FBRI: Textile Topics Archive 1980's

Vol. XI, No. 1 September 1982
Open-End Spinning Research (Rotor Speed & Diameter)
Textile Student wins Cotton Competition (Dana Gonzales - Maid of Cotton)
Department of Textile Engineering News (scholarships)

Vol. XI, No. 2 October 1982
Correction for O-E Article in previous edition
Instrument Evaluation of Cotton (effect of processing level on fiber properties)

Vol. XI, No. 3 November 1982
High Volume Instruments Dedicated (MCI & Spinlab)
Turpie gives seminar on W/M

Vol. XI, No. 4 December 1982
Announcement of Mini-Conference on HVI Cotton Evaluation
Effect of Cotton Fiber Strength on Yarn Strength
Cotton Fiber Testing Reaches Peak
Honor Students

Vol. XI, No. 5 January 1983
Date Change for HVI Conference
Durable-Press Finish Research (Remaflam Moist-Cure: Mehta)
Student Honors (Twila Braun)

Vol. XI, No. 6 February 1983
Open-End Spinning Research (Infl. Of Winding Tension on Yarn Properties)
New Unit Installed on HVI (MCI Trash Meter)

Vol. XI, No. 7 March 1983
Conference on HVI Cotton Evaluation
Effect of Moisture on Cotton Strength (importance of controlled atmospheric conditions in testing lab)

Vol. XI, No. 8 April 1983
Instruments for Cotton Fiber Testing (correlation of fiber testing results obtained from individual instruments & HVI testing)
Awards for Textile Engineering students (Jane Kveton & Twila Braun)

Vol. XI, No. 9 May 1983
Use of Instruments for Measuring Cotton Fiber Properties (MCI vs. Spinlab)
Textile Engineering Student Awards (senior awards)
Honor Students (high GPAs)

Vol. XI, No. 10 June 1983
Research on Fiber/Yarn Relationship

Vol. XI, No. 11 July 1983
Discount Cottons (plans for barky research)
Effects of Moisture on Cotton Properties (verification of importance of controlled atmosphere & conditioning)
Zellweger Uster Tensorapid Installed
Special Course Offered to Industry (J&J Short Course)

Vol. XI, No. 12 August 1983
Publication Notice
Cotton Maturity (Shirley F/MT comparison with Micronaire)
Congressman Visits Center (U.S. Representative Jerry Huckaby of Louisiana)
Textile Education (Fall semester enrollment - scholarships)

Vol. XII, No. 1 September 1983
Research on Barky Cotton
Whitt Honored with University Award (Top Techsan)

Vol. XII, No. 2 October 1983
Research on Barky Cotton, Part 2
Textile Department Student Activities (Phi Psi Convention - Florida)
Student Honors (GPA averages)

Vol. XII, No. 3 November 1983
Blends of Wool and Cotton

Vol. XII, No. 4 December 1983
Research on Rotor Spinning of Wool (S.A.C.M. units)

Vol. XII, No. 5 January 1984
Rotor Spinning of Wool, Part 2

Vol. XII, No. 6 February 1984
Rotor Spinning of Wool, Part 3
Scholarships Awarded to Textile Engineering Students

Vol. XII, No. 7 March 1984
Conference on Cotton & New Spinning Technologies
Research on Flame Resistant Fabrics
Mohair Council Directors Visit

Vol. XII, No. 8 April 1984
Evaluation of 1983 Texas Cotton Crop

Vol. XII, No. 9 May 1984
Fiber Tenacity/Yarn Str. Relationship
Cotton Research Report Nears Completion

Vol. XII, No. 10 June 1984
Open-End Spinning Research: Influence of Rotor Groove Dimensions

Vol. XII, No. 11 July 1984
A Study of Cotton Aging

Vol. XII, No. 12 August 1984
A Study of Cotton Aging, Part 2

Vol. XIII, No. 1 September 1984
A Study of Cotton Aging, Part 3
New Classimat II Installed
Research Report Ready for Distribution (Fiber Maturity & Ring & Rotor-Spun Yarn Dyeability - CJ: & JBP)

Vol. XIII, No. 2 October 1984
Blends of Wool on the Cotton System
Smith Joins TRC Staff

Vol. XIII, No. 3 November 1984
Flame Resistance of Wool Fabrics
New Equipment Ordered (Peyer AL 101)
Textile Engineering Department Activities (Phi Psi Convention - Philadelphia)

Vol. XIII, No. 4 December 1984
Influence of Open-End Spinning Tension on Yarn Elongation

