BOOK REVIEW BY:

PUBLISHED IN MARCH 2019 ISSUE OF MAN MADE TEXTILES IN INDIA

Dr. Manisha Mathur ; Deputy Director and Editor, MMTI

The Synthetic & Art Silk Mills' Research Association
(SASMIRA)
Sasmira Marg, Worli,
MUMBAI - 400 030, INDIA
E-mail: ed@sasmira.org
Website: www.sasmira.org

WEAVING
CALCULATION, COSTING AND PROJECTS
BY DR. M. K. TALUKDAR AND DR. ANIRBAN GUHA.
Published by Shree Samarth Krupa Publishers, this book takes the reader on a journey through
the world of textiles.
The first author, Dr. M. K. Talukdar is a proven historian and author specializing in science and
technology with an emphasis on weaving technology. With over 60 papers and guiding two
dozen research student, he is no less than an institution in himself. His rich experience in the
academia as well as the textile industry brings out the required balance between theoretical and
practical aspects on the subject. Dr. Anirban Guha's invaluable inputs have raised this exhaustive
narration on Weaving from yarn to fabric to a next level.
The book is divided into seventeen informative chapters. The construction of the book meshes
well all the different topics of weaving starting from yarn to doubling and twisting, winding,
warping, sizing, entering and knotting, weaving, structural mechanics. The chapters are further
divided into the brief definitions followed by formulae and sample problems. Besides these
fundamental aspects of weaving, the book also gives indepth chapters on Weaving Mill planning,
Product development, Utilities requirement, Import and Export, Costing, Financial cost and
management accountancy and Capital budgeting. All these chapters contain invaluable details for
the shop floor calculations, planning and resource requirements including methods of payment
for international transactions.
The exhaustive 400 odd page book is a treat to not only budding students but also to established
and new entrepreneurs for establishments in weaving technology. The book includes two
dedicated reports on Rapier Weaving and Air Jet Weaving which have not been so accurately
articulated before by other authors. The orderliness of the book conforms to an academic
curriculum. This book is a must have in all libraries and industry as well.

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