market

•Review periodically

•Application wise standards within each sub-segment

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Thank You

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