STANDARDIZATION OF
TECHNICAL TEXTILES-AN
OVERVIEW
J.K.GUPTA, SCIENTIST ‘C’, BIS
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INTRODUCTION
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THE TECHNICAL TEXTILE SECTOR IN INDIA IS LIKELY TO GROW
BY 11% YEAY ON YEAR AND IS EXPECTED TO ATTAIN A MARKET
SIZE OF $14.8 BILLION BY 2012-13 FROM THE CURRENT SIZE OF
$9.9 BILLION
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PRESENTLY MAJOR PRODUCERS OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES ARE IN
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES OUT OF WHICH USA, EUROPE AND JAPAN
COMPRISE ABOUT 70 %.
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ALTHOUGH, GLOBALLY THERE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANT GROWTH
OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES IN THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, LARGE
INVESTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE RECENT PAST IN THE
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES ALSO IN THIS HIGHLY SPECIALIZED AND
TECHNOLOGY DRIVEN AREA.
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INTRODUCTION ( CONTD……)
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THE PRODUCTION OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES IN INDIA
IS MINISCULE AS IT REQUIRES HUGE INVESTMENTS
FOR DEVELOPING THE SPECIALIZED FIBRE FOR
TECHNICAL TEXTILES, TECHNOLOGY KNOW-HOW AND
PRODUCTION FACILITIES.
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IT IS IN THIS CONTEXT THAT THE ROLE OF
STANDARDS FOR VARIOUS SPECIALIZED DESIGN,
FUNCTIONAL AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR
THESE TEXTILES NEEDS NO EMPHASIS.
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WHAT IS TECHNICAL TEXTILE ?
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TECHNICAL TEXTILES CAN BE
DEFINED AS TEXTILE MATERIALS
AND PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED
PRIMARILY FOR THEIR TECHNICAL
PERFORMANCE AND FUNCTIONAL
PROPERTIES RATHER THAN FOR
AESTHETICS OR DECORATIVE
CHARACTERISTICS.
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GENERAL FEATURES OF TECHNICAL
TEXTILES
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COST EFFECTIVE
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENT
DURABLE
HIGH STRENGTH
VERSATILITY
USER FRIENDLINESS
ECO FRIENDLINESS
LOGISTIC CONVENIENCE, ETC.
COULD BE WOVEN, KNIITED, OR NON-WOVEN
COULD BE MADE FROM COMMONLY AVAILABLE FIBRES SUCH AS
NATURAL FIBRES (COIR AND JUTE), SYNTHETIC FIBRES
(POLYESTER, POLYAMIDE, POLYPROPYLENE, POLYETHYLENE,
ACRYLIC, ELASTOMERIC, P-ARARNID, M-ARAMID AND OTHER
HIGH PERFORMANCE SYNTHETICS), REGENERATED FIBRES
(VISCOSE RAYON, ACETATE RAYON) AND INORGANIC FIBRES SUCH
AS CARBON, GLASS, CERAMICS AND STEEL FIBRES.
