TY  - JOUR
T1  - Sewing Needle Temperature and Fabric Bending Property Correlation
AU - Muralidhar, B.A. 
JO  - Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences
VL  - 16
IS  - 6
SP  - 194
EP  - 199
PY  - 2021
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-949x
DO  - jeasci.2021.194.199
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=jeasci.2021.194.199
KW  - Sewing needle
KW  -needle heat
KW  -fabric bending properties
KW  -seams
KW  -sewing machine
AB  - Sewing needle temperature is one of the main
problems during sewing of thermoplastic materials. The
needle temperatures can cause fabric and sewing thread
damage. Many studies have been carried out to
understand the parameters which influence needle
temperature. Understanding these parameters will help in
minimizing the problem of needle heating. Needle heat is
influenced by needle, fabric characteristics and the sewing
conditions. In this project an attempt has been made to
correlate the bending modulus of three different
construction 100% cotton fabrics of the same GSM with
varying thickness. The fabrics were sewn in the sewing
machine at a constant speed of 3500 rpm without sewing
thread in 3 different seams. The needle temperature was
recorded with the help of an infrared pyrometer at time
intervals of 30 sec for 5 min. The highest sewing needle
temperature recorded was for the fabric with highest
bending modulus among the three samples. Correlation
between the fabric bending modulus and sewing needle
temperature was calculated using MINITAB v.16.1. The
correlation result obtained was positive and linear thus
indicating that the bending modulus of the fabric effect
the needle temperature.
ER  -