Textiles inherently can pose immense versatility and are capable of shaping into various functional products for varied uses - from packaging material to high-end uses like defence, space, aviation, etc. These phenomena have led to a class of textile products viz. Technical Textiles. Application wise there are twelve sectors of Technical Textiles, technology wise also added are Non-wovens, Composites, Coated textiles, etc. Technical use of textiles started from the dawn of human civilization - it is said that flax fabric were used for stabilization of ground base for pyramid 5000 years ago in pre-historic era. Sail cloth, heavy duty ropes, cordages, etc also were as old to be used as Technical Textiles for marine application in those days.
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