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CLASSIFICATION OF TECHNICAL
TEXTILES
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DEPENDING UPON THE PRODUCT
CHARACTERISTICS, FUNCTIONAL
REQUIREMENTS AND END USE
APPLICATIONS THE HIGHLY DIVERSIFIED
RANGE OF TECHNICAL TEXTILES
PRODUCTS ARE CLASSIFIED IN 12
GROUPS:
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CLASSIFICATION OF TECHNICAL
TEXTILES ( CONTD……)
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AGROTECH
CROP COVER, FISHNET,CAPILLARY MATTING, SHADE NETS,
GROUND COVERS
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BUILDTECH
TARPAULIN, AWNING, HOUSE WRAP, ROOFING FELT
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CLOTHTECH
INTERLINING, WADDING, VELCRO, ZIP FASTENER
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GEOTECH
TEXTILES FOR GROUND STABILSATION, SEPARATION,
FILTERATION, DRAINAGE AND SOIL REINFORCEMENT
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CLASSIFICATION OF TECHNICAL
TEXTILES ( CONTD……)
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HOMETECH
CARPET BACKING, FIBRE FILL, WEBBING, MATTRESS,
CURTAIN TAPES, WIPES, VACUUM FILTERS
INDUTECH
AIR FILTERS, CONVEYOR BELT, PAPERMAKING FELT,
ABRASIVES, BRUSHES, COATED FABRICS, COMPOSITES
MEDTECH
WIPES, BANDAGES, GOWNS/DRAPES, APRONS,
MATTRESSES, BEDLINENS, BLANKETS
MOBILTECH
HOSE, SEAT BELT, TYRE CORD, CARPETS, TRUCK
COVERS, ROPES, UPHOLSTERY
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CLASSIFICATION OF TECHNICAL
TEXTILES ( CONTD……)
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PACKTECH
LAUNDRY BAGS, SOAKER PADS, NETTING, STRAPPING
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PROTECH
DUST FREE FABRICS, FACE MASK, PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING, HI-VISIBILITY FABRIC, BULLET PROOF
FABRIC, FIRE RETARDANT TEXTILES
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OEKOTECH
ECO-FRIENDLY TEXTILES
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SPORTTECH
SPORT BAGS, FLAGS, SHOPPING BAGS, SPORTSWEAR,
SWIMWEAR
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STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH
A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH FOR STANDARDIZATION OF GEO-SYNTHETICS
AT NATIONAL LEVEL WAS FIRST ADOPTED BY BIS IN LATE 1980S
THROUGH A NETWORK OF TWO TECHNICAL COMMITTEES,
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GEO-TEXTILES AND INDUSTRIAL FABRICS SECTIONAL COMMITTEE,
TX 30 AND
GEO-SYNTHETICS SECTIONAL COMMITTEE, WRD 25.
TX 30 WAS LOOKING AFTER STANDARDIZATION WORK RELATED TO
TESTING AND SPECIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR GEO-TEXTILES
MADE OF POLYESTER, POLYPROPYLENE, JUTE, COIR AND OTHER
FIBRES HAVING WOVEN/NON-WOVEN/KNITTED STRUCTURE WHILE
WRD 25 MAINLY COVERS GEO-MEMBRANES/GEO-GRIDS/GEOCOMPOSITES AND ALLIED PRODUCTS (NATURAL AND POLYMERIC)
FOR RIVER VALLEY AND OTHER CIVIL ENGINEERING RELATED
APPLICATIONS.
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STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH
TO DEVELOP THE NATIONAL STANDARDS ON
FAST TRACK BASIS, BOTH TX30 AND WRD 25
COMMITTES HAVE BEEN MERGED TO FORM A
NEW COMMITTEE WITH THE FOLLOWING
TITLE AND THE SCOPE:
TXD 30 GEOSYNTHETICS
TO FORMULATE INDIAN STANDARDS ON
TERMINILOGY, CLASSIFICATION AND METHOD
OF TEST AND SPECIFICATION FOR ALL TYPES
OF GEOSYNTHETICS (WOVEN AND NONWOVEN)
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STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH
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IS 14715:2000 WOVEN JUTE GEOTEXTILES SPECIFICATION
IS 15869:2008 TEXTILES-OPEN WEAVE COIR
BHOOVASTRA-SPECIFICATION
IS 15871:2009 USE OF COIR GEOTEXTILES
(COIR BHOOVASTRA) IN UNPAVED ROADS
IS 15909:2010 PVC GEO-MEMBRANES FOR
LINING-SPECIFICATION
