Braiding Technology for Textiles

Yordan Kyosev is the Head of the Chair of Assembly Technology for Textile Products, and Professor at the Institute of Textile Machinery and High-Performance Material Technology at Technische Universitat Dresden, Germany. He is the main developer of the world’s first CAD braiding software packages TexMind Braider and Texmind Braiding Machine Configurator, and provides regular industrial courses and consulting for braiding (www.texmind.com). He was also the main organizer of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Braiding Colloquiums in Möchengladbach (2014, 2016, 2018). His research focuses on advanced modelling and processing methods for high performance textiles, and he is seen as a leading expert in braiding machinery and technology worldwide.

• 1. Introduction: the main types of braided structure using maypole braiding technology2. Patterning of braided products3. Structural design of flat and tubular braid4. Colour design of tubular braids5. Colour design of flat braids6. Braiding machine components7. Carriers for braiding machines8. The mechanics of the braiding process9. Carrier mechanics in braiding operations10. Yarn winding operations in braiding11. Spiral braiding12. Square and other types of form braiding13. Computer assisted design (CAD) software for the design of braided structures14. Productivity calculations in braiding15. Using MATLAB® for calculations in braiding

"...a solid foundation in the fundamentals of braiding design, processes and machinery...an important resource for students and researchers, technicians, engineers and technologies from the textile and composites industries..." --Asian Textile Journal