Engineering Textiles

With an increase in textile manufacturers relocating to developing countries with cheaper overheads the manufacturers that remain need to diversify and add value to their products to be competitive. These value added products are designed from traditional methods not specific to their new technical applications. This is causing problems in the market place. Engineering textiles: Integrating the design and manufacture of textile products will look at design concepts from traditional to technical textiles and discuss engineering approaches to the process of manufacturing these products.Dr Yehia El Mogahzy is Professor of Polymer and Fiber Engineering at the College of Engineering, Auburn University, USA. To date, he has published hundreds of scientific articles, two books, many book chapters and two patents. Dr El Mogahzy?s experience combines both engineering and business applications in various industries related to design, manufacturing, and quality control. He has also been a consultant for major international companies.