IS 15910:2010 GEO-SYNTHETICS FOR
HIGHWAYS - SPECIFICATION
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STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH
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IS 13162(PART 2):1991 GEOTEXTILES METHODS OF TEST PART 2 DETERMINATION OF
RESISTANCE TO EXPOSURE OF ULTRA-VIOLET
LIGHT AND WATER (XENON ARC TYPE
APPARATUS)
IS 13162(PART 3):1992 GEOTEXTILES METHODS OF TEST PART 3 DETERMINATION OF
THICKNESS AT SPECIFIED PRESSURE
IS 13162(PART 4):1992 GEOTEXTILES METHODS OF TEST PART 4 DETERMINATION OF
PUNCTURE RESISTANCE BY FALLING CONE
METHOD
IS 13162(PART 5):1992 GEOTEXTILES METHODS OF TEST PART 5 DETERMINATION OF
TENSILE PROPERTIES USING A WIDE WIDTH
STRIP
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STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH
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IS 13321(PART 1):1992 GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR
GEOSYNTHETICS PART 1 TERMS USED IN MATERIALS
AND PROPOERTIES
IS 13325:1992 METHOD OF TESTS FOR
DETERMINATION OF TENSILE PROPERTIES OF
EXTRUDED POLYMER GEO-GRIDS USING THE USING
THE WIDE STRIP
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IS 13326(PART 1):1992 METHOD OF TEST FOR
EVALUATION OF INTERFACE FRICTION BETWEEN GEOGYNTHETIC AND SOIL PART 1 MODIFIED DIRECT
SHEAR TECHNIQUE
IS 14293:1995 GEOTEXTILES - METHOD OF TEST FOR
TRAPEZOID TEARING STRENGTH
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STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH
IS 14294:1995 GEOTEXTILES - METHOD FOR
DETERMINATION OF APPARENT OPENING SIZE
BY DRY SIEVING TECHNIQUE
 IS 14324:1995 GEOTEXTILES - METHODS OF
TEST FOR DETERMINATION OF WATER
PERMEABILITY-PERMITTIVITY
 IS 14706:1999 GEOTEXTILES - SAMPLING AND
PREPARATION OF TEST SPECIMEN
 IS 14714:1999 GEOTEXTILES-DETERMINATION
OF ABRASION RESISTANCE
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STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH
IS 14716:1999 / ISO9864:1990 GEOTEXTILESDETERMINATION OF MASS PER UNIT AREA
 IS 14739:1999 GEOTEXTILES - METHODS FOR
DETERMINATION OF CREEP
 IS 14986:2001 GUIDELINES FOR APPLICATION
OF JUTE GEO-TEXTILE FOR RAIN WATER
EROSION CONTROL IN ROAD AND RAILWAY
EMBANKMENT AND HILL SLOPES
 IS 15060:2001 / ISO 10321:1992 GEOTEXTILES
- TENSILE TEST FOR JOINTS/SEAMS BY WIDE
WIDTH METHOD
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STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH
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IS 15868(PART 1):2008 NATURAL FIBRE GEOTEXTILES
(JUTE GEOTEXTILES AND COIR BHOOVASTRA)
METHODS OF TEST - PART 1 DETERMINATION OF MASS
PER UNIT AREA
PART 2 DETERMINATION OF THICKNESS
PART 3 DETERMINATION OF PERCENTAGE OF SWELL
PART 4 DETERMINATION OF WATER ABSORPTION
CAPACITY
PART 5 DETERMINATION OF SMOLDERING
RESISTANCE
PART 6 DETERMINATION OF MESH SIZE OF COIR
GEOTEXTILES BY OVERHEAD PROJECTOR METHOD
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STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH
FINALISED DRAFTS UNDER PRINT
 DOC.TXD 30 (935) JUTE GEO-TEXTILES - PART 1
STRENGTHENING OF SUB GRADE IN ROADS AND
CONTROL OF BANK EROSION IN RIVERS AND
WATERWAYS (FIRST REVISION OF IS 14715)
 DOC.TXD 30(950) JUTE GEO-TEXTILES - PART 2
CONTROL OF BANK EROSION IN RIVERS AND
WATERWAYS (FIRST REVISION OF IS 14715)
 DOC.TXD 30 (959) GUIDELINES FOR APPLICATION OF
COIR GEOTEXTILES (COIR WOVEN BHOOVASTRA) FOR
RAIN WATER EROSION CONTROL IN ROADS, RAILWAYS
EMBANKMENTS AND HILL SLOPES
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STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH
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DRAFT STANDARDS COMPLETED WIDE
CIRCULATION
DOC.TXD 30(982) METHOD OF TEST FOR
DETERMINATION OF CALIFORNIA BEARING RATIO.
