Recent Developments in Braiding and Narrow Weaving

Professor Yordan Kyosev is professor at the Hochschule Niederrhein at the Faculty of Textile and Clothing Technology.This faculty is the only one in the world, where traditionally the narrow textiles are covered as several courses in the high school level – bachelor and master courses and is a traditional meeting point of specialists in these areas.

• Modern needle weaving machines.- Modern shuttle weaving machines for special fabrics.- New developments in the braiding machines.- automatic carrier change on braiding machines.- Integration of sensors in braids.- Innovative braid-weaving process.- Problems of the rope connectors.- Simulation of braiding for medical applications.- Modern CAD for braiding.- UHWPE tapes as replacement of metal chains.- Prediction of mechanical properties of belts.- Finishing of belts.