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Lasers are widely used in the processing of metals; however, limited work is reported on their application in the garment industry. This work explores the utilization of laser technology in the apparel industry. Experimental investigations have been carried out to examine the influence of process parameters to produce complex patterns on textile fabrics. A 2.5 kW CO2 laser was successfully employed to process a very useful and luxury pat silk fabric of thickness of 0.4 mm which is available in the North-East region of India. The edge quality of the laser cut pat silk fabric was observed to be without fraying accompanied with less blackening effect when processed with parameters: laser power = 100 W, scan speed = 7000 mm/min and assist gas pressure of 4 bars and 5 bars. The results obtained from the preliminary experimentations encourage detailed investigations of the process so that further modifications can be made in order to achieve the better outcomes.
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Mylliem, E., Joshi, S.N. (2023). CO2 Laser Cutting of White Pat Silk—A Preliminary Work. In: Joshi, S.N., Dixit, U.S., Mittal, R.K., Bag, S. (eds) Low Cost Manufacturing Technologies. NERC 2022. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-8452-5_12
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