DOC.TXD 30(983) TEXTILES-METHOD OF
DETERMINATION OF APPARENT OPENING SIZE OF
GEO-TEXTILES BY WET SIEVING
DRAFT STANDARDS APPROVED FOR WIDE
CIRCULATION
DOC.TXD 30(961) NATURAL FIBRE GEOTEXTILES
(JUTE GEO TEXTILES) AND COIR GEOTEXTILES (COIR
BHOOVASTRA) - GLOSSARY OF TERMS FOR EROSION
CONTROL PRODUCTS
DOC.TXD 30(985) SPECIFICATION FOR GEOTEXTILES
USED AS PROTECTION (OR CUSHIONING) MATERIAL
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STANDARDIZATION OF GEOTECH
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DOC.TXD 30(1025) SPECIFICATION FOR GEO-TEXTILES USED IN
SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE APPLICATION
DOC.TXD 30(1026) SPECIFICATION FOR GEO-TEXTILES FOR
PERMANENT EROSION CONTROL IN HARD ARMOR SYSTEMS
DOC.TXD 30(1027) SPECIFICATION FOR GEO-TEXTILES USED IN
SUBGRADE SEPARATION IN PAVEMENT STRUCTURES
DOC.TXD 30(1028) SPECIFICATION FOR GEO-TEXTILES USED IN
SUBGRADE STABILIZATION IN PAVEMENT STRUCTURES
DOC.TXD 30(1029) SPECIFICATION FOR GEO-GRIDS USED AS
REINFORCEMENT OF BASE AND SUB BASE LAYERS IN PAVEMENT
STRUCTURES
DOC.TXD 30(1030) SPECIFICATION FOR GEO GRIDS USED AS
SOIL REINFORCEMENT IN MECHANICALLY STABILIZED EARTH
(MSE) RETAINING STRUCTURES
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STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH
STANDARDIZATION IN THE FIELD OF
PROTECH IS CARRIED OUT BY:
 TEXTILES PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
SECTIONAL COMMITTEE, TXD 32
TO FORMULATE INDIAN STANDARDS FOR
TESTING AND SPECIFICATION FOR
TEXTILE PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR
PROTECTION FROM FIRE AND OTHER
HEALTH/LIFE HAZARDS
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STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH
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IS 11871:1986 METHODS FOR DETERMINATION OF
FLAMMABILITY AND FLAME RESISTANCE OF TEXTILE
MATERIALS
IS 15589:2005/ ISO 6940:2004 TEXTILE FABRICS BURNING BEHAVIOUR - DETERMINATION OF EASE OF
IGNITION OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENS
IS 15590:2005 / ISO 6941:2003 TEXTILE FABRICS BURNING BEHAVIOUR - MEASUREMENT OF FLAME
SPREAD PROPERTIES OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED
SPECIMENS
IS 13501:1992 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF
FLAMMABILITY BY OXYGEN INDEX
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STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH
IS 15741:2007 TEXTILES - RESISTANCE TO
IGNITION OF CURTAINS AND DRAPES –
SPECIFICATION (BASED ON EN)
 IS 15612:2005 TEXTILES - BURNING
BEHAVIOUR OF CURTAINS AND DRAPES
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PART 1 - CLASSIFICATION SCHEME
PART 2 - MEASUREMENT OF FLAME SPREAD OF VERTICALLY
ORIENTED SPECIMENS WITH LARGE IGNITION SOURCE
PART 3 - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE IGNITABILITY
OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENS (SMALL FLAME)
PART 4 - METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE FLAME SPREAD
OF VERTICALLY ORIENTED SPECIMENS
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STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH
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IS 15768:2007 TEXTILES - RESISTANCE OF IGNITION
OF UPHOLSTERED COMPOSITE USED FOR NONDOMESTIC FURNITURE (BASED ON EN)
IS 12467(PART 1):2005 TEXTILES - ASSESSMENT OF
THE IGNITABILITY OF UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE PART 1 - IGNITION SOURCE: SMOULDERING
