TEXTILES IN AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING
CONTENTS INTRODUCTORY SURVEY GENERAL SURVEY MATERIAL SURVEY – ?BRES MATERIAL SURVEY – PLASTICS MATERIAL SURVEY – NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC RUBBERS REQUIREMENTS FROM SUPPLIERS REFERENCES FURTHER READING INTERIOR DESIGN FABRIC STRUCTURES AND PRODUCTION METHODS INTRODUCTION, ?BRES AND YARN TYPES FABRIC STRUCTURES – WOVENS FABRIC STRUCTURES – WARP KNITTED FABRIC STRUCTURES – WEFT KNITTED FABRIC STRUCTURES – ?AT-BED KNITTING FABRIC STRUCTURES – NON-WOVENS YARN AND FABRIC PROCESSING INTRODUCTION DYEING AND ?NISHING PRINTING COATING AND LAMINATION QUALITY ASSURANCE AND TESTING QUALITY ASSURANCE TEST METHOD DETAILS PRODUCT ENGINEERING – INTERIOR TRIM SEATS HEADLINERS DOOR CASINGS PARCEL SHELVES OTHER INTERIOR TRIM COMPLETE MODULAR INTERIORS OTHER TEXTILE APPLICATIONS SEAT BELTS AIRBAGS CARPETS CABIN AIR ?LTERS BATTERY SEPARATORS BONNET (HOOD) LINERS WHEEL ARCH LINERS HOOD MATERIAL FOR CONVERTIBLES TYRES HOSES AND BELTS – GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AUTOMOTIVE TEXTILES AND THE ENVIRONMENT THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT AND GLOBAL WARMING ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION THE EFFECTS OF POLLUTANTS MANUFACTURING CONCERNS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TEXTILES IN OTHER FORMS OF TRANSPORTATION COMPOSITE MATERIALS FLAME RETARDANCY FABRIC COATING TEXTILES IN OTHER ROAD VEHICLES RAILWAY APPLICATIONS MARINE APPLICATIONS TEXTILES IN AIRCRAFT FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND OUTLOOK MANUFACTURING FABRIC PERFORMANCE NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND OPPORTUNITIES ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES VISIONS OF THE FUTURE – FABRIC DESIGN ASPECTS FURTHER VISIONS OF THE FUTURE SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION CONFERENCES JOURNALS TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS MARKET INFORMATION ON AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY GENERAL TEXTILE REFERENCE GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ABBREVIATIONS USED IN REFERENCES AT END OF CHAPTERS