...Mehmet Küçük; Vural Kurt Purpose This study examines the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of fabric spreading and cutting processes in the apparel industry. It aims to determine how technological levels in these processes affect labor, energy consumption and overall production costs, with a focus...

...Wenbin Li; Yunjing Jiang; Peiqing Jiang; Xin Wang Purpose The mass transfer of textiles during movement is complicated as the energy consumption (EC) from skin, surface temperature of fabrics together with environment will work synergistically to determine the sensation and comfort of wearer...

... insulation test of the clothing (above: spencer jacket, below: a set of clothing) Youngjoo Na can be contacted at: youngjoo@inha.ac.kr 21 06 2016 06 03 2017 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2017 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Energy consumption...

...W.M. To; T.W. Yu; T.M. Lai; S.P. Li Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of commercial clothes dryers based on energy‐efficiency and environmental impact analyses. Design/methodology/approach The study consisted of reviewing and examining the energy consumption...

... of measuring the energy necessary to run the sewing‐machine driving electrical motor is also presented, correlated to the stitching speed in joining a straight seam in a single, two, or three, segments. Electrical energy consumption is analysed as dependent on the stitching speed, varying the number...