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BOOKS:
B1 50 Years of Growth of SITRA............................................................................................................................. 300 300
B6 Quality Control in Spinning (reprint 2015) ......................................................................................................... 350 600
B7 SITRA Norms for Spinning Mills (2010 edition) ................................................................................................ 300 400
B8 Maintenance Management in Spinning (reprint 2016) ……………………………………………………………. 300 400
B9 Maintenance Management in Weaving (reprint 2016) …………………………………………………………. 350 450
B10 Yarns and Technical Textiles ............................................................................................................................. 100 150
B12 Practical Guide to Reactive Power Management in Industry ............................................................................. 250 300
B14 Fundamentals of Electricity Management in Industry (Tamil) ............................................................................ 350 450

1 Achievable Levels of Yarn Elongation and Hairiness based on Fibre Properties & Process Variables ............. 45 50
2 A Framework for Estimating Savings and Losses from Product Mix,
Operational and Commercial Parameters in a Spinning Mill ............................................................................... 20 25
4 A Study on the Influence of Fibre & Yarn Parameters on Lint Shedding Propensity ........................................... 10 15
5 A Study on the Properties and Processing Performance of Bt-Cottons .............................................................. 45 50
6 A Study on the Quality of Yarns Made of Man-Made Fibers and its Blends ........................................................ 20 25
7 A Study to Assess the Financial and Operational Strengths and
Weakness of Spinning Mills for Rehabilitation of Potentially Viable Spg Mills..................................................... 15 20
8 A Study on Two-for-one Twisting ......................................................................................................................... 20 30
9 A New Methodology to Arrive at Combing Efficiency Using Single Fibre Length Data ....................................... 30 45
10 A Study on Packing Materials Cost in Spinning Mills........................................................................................... 45 70
11 Achievable Efficiency in Conventional Cone Winding with EYC and Splicers - Ready Reckoner Tables ........... 75 100
12 Achievable Production in Doubler Winding Machines ......................................................................................... 25 30
13 An Energy Efficient Control System for Water Cooling Towers in Textile Industry - "SITRA ENERCOOL" ........ 20 25
14 An Energy Efficient Control System for Humidification Plants - "SITRA Climo Control" .................................... 45 60
19 Devation Rate in Yarn Mass and its Effect on Fabric Appearance ...................................................................... 40 45
20 Development of Fire Resistant Yarns & Fabrics by Air-Jet Spinning ................................................................... 10 15
21 Development of a Technology Package for Speciality Polyester Fibres ............................................................. 20 25
22 Development of ASTM Yarn Appearance Standards on EIB for Fine Yarns ...................................................... 10 15
23 Development of Woven Vascular Graft ................................................................................................................ 10 10
24 Dynamic Tensile Properties of Yarn and Prediction of Yarn Behaviour During Mechanical Processing............. 10 15
26 Energy Conservation in Overhead Travelling Cleaners Used in Textile Mills
- "SITRA PCRA OHTC ENEROPTIMISERS" ...................................................................................................... 30 45
28 Energy Efficient Drive Control System for Automatic Cone Winding M/c SITRA ENERCONER ........................ 25 30
29 Evaluation of Knitting Behaviour Using Artificial Neural Network ........................................................................ 40 50
31 Improvement of Light Fastness of Reactive Dyed Cotton Textiles ...................................................................... 45 50
38 Measuresfor Sustaining Profitability of Spinning Mills ......................................................................................... 25 35
41 Online Monitoring of Yarn Contamination on Weft Knitting and Winding M/c...................................................... 15 25
42 Operatives Employment Pattern in Spinning Mills ............................................................................................... 45 60
44 Production Pattern and Product Diversification in Spinning Mills ........................................................................ 45 60
47 Qualitative and Quantitative Requirements of Cotton in 2004-5 .......................................................................... 10 15
48 Quantitative and Qualitative Requirements of Cotton in 2010 ............................................................................. 20 30
49 Ready Reckoner to Convert Oven Dry Mass to Conditionedv Dry Mass of Blended Materials .......................... 10 10
51 SITRA FlexiMark - A Computerised System For Marker Making in Garment Industry ........................................ 25 30
52 SITRA Motor Relay Tester - A Device to Test Over Load Relays in Textile Mills................................................ 20 25
53 SITRA Motorised Yarn Appearance Winder ........................................................................................................ 10 15
54 SITRAminiSPIN-Miniature Spinning Frame For Test Runs ................................................................................. 20 25
55 Studies on Spinning Behaviour, Anti-Fungal and Thermal Properties of Bamboo Fibres ................................... 30 45
57 Weak Spots in Cotton Yarns and Factors Infuluencing the Same ....................................................................... 40 45
60 WTO and its Impact on Indian Textile & Clothing Industry .................................................................................. 50 70
