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• Polytetrahydrofuran
  ===Textile industry=== The textile industry recognizes the intermediate as a raw material for manufacturing elastic [[fiber]]s, known as Elastan or [[Spandex]]. The fibers are process
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• Polyethylene terephthalate
  ..."PET" is used most often to refer to packaging applications. The polyester industry makes up about 18% of world polymer production and is third after [[polyeth ...allinity of PET (especially important when the material is used for bottle manufacturing). Thus the resin can be plastically formed at lower temperatures and/or wit
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• Polymer
  ...e) find application as [[photoresist]] materials used in [[semiconductor]] manufacturing and [[low-k]] dielectrics for use in high-performance [[microprocessors]]. A parameter of particular interest in synthetic polymer manufacturing is the [[glass transition temperature]] (T_g), which describes th
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• Polyethylene glycol
  ...' is a [[Ether|polyether]] compound with many applications from industrial manufacturing to [[medicine]]. It has also been known as '''polyethylene oxide (PEO)''' o ...lecular weight, indicated by a number following the name. They are used in industry as [[surfactants]], including foods, [[cosmetics]], and pharmaceutics; in [
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• Automatic Continuous Online Monitoring of Polymerization Reactions
  ...rnal| author=A. M. Alb; M. F. Drenski; W. F. Reed | title= Implications to Industry: Perspective. Automatic continuous online monitoring of polymerization reac ...saving and efficiency optimizing technology for the polymer manufacturing industry. The possibility for feedback control in polymerization reactions presents
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• Nanofluidic Circuitry
  ...ntegrated with electronic circuitry. Because they are built using the same manufacturing technology, it is possible to make a nanofluidic system with digital integr ...ethods. Top-down methods are the conventional processes utilized in the IC industry and [[Microelectromechanical systems]] research. It begins with photolithog
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• Metal foam
  ...aterial it is most typically used in advanced technology [[aerospace]] and manufacturing. ...re used as high-temperature [[filter (chemistry)|filter]]s in the chemical industry.
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• Metallurgy
  * [[forging]] - a red-hot [[Billet (manufacturing)|billet]] is hammered into shape. ...on]] - a hot and malleable metal is forced under pressure through a [[die (manufacturing)|die]], which shapes it before it cools.
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• Refractory metals
  ...m/?id=LRK59pGvDDwC&pg=PA86 | pages = 86–93 | isbn =9787302125358| title =Manufacturing engineering and technology| publisher = Pearson Prentice Hall | first1 =Kal ...llurgy : processing for automotive, electrical/electronic and engineering industry| first = P. | last = Ramakrishnan | publisher = New Age International | dat
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• Aerogel
  '''Aerogel''' is a [[Manufacturing|manufactured]] material with the lowest bulk [[density]] of any known porou ...nm. The average size and density of the pores can be controlled during the manufacturing process.
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• Building insulation materials
  * Do not use formaldehyde, CFCs, or HCFCs in manufacturing. ...t of its now-massive [[Oriented strand board|oriented strand board (OSB)]] industry.
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• Polystyrene
  ...n]] that is commercially manufactured from [[petroleum]] by the [[chemical industry]]. Polystyrene is one of the most widely used kinds of [[plastic]]. The company [[IG Farben|I. G. Farben]] began manufacturing polystyrene in [[Ludwigshafen|Ludwigshafen, Germany]], about 1931, hoping i
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• Insulated glazing
  ...of things outside the place that is viewed from. While the composition and manufacturing of glass is covered elsewhere, for the purposes of this article, its import ...ic coated glass, and may require special handling and storage for both the manufacturing process and IGU fabrication. Choosing a high performance low-e glass over a
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• Thermal insulation
  ...many years, that offset many conflicting goals: what people will pay for, manufacturing cost, local climate, traditional building practices, and varying standards ...both describe important methods of saving energy and creating comfort. In industry, energy has to be expended to raise, lower, or maintain the temperature of
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• Perlite
  ...rcial applications for perlite have developed. In the [[construction]] and manufacturing fields, it is used in lightweight [[plaster]]s and [[mortar (masonry)|morta ...mics (art)|ceramics]] as a clay additive. It is also used by the explosive industry.<ref> [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4940497.html Emulsion explosive co
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• Sugar
  ...f India|India]] and then refined and transformed them into a large-scale [[industry]]. Arabs set up the first [[cane sugar mill]]s, [[Sugar refinery|refineries ...ose]], [[crystalline fructose]], and [[maltose]], for example, are used in manufacturing and preparing food.
