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Overview of Braiding
Overview of Braiding
BRAIDING
Introduction
It began as a handicraft for the construction
of decorative fabrics. The limitations of
knitting and weaving made braiding an
important method of fabric formation in
textile composite, rope etc.
Braiding Definition
Braiding is a simple form of narrow
fabric construction. It is done by
intertwining of yarns in whatever
direction suited the maker's purpose.
3-D braiding
3-D braiding is an interesting concept of
creating a two dimensional array of
interconnected 2-D circular braids.
3D braiding machines
3-D braids are formed on two basic types
of machines which differ only in their
method of yarn carrier displacement.
The horn gear type machines offer
improved braid speed over the Cartesian
machines.
Cartesian machines offer compact
machine size, comparatively low
development cost and braid architectural
versatility.
Braiding Uses