International Journal of Clothing Science and Technology: Volume 10 Issue 1

Communication: Flexible production systems for the apparel and metal‐working industries: a contrast study on technologies and contributions

F. Frank Chen

The purpose of this paper is to perform a contrast study on the technologies and contributions of flexible manufacturing systems (FMS) being in use in apparel and metal…

Handling the assembly line balancing problem in the clothing industry using a genetic algorithm

Keith C.C. Chan, Patrick C.L. Hui, K.W. Yeung, Frency S.F. Ng

Assembly line balancing problems that occur in real world situations are dynamic and are fraught with various sources of uncertainties such as the performance of workers and the…

A new collision detection algorithm for garment animation

G. Stylios, T.R. Wan

This paper presents a new technique for collision detection between fabric and fabric or fabric and body, applied on our physical‐based fabric drape model. The technique can…

Lightweight wool garment wrinkle performance: A wear experiment

C.J. Salter, A.F. Roczniok, L.G. Stephens

A controlled wear experiment which examined the wrinkle performance of lightweight wool fabrics is described. Six lightweight wool and wool blend fabrics were tailored into…

Strength reduction in sewing threads during high speed sewing in industrial lockstitch machine: Part II: Effect of thread and fabric properties

G. Sundaresan, K.R. Salhotra, P.K. Hari

The mechanism of strength reduction of sewing threads has been discussed in Part I of this paper. The effect of fabric tightness and certain thread properties like its size…

Ten years of research support with IJCST: 10th Anniversary Issue

George Stylios