CIGARETTE
IS 12467(PART 2):2005 TEXTILES - ASSESSMENT OF
THE IGNITABILITY OF UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE PART 2 - IGNITION SOURCE: MATCH-FLAME
EQUIVALENT
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STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH
IS 15748:2007 TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE
CLOTHING FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
EXPOSED TO HEAT (EXCLUDING FIREFIGHTERS'
AND WELDERS' CLOTHING)
 IS 15758(PART 1):2007 / ISO 9151 : 1995
TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PART 1
METHOD OF DETERMINING OF HEAT
TRANSMISSION ON EXPOSURE TO FLAME
 IS 15758(PART 2):2007 / ISO 6942 : 2002
TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PART 2
ASSESSMENT OF MATERIAL ASSEMBLIES WHEN
EXPOSED TO SOURCE OF RADIANT HEAT
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STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH
IS 15758(PART 3):2007 / ISO 6530 : 2005
TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PART 3
TEST METHOD FOR RESISTANCE TO MATERIAL
TO PENETRATION BY LIQUIDS
 IS 15758(PART 4):2007 / ISO 15025 : 2000
TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING PART 4
TEST METHOD FOR LIMITED FLAME SPREAD
 IS 15758(PART 5):2007 / ISO 9185 : 1990
TEXTILES - PROTECTIVE CLOTHING - PART 5
ASSESSMENT OF RESISTANCE OF MATERIALS
TO MOLTEN METAL SPLASH
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STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH
IS 15742:2007 TEXTILES - REQUIREMENTS FOR
CLOTHING MADE OF LIMITED FLAME SPREAD
MATERIALS AND MATERIAL ASSEMBLIES
AFFORDING PROTECTION AGAINST HEAT AND
FLAME – SPECIFICATION (BASED ON EN)
 IS 12722:1989 TEXTILE FLOOR COVERINGS DETERMINATION OF FLAME RESISTANCE BY
TABLET TEST
 IS 15764:2008 TEXTILES - DETERMINATION OF
THE BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF TEXTILE FLOOR
COVERINGS
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STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH
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IS 15727(PART 1):2007 / ISO 12952-1 : 1998 TEXTILES
- BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF BEDDING ITEMS - PART 1 :
GENERAL TEST METHODS FOR THE IGNITABILITY BY
SMOULDERING CIGARETTE
IS 15727(PART 2):2007 / ISO 12952-2 : 1998 TEXTILES
- BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF BEDDING ITEMS - PART 2 SPECIFIC TEST METHODS FOR THE IGNITABILITY BY A
SMOULDERING CIGARETTE
IS 15727(PART 3):2007 / ISO 12952-3 : 1998 TEXTILES
- BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF BEDDING ITEMS - PART 3 :
GENERAL TEST METHODS FOR THE IGNITABILITY BY A
SMALL OPEN FLAME
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STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH
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IS 15727(PART 4):2007 / ISO 12952-4 : 1998 TEXTILES
- BURNING BEHAVIOUR OF BEDDING ITEMS - PART 4:
SPECIFIC TEST METHODS FOR THE IGNITABILITY BY A
SMALL OPEN FLAME
IS 15781:2007 TEXTILES-METHOD FOR
DETERMINATION OF FLAMMABILITY OF BLANKETS
IS 15782:2007 TEXTILES - METHOD FOR
DETERIORATION OF VISIBILITY DUE TO SMOKE
RELEASED ON COMBUSTION OF MATERIALS
IS15809:2008 HIGH VISIBILITY WARNING CLOTHES
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STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH
DRAFT STANDARDS COMPLETED WIDE
CIRCULATION
DOC.TXD 32(832) TEXTILES - RESISTANCE TO
