Development in computerized systems for production and marketing in apparel manufacturing, importance and objectives of application. CAD / CAM systems, computer integrated manufacturing in apparel industry. Software packages for pattern development, pattern cutting, lay planning, technical support documentation. Integration of CAD systems for pattern development and technological preparation with CAM systems in the manufacturing process. ... Read more
CAD systems in weft knitting; CAD systems in warp knitting; principles of colour management in computer-assisted preparation of knitted fabric/knitwear collections; computer-assisted knitted fabric design
Simple and complex construction of yarn; computer simulation of yarn and textiles; possibilities of colour and other types of patterning; colour metrics in weaving; ArahPaint, ArahWeave and ArahDrape computer programs.
Clothing anthropometry and standards; size chart formulation; impact of textile´s properties on pattern construction/modelling; technical documentation; construction/modelling of garment patterns; pattern grading
Processes of pretreatment of textile substrates to finishing; machines; chemicals; influence on enviroment; Analysis of treatment effects on the substrates.
Physical chemistry of dyeing; theoretical approaches of colour measurements and determination of dye concentration; aggregation of dyes; dye-fibre interactions; dyeing mechanisms; thermodynamics and kinetics of dyeing; physical chemistry of surfaces; surface active agents.
Principles and methods of presenting knitted structures; economics of patterning knitted fabrics/knitwear; CAD systems in knitting; preparing technological documentation for knitted structures.
Design and construction parameters; basic weaves and their derivatives; ArahWeave and ArahDrape computer programs; basic principles of patterning textiles; basic use of colour metrics in textiles