Expert Details
Nonwovens and Spun Yarn Technology and Fabric Properties
ID: 721881
United Kingdom
Since 1990, Expert has been involved with research in the performance of fabrics and has acted as a consultant to many international companies including Marks & Spencer, Procter and Gamble, and Unilever. He has helped companies establish benchmarks for fabric quality control. Expert has conducted research in rotor spinning since 1992 and has established the yarn structure-property-process relationships of rotor yarns. He is also engaged in research of novel yarn production techniques.
Expert was the principle grant holder of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) project on the production of 3D nonwovens. 3D nonwovens shapes can now be produced in a single process without the need of cutting and reassembling. This eliminates wastage and significantly reduces production costs. The project attracted joint funding from EPSRC and industry of over £320,000.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1989 | Degree: PhD | Subject: Textile Technology | Institution: The University of Science and Technology in Manchester (UMIST) |
| Year: 1984 | Degree: BSc | Subject: Mechanical Engineering | Institution: Eastern China University (ECU), Shanghai, China |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1990 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Lecturer | Department: Textiles |
Responsibilities:Expert does research on yarns, nonwovens and fabric performance in clothing and for household uses. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1990 to 1993 | Employer: The University of Science and Technology in Manchester (UMIST) | Title: Project Manager | Department: Coats Viyella-Marks & Spencer Centre of Excellence on Fabric Properties |
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Additional Experience
| Training / Seminars |
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| Expert is an expert in relation to the properties and behaviour of fibres, yarns and fabrics. He is a specialist in yarn manufacturing and thus, provides a series of lectures in yarn production technology and quality control to both undergraduate and MSc students. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| His current research projects include: nonwovens technology for producing 3D shapes from fibres; fabric end-use performance; and yarn structures and properties. |
Fields of Expertise
nonwoven fabric manufacturing, nonwoven fabric, nonwoven fabric processing, nonwoven fabric technology, nonwoven fabric web, yarn, yarn structure-property relationship, yarn processing, carpet yarn, yarn manufacturing, cotton yarn manufacturing, spun-yarn manufacturing, roving (strand), spinning, spun yarn, open-end spinning, thermal bonding, spun yarn technology, spun, carpet surface, spunbonded polyolefin, needlepunch, nonwoven paper, nonwoven fabric surface property, yarn surface property, three-dimensional structure for composite material, meltblowing, meltblown fabric, textile industry, fibrous thread, spunbonding, textile fiber, natural fiber, fiber, apparel fabric, absorbent paper, absorbent material