Vol. XIII, No. 5 January 1985
Open-End Spinning Research at TRC (short history)
Schlafhorst AUTOCORO Installed

Vol. XIII, No. 6 February 1985
Quality of 1984 Texas Cotton Crop
Edwards Joins TRC Staff

Vol. XIII, No. 7 March 1985
A Study of Cotton Aging (continuation of study)

Vol. XIII, No. 8 April 1985
Effect of Harvest Date on Cotton Fiber Quality (replication study)
Reva Whitt Retires

Vol. XIII, No. 9 May 1985
Research on Open-End Spinning (design of pinned opening rollers; Suessen Spintester)
Textile Engineering Department Student Awards

Vol. XIII, No. 10 June 1985
Cotton Fiber Properties & Rotor - Spinning Performance (fiber length study)

Vol. XIII, No. 11 July 1985
Cotton Fiber Maturity (exploratory session)
Processing Wool on Cotton System
Short Course for J&J

Vol. XIII, No. 12 August 1985
Cotton Fiber Maturity (plans to install Technicon Instrument)
Cotton Fiber Strength (explanation of g/tex use)
Whitin Roberts Donates Card
Textube Corporation Donates Supplies
TRC Staff Activities (Dr. Mehta's participation in 7th International Wool Textile Research Conference)
Student Activities (scholarships)
Congressman Stenholm Visits Center

Vol. XIV, No. 1 September 1985
Spinning Fine Open End Yarns
Measurement of Cotton Fiber Length Distribution

Vol. XIV, No. 2 October 1985
Cotton Fiber Strength (Pressley vs. g/tex)
Cotton Fiber Maturity (% Mature Fibers vs. Micronaire)

Vol. XIV, No. 3 November 1985
Cotton Fiber Strength
Annual Cotton Fiber Evaluation
New Facilities Assigned TRC

Vol. XIV, No. 4 December 1985
Spinning Fine Open-End Yarns, Part 2 (continuation of No. 1, September '85)
Cotton Fiber Maturity (Technicon InrfraAlyzer)
New Facilities for TRC

Vol. XIV, No. 5 January 1986
Spinning Fine Open-End Yarns, Part 3
Report Available on 1986 Texas Cotton Quality

Vol. XIV, No. 6 February 1986
Spinning Fine Open-End Yarns, Part IV
Visiting Scientists (Matic, Aleksic, Perel)

Vol. XIV, No. 7 March 1986
1985 Texas Cotton Quality Report
Summer Work Schedule
"Dutch Week"

Vol. XIV, No. 8 April 1986
Research on F/R Blends
Conference on Cotton Fiber Maturity
Sulzer-Ruti Seminar

Vol. XIV, No. 9 May 1986
Blends of Wool on the Cotton System
Egyptian Group Visits TRC

Vol. XIV, No. 10 June 1986
Research on F/R Blends (cot/Cordelan & cot/Vinyon)
Textube Corporation Donation
Student Honors

Vol. XIV, No. 11 July 1986
Influence of Cotton Quality in Blends
Textile Short Course for J&J

Vol. XIV, No. 12 August 1986
Open-End Spinning: The Influence of Spinning Conditions on Rotor Dust Accumulation, Part 1
Cotton Board/Cotton Incorporated Visit TRC

Vol. XV, No. 1 September 1986
Open-End Spinning: The Influence of Spinning Conditions on Rotor Dust Accumulation, Part 2

Vol. XV, No. 2 October 1986
Open-End Spinning: The Influence of Spinning Conditions on Rotor Dust Accumulation, Part 3
Friction Spinning Research

Vol. XV, No. 3 November 1986
New Location for TRC
Visiting Professor (Zhou)
Textile Education - An Early Start (letters to Somerville from New York 5th Graders)
Annual Fiber Testing

Vol. XV, No. 4 December 1986
Predicting Ring Yarn Strength from Fiber Properties

Vol. XV, No. 5 January 1987
Annual Texas Cotton Quality Report

Vol. XV, No. 6 February 1987
Analysis of Ends Down at Rotor Spinning

Vol. XV, No. 7 March 1987
Harry Arthur Retires
TRC Moving to New Location
Open House & Tech. Conf. (dates)

Vol. XV, No. 8 April 1987
Open-End Spinning (machine parameters used for Crop Study spinning)
Price & Edwards Promoted
TRC's New Location
High Plains Cotton Production

Vol. XV, No. 9 May 1987
Cotton Fiber Fineness: For the Spinner or the Farmer?
Not-so-sudden Service
Sonoco Products Makes Donation
TRC Open House

Vol. XV, No. 10 June 1987
Symposium Plans Near Completion
Wool Spinning Equipment Donated