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• Granulation (making of granules)
  ==Chemical industry== In the chemical industry, granulation refers to the act or process in which large objects are cut or
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• Gunpowder
  ...nique is commonplace in the modern [[pharmaceutical company|pharmaceutical industry]] to ensure uniform proportions of active ingredients for each [[tablet]].< ...powder]] in the late 19th century led to the contraction of the gunpowder industry.
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• Dyeing
  ...and acrylic or wool yarn are dyed at hank form. In the continuous filament industry, polyester or polyamide yarns are always dyed at package form, while viscos ...BCE).<ref name=bhardwaj&jain>Bhardwaj, H.C. & Jain, K.K., "Indian Dyes and Industry During 18th-19th Century", ''Indian Journal of History of Science '''17'''
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• Glossary of textile manufacturing
  ...l is [[dyeing]]. For more information of the various steps, see [[textile manufacturing]]. ...uch as [[damask]]s, [[lace]] and sheeting. Coarser grades are used for the manufacturing of twine and rope.
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• Webbing
  ...versatile component used in [[climbing]], [[slacklining]], [[furniture]] [[manufacturing]], [[automobile]] [[safety]], [[auto racing]], [[tow truck|towing]], [[para ...housands of shipping and trucking companies every day. The transportation industry is perhaps the largest user of high strength webbing in the world.
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• Textile processing
  {{mergeto|Textile manufacturing|date=October 2008}} ...portant industries related with [[textile manufacturing]] operations. This industry has a long history that begins with "Indigo dyeing" a natural color, derive
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• Straw plaiting
  ...s a method of manufacturing [[textile]]s by [[braid]]ing [[straw]] and the industry that surrounds the craft of producing these straw manufactures. Straw is p ...nce the beginning of the 17th century, the British home of the straw-plait industry. The straw of certain varieties of wheat cultivated in that region is, in f
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• Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods
  ...urrent industrial techniques, that is techniques used after 1850 | Textile manufacturing }} '''[[Textile manufacturing]]''' is one of the oldest human activities. The oldest known [[textile]]s
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• Yarn
  ...raft Yarn Council of America is making an effort to promote a standardized industry system for measuring this, numbering the weights from 1 (finest) to 6 (heav * [[Textile manufacturing]]
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• Textile
  ...ost beyond recognition by industrialization and the introduction of modern manufacturing techniques. However, for the main types of textiles, [[plain weave]], [[twi ...in various strengths and degrees of durability, from the finest [[Textile manufacturing terminology|gossamer]] to the sturdiest [[canvas]]. The relative thickness
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• Bamboo textiles
  The steps in the manufacturing of bamboo viscose are as follows: ...' a closed loop process captures and reclaims all the solvents used in the manufacturing, though this is ''not'' standard practice <ref name="scientificamerican.com
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• Textile recycling
  ...reprocessing used clothing, fibrous material and clothing scraps from the manufacturing process. Textiles in municipal solid waste are found mainly in discarded c ...also be compressed for mattress production. Textiles sent to the flocking industry are shredded to make filling material for car insulation, roofing felts, lo
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• History of clothing and textiles
  ...ic pillar of the Habsburg monarchy, largely on the strength of its textile industry."<ref>Dr. Wolf D. Fuhrig, "German Silesia: Doomed to Extinction," ''Heritag ...lphabet/a/loom_4.htm Spindel, Loom, and Needle] – History of the Textile Industry</ref>
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• Textile manufacturing
  ...rial Revolution|Hand processing techniques today and before 1750 | Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods}} ...ide ranges of products. There remains a large industry that uses [[Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods|hand techniques]] to achieve the same results.
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• Textiles of Mexico
  ...n states such as [[Mexico State]], [[Oaxaca]] and [[Chiapas]]. The textile industry remains important to the economy of Mexico although it has suffered setback ...ficult as the plant grows in the lowlands near the oceans and not near the manufacturing areas in the highlands, and transportation costs were high. Large cotton we
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• Timeline of clothing and textiles technology
  {{seealso|textile manufacturing}} *1814 – [[Paul Moody (inventor)|Paul Moody]] of the [[Boston Manufacturing Company]] builds the first power loom in the United States; beginnings of t
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• Lanolin
  ...rt period of time this ruling did a great deal of harm both to the lanolin industry and to the reputation of lanolin in general.<ref>I Steel, Lanolin Allergy: ...p://www.lanolin.com/home.html Lanolin.com - Comprehensive view on history, manufacturing and applications]
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• Cutting fluid
  ...rculate the fluid. This type of system is commonly employed, especially in manufacturing. It is often not a practical option for MRO or hobbyist metalcutting, where ...0s. They vary from the thick, dark, sulfur-rich cutting oils used in heavy industry to light, clear oils.
