COATED AND LAMINATED TEXTILES
CONTENTS GENERAL SURVEY DE?NITIONS HISTORICAL BACKGROUND FABRIC COATING FABRIC ?NISHING FABRIC LAMINATION COMPOSITE MATERIALS THE COMMERCIAL SCOPE OF COATED AND LAMINATED TEXTILES THE TECHNICAL SCOPE OF COATED AND LAMINATED TEXTILES REFERENCES FURTHER READING MATERIALS AND THEIR PROPERTIES INTRODUCTION FABRICS PREPARATION OF FABRICS MATERIALS FOR COATING MATERIALS FOR LAMINATION COMPOUNDING OF POLYMERS (RESINS) ADHESIVES FLAME RETARDANCY PRODUCTION METHODS GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF FABRIC COATING LABORATORY AND PILOT COATING AND LAMINATING DIRECT COATING FOAM ?NISHING FOAMED AND CRUSHED FOAM COATING TRANSFER COATING COAGULATED POLYURETHANE COATINGS BACK LICKING ROLLER TECHNIQUES HOT MELT EXTRUSION COATING CALENDER COATING ROTARY SCREEN COATING OTHER COATING METHODS FABRIC IMPREGNATION LAMINATION FLAME LAMINATION HOT MELT LAMINATION DISCUSSION OF THE VARIOUS METHODS OTHER RELATED COATING AND JOINING PROCESSES PRODUCTS FROM COATED AND LAMINATED FABRICS PROTECTIVE CLOTHING – SPORTS AND INDUSTRIAL INDUSTRIAL AND FUNCTIONAL PRODUCTS AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS MARINE APPLICATIONS BUILDINGS AND ARCHITECTURE HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS MEDICAL USES MILITARY USES OTHER MATERIALS INVOLVING COATING AND LAMINATING TESTING, PRODUCT EVALUATION AND QUALITY QUALITY ASSURANCE GENERAL TEST CONSIDERATIONS TESTING OF COATED FABRICS THERMAL COMFORT OF APPAREL TESTING OF AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS FLAMMABILITY (FR) TESTING SPECIALIST TESTING FOR CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS RECORDING OF RESULTS – STATISTICAL PROCESS CONTROL INVESTIGATION OF FAULTY MATERIAL AND CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS COATING AND LAMINATING EFFECTS ON THE ENVIRONMENT THE EFFECTS OF POLLUTION ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION MANUFACTURING CONCERNS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS AND OUTLOOK PROCESSING NEW AND NOVEL MATERIALS ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS NEW OPPORTUNITIES SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION GENERAL COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS CONFERENCES AND EXHIBITIONS JOURNALS TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS MARKET INFORMATION ON TECHNICAL TEXTILES INDUSTRY GENERAL FURTHER READING GLOSSARY OF UNFAMILIAR TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS