TexEng Software Ltd.

FIRST WORLD CONFERENCE ON SOFTWARE FOR THE TEXTILE AND CLOTHING INDUSTRIES
(May 21-22, 2009)
Jointly with the 2nd International Conference on Information and Computing Science (ICIC2009) and 2nd International Conference on Modelling and Simulation (ICMS2009)

Organised by TexEng Software Ltd in association with University of Manchester,
TechniTex Faraday Ltd and Nanjing University of Science and Technology

The aim of the conference was to bring together all those who have an interest in the applications of software in the textile and clothing industries. The conference covered the following topics

Fabric CAD	Technical design
Clothing CAD	Modelling and performance
Management, stock control and supply chain	Body & drape
Quality control	Machine control and manufacture

The aim of the conference was to explore how, as in all other activities, the information revolution is changing the operations of the textile and clothing industries. Speakers came from both academia and industry. The exponential growth of computer power since the first programmable computer was built in Manchester 60 years ago has made it possible to deal with the complexities of textile machines, processes, and materials, leading on to the subjective demands of fashion and the objective needs of technical applications. But software is as important as hardware. In some areas, IT techniques are well established. Process scheduling and stock control have come from general commercial developments. Machine control carries on the ingenuity of inventive specialists. In CAD, the reluctance of designers 30 years ago has given way to its almost universal use in the design of fabrics and clothes. In other areas, advances remain in the more academic forms of R&D. There are two challenges. One is to find ways of validly modeling the complex problems of systems composed of millions of fibres – in processing, in fabric performance; in drape and feel of clothes, in engineering composites and in many other applications of textiles. The other challenge is to provide software that those working in industry find useful and easy to use. This will lead them to move from the centuries old use of experience, intuition and practical trials to a 21st century way of working.

PROGRAMME

8.30-9.00 Registration 9.00-9.15 Welcome by John Hearle, Conference Chair Opening Speech: Franz Wortmann, Deputy Head of School of Materials, University of Manchester
SOFTWARE FOR TEXTILE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Session Chair: Prof John Hearle, Chairman of TexEng Software Ltd, UK
9-15 Ken Lee & Hugh Finn	Unilever, UK Airbag International, UK	Industrial requirements for modelling fabric structure and performance
9-45 Raj Ramgulam	University of Manchester, UK	Yarn modelling
10-05 Hua Lin, Martin Sherburn, Xuesen Zeng, Andrew Long and Mike Clifford	University of Nottingham, UK	Fabric modelling: TexGen simulation
10-25 George Stylios	Heriot-Watt University, UK	Fabric drape to virtual garments
10-45 Coffee break
Session Chair: Mr Brian McCarthy, Director of TechniTex Faraday Ltd, UK
11-15 Xiaogang Chen	University of Manchester and TexEng Software Ltd, UK	Geometric modelling of 2D/3D woven fabrics
11-35 Michael Johnson	Bonas UK	Bonas software solutions for weave control and production processes
11-55 William Roberts	University of Virginia, USA	Computational modelling, fibrous assemblies, and processing/formation of nonwovens
12-15 Tilak Dias	University of Manchester, UK	Modelling and engineering of compression garments for venous diseases
12-35 Jianping Wang	Donghua University, China	Application of pattern recognition and 3D visual technology in shirt mass customization
1-00 Lunch
Session Chair: Dr Ken Lee, Research and Development, Unilever , UK
2-00 Yi Li	Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China	Multi-scale computational engineering of textiles for functions and performance
2-30 Simon De Meulemeester	University of Gent, Belgium	Computer algorithm for self-regulating machine speed on air jet looms
2-50 Hugh Gong	University of Manchester, UK	>Modelling 3D lay-down of fibres
3-10 Ian Holme	Technical Editor, International Dyer, UK	Revolution and robotics in textile wet processing: computer systems for innovation, quality and advanced process control
3-30 Markus Schmidt	DNTW, Krefeld, Germany	CFD-simulation of a stenter dryer
3-50 Tea break
Session Chair: Dr Xiaogang Chen, TexEng Software Ltd, University of Manchester, UK
4-10 Yingqiang Xu	Northwestern Polytechnic University, China	Simulation of interfacial stress in TBCs with oxidation-resistance interlayer under thermal loading
4-30 Lixin Zhou	Beijing University, China	Organizational knowledge management based on social network
4-50 Xiaoying Zhou	Remin University of China, China	Usage-centred design of government website
5-10 Close
6-30 Conference Dinner at Yang Sing Chinese Restaurant John Hearle: Impressions from a career on the hard shoulder of textile software

FRIDAY MAY 22: Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount Street, Manchester, M2 5NS
21st CENTURY COMPUTING FOR BUSINESS AND DESIGN
Session Chair: Prof John Hearle, Chairman of TexEng Software Ltd, UK
9-00 Sundaresan Jayaraman	Georgia Institute of Technology, USA	Software and softwear: a synergistic evolution
9-30 Alison Denison	Assyst Bullmer Ltd, UK	2D to 3D pattern creation
9-50 Abdul Hafiz Ibrahim	University of Manchester, UK	Grid computing
10-10 Nick Clarke	University of Manchester, UK	Human factors within interactive digital media design & software
10-30 Roger Warburton	Boston University, USA	Training for software
10-50 Coffee break
Session Chair: Ms Susan Jenkyn-Jones, London College of Fashion, UK
11-20 John Moses, Jonathan Smyth	Syscom plc	Meeting industry challenges with the latest technology
11-40 Andrew Hadley	Lectra UK	Textile CAD - helping companies to improve productivity and product quality
12-00 David Oulton	University of Manchester, UK	Computer systems for specifying, visualizing and communicating colour
12-20 Kumaraguru Kasinathan	Pearl Academy of Fashion, Chennai, India	Application of graphic software in fabric development
12-40 Lunch
Session Chair: Dr Nick Clarke, University of Manchester, UK
1-50 Marie-Eve Faust	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China	Body scanning
2-10 Allison Denison	Assyst Bullmer Ltd, UK	Lay planning and cutting
2-30 Abu Sadat Sayem, Richard Kennon, Nick Clarke	University of Manchester, UK	3D to 2D pattern unwrapping system for apparel industry
2-50 Dan Yang	University of Manchester, UK	Pattern making and grading for female body armour panels
3-10 Adel El-Geiheini	Alexandria University, Egypt	Software for the automatic measuring of knitted fabric construction
3-30 Coffee break
Session Chair: Mr Brian McCarthy, Director of TechniTex Faraday Ltd, UK
3-50 Michael Roberts	MRA Consultants Ltd, UK	E-commerce strategies for textiles
4-20 Jianbo Yang	University of Manchester, UK	Prioritising voices of customer using evidential reasoning decision support software

POSTERS

Noman Haleem	National Textile University, Faisalabad. Pakistan	Determination of twist per inch value in doubled yarns using digital image processing and graph analysis techniques
Tao Zheng	Beijing Institute of Technology, China	Panel data cluster and its application to the discount rate of b stock in china
Youpo Su	Hebei University of Science and Technology, China	Application of ANN to prediction of earthquake influence
Zuoshi Liu	University of Science and Technology Beijing, China	The study of improved CamShift algorithms for goal tacking in complex environment
Ligang Qu	Shenyang Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, China	Study on digitalised inspecting techniques for complex casting parts based on reverse engineering
Liuhong Zang	Xinjiang Normal University, China	Dynamic study on xin jiang uigur han and khalkhas students’ constitution
Wenjie Qin	Beijing Institute of Technology, China	Multibody system dynamics modelling and characteristic prediction for one diesel’s valve train
Lijun Song	Northwestern Polytechnic University, China	Simulation and design of strapdown inertial navigation system based on rt-lab/simulink
Guning Gu	Tongji University, China	Simulation of engine cooling system based on AMESim
Dingjiang Wang	Zhejiang University of Technology, China	Stability of a model of forest insect pests
Qing He	North China Electric Power University, China	A new spot-checking management system for power plant
Dianchen Lu	Jiangsu University	Exact solutions of Kundu equation with five order stronger nonlinear terms
Xiang Zheng	Yangzhou University, China