Intimacy of mixing and Blend variation are important parameters to be controlled in blends in view of their critical influence on the appearance, fault incidence, grade and sale value of fabric. Not only the variability in strength, feel and abrasion resistance of fabric is affected but also streakiness, shade variations, weft bars and weft way defects are critically influenced by them. The problem becomes more critical when the fibers blended together are of different colures or the fabric is cross-dyed to different shades for the different components.  Read More

             Conventional testing involves considerable time and results are not available in time for cotton selection and mixing preparation. High volume Instrument (HVI) have speeded up testing substantially and testing of a cotton is completed in about 2-4 minutes. Bale wise testing of cottons  is possible and bales with substandard characteristics can be weeded out.      Read More

              The challenges posed by the" man-made fibres and the need to provide clothing to a growing population of the country, that is expected to touch the 1.5 billion mark by 2025, have been the guiding factors for envisaging the programmes and activities. The institute attempts to begin by ensuring the picking of seed cotton, its handling and transport so as to minimize trash content.   Read More

                    Marketing of cotton is a specialised activity by itself involving handling, packing movement of cotton bales, grading, quality tests and problems of payment. As compared to other commercial crops, the cotton has to pass through multiple number of intermediary agencies, as cotton has to traverse through a long route before reaching the end user.  Read More