Technology: Mercerization Process Produces Quality Fabrics

Mercerization Process Produces Quality Fabrics

Written by Brannon Smith

If you have ever purchased a 100% cotton shirt before you know there are often problems associated with this fabric. The colors fade and become dull, repparttar

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surface of your shirts. The process of Mercerization makes all these little annoyances go away.

Single Mercerization is a process in which repparttar 133356 yarn used to make a shirt is run through repparttar 133357 middle of an open flame at a very high speed. It passes through so quickly that repparttar 133358 yarn itself doesn't burn but repparttar 133359 millions of fuzzies and slubs on repparttar 133360 yarn are eliminated instantly. This makes repparttar 133361 yarn stronger. Since there is no fuzz on repparttar 133362 yarn, it is held together better and can no longer unravel by itself. The yarn is also less prone to shrinking because repparttar 133363 mercerization process literally pre-shrinks repparttar 133364 fabric. Mercerization also cleans repparttar 133365 yarn and gives it a strong affinity for dye. While normal cotton yarn has no clarity or depth to it's color, Mercerized yarn accepts repparttar 133366 dye much better and repparttar 133367 colors come out deeper, sharper and have a very clean look. The fabric now looks and feels ten times better. Single Mercerization is a huge step up from repparttar 133368 quality of regular cotton shirts but Double Mercerization takes it even a step further.

Innovative Business Use of RSS as a Technology

Written by S. Housley

RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, is a new way to broadcast corporate news and structured information. RSS offers a quick, easy corporate communication channel. The RSS contents are published as a feed and repparttar

feed's content keep customers, partners and journalists abreast of corporate news and information. The RSS feeds are read using a tool referred to as a news aggregator, or an RSS reader. The aggregator periodically checks to see if repparttar 133354

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RSS reader.

While RSS was at one point only considered to be a means to deliver news headlines, RSS has quickly become a powerful medium to disseminate all kinds of information. As traditional marketers are attempting to rein in content delivery, measuring e-mail open rates, click-throughs and conversions, Internet users are fighting to gain control over repparttar 133357 content they receive. Savvy marketers and business owners are using RSS as a way to improve corporate communication and increase their external exposure and brand appeal.

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Many businesses have yet to realize repparttar 133364 potential hidden in repparttar 133365 enclosure field. The implications and power of how RSS can be used is really awe-inspiring. Consider repparttar 133366 following business uses for RSS:

1. PDF Documents - Consider broadcasting meeting agenda notes or documentation as a PDF included with a feed, allowing interested individuals to access information without having to deal with cumbersome e-mail attachments.

2. PPT Presentations - Presentations can easily be distributed in a feed enclosure. The added benefit is that presenters using Power Point™ will not have to lug their notebook to a meeting to present - they can manage repparttar 133367 presentation from an iPod or similar handheld that reads RSS feeds.

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