IGNITION OF MATTRESSES, DIVANS AND BED
BASES - SPECIFICATION
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STANDARDIZATION OF PROTECH
DRAFT STANDARDS ISSUED IN WIDE CIRCULATION
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DOC.TXD 32(946)TEXTILES-PROTECTION GLOVES FOR
FIREFIGHTERS - LABORATORY TEST METHODS AND
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS (BASED ON ISO 15383: 2003)
DOC.TXD 32(947)TEXTILES-PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR
FIREFIGHTERS - LABORATORY TEST METHODS AND
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS (BASED ON ISO 11613 : 1999)
DOC.TXD 32(948)TEXTILES-PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR
FIREFIGHTERS - LABORATORY TEST METHODS AND
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR WILD LAND FIREFIGHTING
CLOTHING (BASED ON ISO 15384 : 2003)
DOC.TXD 32(949)TEXTILES-PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR
FIREFIGHTERS - LABORATORY TEST METHODS AND
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
WITH A REFLECTIVE OUTER SURFACE (BASED ON ISO 15538 :
2001)
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STANDARDIZATION OF MEDITECH
STANDARDIZATION IN THE FIELD OF MEDITECH
IS CARRIED OUT BY:
 TECHNICAL TEXTILES FOR MEDITECH
APPLICATIONS SECTIONAL COMMITTEE,
TXD 36
TO FORMULATE INDIAN STANDARDS FOR
TERMINOLOGY TESTING AND SPECIFICATIONS
FOR TECHNICAL TEXTILES FOR MEDTECH
APPLICATIONS SUCH AS HEALTHCARE AND
HYGIENE TEXTILE PRODUCTS, IMPLANTABLE
AND NON-IMPLANTABLE AND EXTRA
CORPOREAL TEXTILE PRODUCTS
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STANDARDIZATION OF MEDITECH
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SINCE THE AREA OF MEDICAL TEXTILES INVOLVES HEALTH
AND SAFETY OF THE USER, THEIR STANDARDIZATION IS OF
UTMOST IMPORTANCE AND VARIOUS PERFORMANCE AND
FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS ARE TO BE APPROPRIATELY
STANDARDIZED IN LINE WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGICAL
DEVELOPMENTS AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL. IN INDIA THE
PRODUCTION AND STANDARDIZATION OF MEDICAL
TEXTILES IS STILL AT INFANT STAGE AND A LOT MORE IS
NEEDED TO BE DONE BY VARIOUS MANUFACTURERS,
TECHNOLOGISTS, R & D INSTITUTIONS AND THE
GOVERNMENT. HOWEVER, THE BUREAU OF INDIAN
STANDARDS, THE NATIONAL STANDARDS BODY OF INDIA
HAS STEADILY EVOLVED SOME OF THE COMMON
STANDARDS ON MEDICAL TEXTILES, WHICH ARE
DISCUSSED BELOW:
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STANDARDIZATION OF MEDITECH
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IS 758:1988 SPECIFICATION FOR HANDLOOM
COTTON GAUZE, ABSORBENT, NON-STERILIZED
IS 863:1988 SPECIFICATION FOR HANDLOOM
COTTON BANDAGE CLOTH, NON-STERILIZED
IS 14316:1996 SWABS, SMALL, IN BAG OF 50
IS 4605:1981 CREPE BANDAGES
IS 1681:1998 WOOLLEN HOSPITAL BLANKETS,
DYED
IS 11163:1985 FIRST-AID DRESSINGS
IS 11046:1984 OPERATING TOWEL
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STANDARDIZATION OF MEDITECH
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IS 6237:1971 COTTON CLOTH FOR PLASTER OF
PARIS BANDAGES AND CUT BANDAGES
IS 4738:1993 BANDAGE, POP
IS 12839:1989 WOOL/POLYAMIDE BLENDED
HOSPITAL FLANNEL
IS 757:1971 ABSORBENT COTTON, LINT
IS 10829:1993 X-RAY DETECTABLE GAUZE
SWABS AND LAPROTOMY SPONGES
IS 5405:1980 SANITARY NAPKINS
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STANDARDIZATION OF MEDITECH
SUBJECT UNDER CONSIDERATION