Vol. XV, No. 11 July 1987
Cotton Quality: For the Spinner or the Farmer?
Symposium Plans Near Completion
Lodging for Symposium (changes)

Vol. XV, No. 12 August 1987
Relationship of Fiber Strength to Yarn Strength
Symposium Update

Vol. XVI, No. 1 September 1987
We're Late!
Evaluation of Cotton by HVI
TEXCELLANA - A Blend of Texas Cotton and Wool

Vol. XVI, No. 2 October 1987
Symposium on Cotton Testing and Spinning Technology (report)
Research on Cotton Fineness and Maturity, Part 1 of 2

Vol. XVI, No. 3 November 1987
Name Change for Research Center
Cotton Fineness and Maturity, Part 2 of 2
Telex and FAX Numbers

Vol. XVI, No. 4 December 1987
Rotor Spinning of American Cottons, Part 1 (Schlafhorst Report)

Vol. XVI, No. 5 January 1988
Rotor Spinning of American Cottons, Part 2
Texas State Senate Hearing Conducted at International Textile Center

Vol. XVI, No. 6 February 1988
Rotor Spinning of American Cottons, Part 3 (with color photos)
Texcellana

Vol. XVI, No. 7 March 1988
Rotor Spinning of American Cottons, Part 4
Senator Phil Gramm Visits Center

Vol. XVI, No. 8 April 1988
Annual Texas Cotton Quality Report (2 tables printed)

Vol. XVI, No. 9 May 1988
Short Fibers in Cotton
Texas Natural Fibers (tabulation of amount & value produced in 1987)
We Need Your Help (mailing list)

Vol. XVI, No. 10 June 1988
New Ginning Techniques for Improving Fiber Quality
Communication Changes (termination of Telex system, giving phone & FAX numbers)

Vol. XVI, No. 11 July 1988
Causes of Sugar in Cotton
Reynolds Joins ICTRD Staff
Donation from Textube
Groz-Beckert Donation
Short Course for J&J

Vol. XVI, No. 12 August 1988
Cotton Fiber Maturity (FMT III)
Barky Cotton Research Reviewed
Donations (Davison Publishing Co. Inc.)

Vol. XVII, No. 1 September 1988
Development of a Procedure for Dyeing Neps
Cotton Quality from Different Production Areas
Textile Education at Texas Tech University
Service Charge Booklet

Vol. XVII, No. 2 October 1988
Quality of Cotton Grown in Different Areas (STC&G Study)
Willard Scott Promotes TEXCELLANA

Vol. XVII, No. 3 November 1988
Evaluation of Shirley F/MT III
Cotton Fiber Testing Intensifies
New Rieter Equipment Ordered

Vol. XVII, No. 4 December 1988
Research on Processing Sticky Cotton
Donations (Textube)

Vol. XVII, No. 5 January 1989
A Study of Microdust in Cotton
Installation of Rieter Equipment

Vol. XVII, No. 6 February 1989
Effects of Ageing on Cotton Quality
"What Kind of Animal is a Mo?"

Vol. XVII, No. 7 March 1989
Research on Tandem Carding, Part 1

Vol. XVII, No. 8 April 1989
Research on Tandem Carding, Part 2
NFFPC Meets at ICTRD

Vol. XVII, No. 9 May 1989
Research on Tandem Carding, Part 3
Special Training Courses (Algerian Cotton Group)
Flammability Testing (FAA Certification)

Vol. XVII, No. 10 June 1989
Research on Tandem Carding, Part 4 (Conclusion)
Texas International Cotton School
1988 Texas Cotton Quality Evaluation
Donations (Davison's Blue Book)

Vol. XVII, No. 11 July 1989
Texas International Cotton School
J&J Program (July 3-7, 1989)
Student from Finland (Marja Rissanen)
Texcellana II

Vol. XVII, No. 12 August 1989
Manufacturer Wanted for Texcellana
Effects of Moisture on Cotton
Tech President Visits Center
We Need Your Help (for updating list)

Vol. XIX, No. 1 September 1989
Installation of New Equipment
Dyeing Neps & Immature Cotton Fibers
Special Conference for Chembred
Texas International Cotton School
More About TEXCELLANA

Vol. XVIII, No. 2 October 1989
More New Equipment
Texas International Cotton School
Cotton Fiber Strength

Vol. XVIII, No. 3 November 1989
Studies in Fiber Length Uniformity, Part 1
Donation from Textube

Vol. XVIII, No. 4 December 1989
Studies in Fiber Length Uniformity, Part 2