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• Automatic lubrication system
  Whether the equipment is stationary, such as in a [[manufacturing facility]] or mobile such as [[truck]]s, [[mining]] or [[construction equip The first single-line parallel system for industry was introduced in 1937 by [[Lincoln Industrial Corporation|Lincoln Engineer
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• Seed bead
  Before World War II, there was a thriving bead industry centered in eastern Europe, especially in Czechoslovakia, which was then kn ...machinery uses glass rods softened to a red heat, fed into a steel [[Die (manufacturing)|die]] stamp that forms the shape of the bead with a reciprocating needle t
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• Tissue paper
  ==The Industry== In Europe, the industry is represented by The European Tissue Symposium (ETS), a trade association.
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• Vinyl siding
  ...o [[polyvinyl chloride#Dioxins|environmental concerns]] in the processing, manufacturing, and disposal of the product.<ref name="Should We Phase Out PVC">[http://ww ...market in the late 1950s. It was first produced by an independently-owned manufacturing plant in Columbus, Ohio. The process was originally done through mono-extru
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• Siding
  ...in Chicago. His operations were curtailed when war plants commandeered the industry. In 1946 Hoess allied with Metal Building Products of Detroit, a corporatio ...impact of composite sidings depends on the specific materials used in the manufacturing process.
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• Cellulose insulation
  ...nsulation)|R-value]] Rule,” placing clear limitations on the claims that manufacturing and marketing firms can make about their product. The fiberglass industry meanwhile benefited from most of the regulations passed by the federal gove
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• Calcium hydroxide
  Another large application is in the paper industry, where it is used in the production of sodium hydroxide. This conversion i * In the [[oil industry|petroleum refining industry]] for the manufacture of [[additive]]s to [[crude oil|oil]]s (salicatic, su
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• Orangeburg pipe
  ...ely by the Fiber Conduit Company, which changed its name to the Orangeburg Manufacturing Company in 1948. ...g, NY. Owing to the aforementioned issues with pressurized usage, the oil industry soon stopped using the fiber “Alkacid” pipe, and started using [[cement
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• MasterFormat
  ...ivisions]] to [[50 Divisions]], reflecting innovations in the construction industry. It provides a master list of divisions, and section numbers and titles wit CSI standard formatting is used throughout the construction industry to format construction specifications in building contracts. The purpose of
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• Cold formed steel
  ...commonly manufactured from steel plate, sheet metal or strip material. The manufacturing process involves forming the material by either '''press-braking''' or '''c A broad classification of the cold-formed shapes used in construction industry can be made as individual Structural framing members or panels and decks.
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• Compressed earth block
  The advance of CEB into the construction industry has been driven by manufacturers of the mechanical presses, a small group o ...s CEB an advantage. Also, CEB can be made available in places where adobe manufacturing operations are non-existent.
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• Stainless steel
  ...en the alloy type and grade are not detailed, particularly in the aviation industry. There are different grades and surface finishes of stainless steel to suit Some [[Automotive industry|automotive manufacturers]] use stainless steel as decorative highlights in
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• Mangalore tiles
  ...7tyiCAFkC&printsec=frontcover#PPA61,M1 61]|Ref=appa}}</ref> Since then the industry flourished in India. These red tiles, prepared from hard [[laterite]] [[cla ...of firewood from the [[Western Ghats]] and cheap skilled labour helped the industry flourish.<ref name="tile">{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu
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• Dimension stone
  ...polished but sometimes with another finish (such as honed or sandblasted). Industry standard thicknesses in the United States are 3/4" (2&nbsp;cm) and 1.25" (3 ...the Chinese Government has a hands-off policy towards its dimension stone industry.
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• Steel
  ...article on steel. It is not the right place for a detailed history of the industry. That should appear in separate articles elsewhere. --> ...terprise in the Development of the Eleventh Century Chinese Iron and Steel Industry|journal=Journal of Economic History|volume=26|year=966|pages=53–54|ref=ha
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• Felt
  ...nited States Public Health Service]] banned the use of mercury in the felt industry in December 1941. This method is widely used in small towns in [[India]] where mass manufacturing of [[clothing]] is done.
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