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DOC.TXD 36(1031) TEXTILES – PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
FOR SURGICAL GOWNS, DRAPES AND CLEAN AIR SUITS USED IN
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AS MEDICAL DEVICES, FOR PATIENTS,
CLINICAL STAFF AND EQUIPMENT – SPECIFICATION PART 1:
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR MANUFACTURERS, PROCESSORS
AND PRODUCTS
DOC.TXD 36(1032) TEXTILES – PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS
FOR SURGICAL DRAPES, GOWNS AND CLEAN AIR SUITS USED IN
HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AS MEDICAL DEVICES, FOR PATIENTS,
CLINICAL STAFF AND EQUIPMENT - SPECIFICATION PART 2: TEST
METHODS
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STANDARDIZATION OF MEDITECH
DOC.TXD 36(1033) TEXTILES – PERFORMANCE
REQUIREMENTS FOR SURGICAL GOWNS, DRAPES AND
CLEAN AIR SUITS USED IN HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
AS MEDICAL DEVICES, FOR PATIENTS, CLINICAL STAFF
AND EQUIPMENT – SPECIFICATION PART 3:
PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
LEVELS
 DOC.TXD 36(1034) SPECIFICATION FOR BANDAGE
CLOTH AND CUT BANDAGES (THIRD REVISION)
 DOC.TXD 36(1035) TEXTILES - PERFORMANCE
REQUIREMENTS FOR SURGICAL FACEMASKS
 DOC.TXD 36(1036) SPECIFICATION FOR
ANTIMICROBIAL CREPE BANDAGE
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STANDARDIZATION OF AGROTECH
STANDARDIZATION IN THE FIELD OF
AGROTECH IS CARRIED OUT BY:
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TECHNICAL TEXTILES FOR AGROTECH
APPLICATIONS SECTIONAL COMMITTEE,
TXD 35
TO FORMULATE INDIAN STANDARDS
SPECIFICATION AND METHOD OF TESTS FOR
TECHNICAL TEXTILES USED IN HORTICULTURE,
AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND ANIMAL
HUSBANDARY
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STANDARDIZATION OF AGROTECH
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IS 15907:2010 AGRO TEXTILES - HIGH DENSITY
POLYETHYLENE (HDPE) WOVEN BEDS FOR
VERMICULTURE - SPECIFICATION
IS 15351:2008 TEXTILES-LAMINATED HIGH DENSITY
POLYETHYLENE (HDPE) WOVEN FABRIC (GEOMEMBRANE) FOR WATER PROOF LINING
IS 5508 (PARTS 1 TO 24) GUIDES FOR FISHING GEARS
IS 7533:2003 POLYAMIDE MONOFILAMENT LINE FOR
FISHING
IS 4401:2006 TWISTED NYLON FISH-NET TWINES
IS 14287:1995 PP MULTIFILAMENT NETTING TWINE
IS 6347:2003 PE MONOFILAMENT TWINE FOR FISHING
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STANDARDIZATION OF AGROTECH
SUBJECT UNDER CONSIDERATION
 DOC.TXD 35(980) JUTE AGRO-TEXTILES FOR
GROWTH OF PLANTS AND SUPPRESSION OF
WEEDS-SPECIFICATION
 DOC.TXD 35(981) JUTE AGRO-TEXTILE SAPLING BAGS FOR GROWTH OF SEEDLING
/SAPLING - SPECIFICATION
 DOC.TXD 35(1003) TEXTILES - SHADE NETS
FOR AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE
PURPOSES-SPECIFICATION
 SPECIFICATION FOR GROUND COVERS FOR
HORTICULTURE APPLICATION
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STANDARDIZATION OF INDUTECH
STANDARDIZATION IN THE FIELD OF
INDUTECH IS CARRIED OUT BY:
 INDUSTRIAL FABRICS SECTIONAL
COMMITTEE, TXD 33
TO FORMULATE STANDARDS FOR
TERMINOLOGY, TESTING AND SPECIFICATIONS
FOR INDUSTRIAL FABRICS INCLUDING NONWOVEN TEXTILES MADE FROM NATURAL AND
MAN-MADE FIBRES/FILAMENTS AND BLENDS
THEREOF
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STANDARDIZATION OF INDUTECH
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IS 1178:1986 COTTON FILTER CLOTH
IS 1422:1983 SPECIFICATION FOR COTTON DUCK
