Released on = June 2, 2007, 12:16 am

Press Release Author = Bharat Book Bureau

Industry = Marketing

Press Release Summary = Narrow fabrics are defined as those which are less than 52
cm in width. As such, they are employed in a wide range of end uses. Applications
range from delicate decorative ribbons on Swiss chocolate boxes and theatrical
costume embellishments to the heavilyreinforced harnesses used to raise heavy
machinery.

Press Release Body = Narrow Woven Fabrics in Technical Textiles in 2010

Narrow fabrics are defined as those which are less than 52 cm in width. As such,
they are employed in a wide range of end uses. Applications range from delicate
decorative ribbons on Swiss chocolate boxes and theatrical costume embellishments to
the heavilyreinforced harnesses used to raise heavy machinery. They also include
clothing labels, handles and straps for bags and luggage, car seatbelts, and
industrial machine belting. Narrow fabrics perform a number of specific functions.
Some are decorative-such as ribbons and bows. Others are informative, as in the case
of labels. However, many are functional, including a broad range of webs and straps
with specialist performance functions. As far as technical textiles are concerned,
David Rigby Associates (DRA) has identified 14 specific areas in which narrow
fabrics are widely used.

Collectively, these areas were estimated to have had a combined value of US$2.4 bn
in 2005, and were projected to grow by 3.6% a year between 2005 and 2010. Many
narrow fabrics are manufactured on specially designed weaving or needling systems,
while others are produced using knitting, braiding or embroidering technologies.
Some of the machines in use today were developed a long time ago and are used
erratically to turn out small runs of specific items. Modern machinery builders
include Jakob Müller, which is acknowledged to be the global specialist in
"off-the-shelf" multiple-use narrow fabric production machines. As well as building
machines, the company has a dedicated Narrow Fabrics Institute at its headquarters
in Frick, Switzerland, and has held five specific narrow fabrics conferences around
the world to date, the last being in Singapore in October 2005.


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