IS 1424:1983 SPECIFICATION FOR COTTON CANVAS
IS 1719:2000 INDUSTRIAL TEXTILE-PRESSED WOOL
FELT
IS 4388:1982 SPECIFICATION FOR COTTON FABRICS
FOR REINFORCEMENT OF RUBBER HOSES
IS 5996:1984 SPECIFICATION FOR COTTON BELTING
DUCKS
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STANDARDIZATION OF INDUTECH
IS 9293:1991 TEXTILES - CANVAS, FLAX SPECIFICATION
 IS 11574:1986 SPECIFICATION FOR POLYAMIDE FILTER
CLOTH
 IS 11575:1986 SPECIFICATION FOR POLYESTER FILTER
CLOTH
 IS 11915:1986 SPECIFICATION FOR NYLON FABRIC FOR
MAKING MOUNTAINEERING EQUIPMENT
 IS 11986:2003 INDUSTRIAL TEXTILES - COTTON
BACKING CLOTH FOR ABRASIVES
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STANDARDIZATION OF INDUTECH
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IS 12020(PART 1):1987 POLYPROPYLENE FILTER
CLOTH: PART I - FILTER CLOTH FROM SPUNPOLYPROPYLENE YARN
IS 12384:1988 SPECIFICATION FOR RAYON DUCK FOR
INDUSTRIAL USE
IS 12415:1988 SPECIFICATION FOR POLYAMIDE DUCK
FOR INDUSTRIAL USE
IS 12416:1988 SPECIFICATION FOR
POLYESTER/COTTON BELTING DUCKS
IS 13510:2000 TEXTILES - DUCK, POLYESTER/COTTON
BLENDED, RIP STOP
IS 15595:2005 INDUSTRIAL TEXTILES - BONDED
FABRICS FOR AIR FILTRATION
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STANDARDIZATION OF INDUTECH
IS 15891 :2011 TEXTILES- TEST METHOD FOR NONWOVENS
PART 1 DETERMINATION
PART 2 DETERMINATION
PART 3 DETERMINATION
ELONGATION
 PART 4 DETERMINATION
 PART 6 ABSORPTION
 PART 7 DETERMINATION
 PART 8 DETERMINATION
 PART 9 DETERMINATION
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OF MASS PER UNIT AREA
OF THICKNESS
OF TENSILE STRENGTH AND
OF TEAR RESISTANCE
OF BENDING LENGTH
OF LIQUID STRIKE-THROUGH
OF DRAPE COEFFICIENT
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CONCLUSION
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IN MOST INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES, THE TREND IN VARIOUS SECTORS OF
TEXTILE INDUSTRY INDICATES THAT THE USE OF CONVENTIONAL TEXTILES HAS
REACHED A STATIC LEVEL AND THEIR MANUFACTURE HAS BECOME HIGHLY
COMPETITIVE AND OFTEN UNVIABLE.
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THE RECENT FOCUS HAS, THEREFORE, BEEN ON THE VALUE-ADDED TECHNICAL
TEXTILES THAT HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO MEET FUNCTIONAL DEMANDS FOR
PRECISION APPLICATIONS.
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IN ORDER TO MEET THE TARGET OF $14.8 BILLION BY 2012-13 FROM THE
CURRENT SIZE OF $9.9 BILLION, INDIA HAS TO INCUR SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT
IN INFRASTRUCTURE, TECHNOLOGY, R & D AND STANDARDIZATION AND IT IS
HOPED THAT INDIA WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW
OPPORTUNITY IN THIS AREA ARISING DUE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF NEW
TECHNOLOGIES WHICH WILL PAVE PATH FOR THE FUTURE.
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IN VIEW OF HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY, THE INDIAN STANDARDS ON PROTECH
AND MEDTECH COULD BE MADE MANDATORY.
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THANK YOU
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FOR FINER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT
J K GUPTA
SCIENTIST ‘C’
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
MANAK BHAWAN
9, BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002
EMAIL: txd@bis.org.in and
textiles.bis@gmail.com
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