61 Yarn Production Pattern, Changes and Trends During 1993-2001 ..................................................................... 20 25
62 Yarn Quality Improvement with "SITRA CON-HAIR" in Manual cone winder ...................................................... 10 15
64 Azoic Dyes - Studies as per German Ban ........................................................................................................... 10 15
67 A Study on Material Handling in Spinning Mills ................................................................................................... 70 80
68 Processing of Silk Cotton blends in short staple ring spinning system-some studies ......................................... 60 80
69 Development of Bandages using Bamboo Fibres................................................................................................ 70 90
70 A Study on the Cost & Quality of Fabrics Imported by the Garment Industry
Vis-a-Vis that of Fabrics Sourced from within the Country .................................................................................. 70 90
71 Highlights of Emerging Technologies at ITMA - 2007, Germany ......................................................................... 70 90
72 Design and Development of An Instrument to Evaluate Staple Fibre Processing Propensity ............................. 50 70
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73 A Physicochemical Method for the Estimation of Flax content in Flax/cotton Blend ........................................... 40 60
74 Evaluation of Comfort Properties & Dyeing Characteristics of Fabrics made out of Compact Yarns.................. 40 60
75 Technical Textiles - SITRAs Contributions .......................................................................................................... 50 80
76 Optimum Twist in Roving Based on Fibre Properties & Roving Hank ................................................................. 60 90
77 Optimisation of Roller Settings in Sliver lap, Ribbon lap and Comber Draw box................................................. 60 90
78 Modernisation of Machines in Spinning Mills ..................................................................................................... 130 180
79 Interaction of the Properties of Individual Cotton Fibres in a Blend ..................................................................... 50 60
82 Application of Nano Finish on Fabrics made out of Compact and Conventional Ring Spun Yarns .................... 50 70
83 Design and Fabrication of a Bacterial Filteration Efficiency Tester ..................................................................... 50 70
84 Studies on Gassing and Mercerising of Combed Cotton Yarns .......................................................................... 60 80
85 Impact of Power Cut on the Performance of Spinning Mills............................................................................... 180 250
86 Achievable levels of Tenacity and Eveness in Compact Spun Yarns ................................................................. 60 80
87 Energy conservation in compressed air system of textile mills ............................................................................ 60 80
89 An Inter-Mill Study on Packing Materials Cost in Spinning Mills .......................................................................... 90 120
90 How to Estimate Count-wise Fibre To Yarn Conversion Cost Correctly - SITRA Method ................................... 60 80
91 Development of Functional Spacer Fabrics for Medical inlays in Orthopedic Shoes .......................................... 60 80
92 Design & development of a Hernia Mesh ............................................................................................................ 50 70
93 A study on the economics of stationary autodoffers in ring frames ..................................................................... 50 70
94 Energy efficient control system for air compressors-"SITRA PCRA ENERCOMP" ............................................. 40 60
96 Breathability of woven surgical gowns treated with Nano Finish ......................................................................... 50 80
97 Cut-Resistant Technical Fabrics .......................................................................................................................... 60 90
98 3D Compression Bandages for Lymphedema ..................................................................................................... 60 90
99 Spunlace wound dressing using bamboo fibres .................................................................................................. 60 90
100 Barbed Bi-directional surgical sutures ................................................................................................................. 60 90
101 Design and fabrication of a blood penetration resistance tester .......................................................................... 50 80
102 High performance polymer narrow width fabrics as load bearing member in
opto-electronics sensor system............................................................................................................................ 50 80
103 Quantitative and qualitative requirements of cotton in the 12th five year plan period ......................................... 60 90
104 How to estimate sort-wise yarn to grey woven fabric conversion cost correctly
- SITRA Method ................................................................................................................................................... 50 70
106 An Inter-Mill study on Fibre to Yarn conversion cost - 3rd Study ......................................................................... 60 70
107 Can a Spinning mill achieve a single digit Total HOK? - A case study …………………………………………… 60 80
108 How can a participant mill make use of the CPQ Study data to improve its performance? A case study…… 50 75
109 A Study on Factors Responsible for the Generation of Hard Waste in the Auto Winders …………………….. 70 100
111 An Inter-Mill Study on Packing Materials Cost in Spinning Mills – 4th Study …………………………………….. 130 175
112 An Inter-Mill Study on Tools and Gauges being used by the Spinning Mills for Machinery Maintenance ……..150 200
113 An Insight of ITMA 2015 held at Milan, ITALY ……………………………………………………………………….110 150

MILL CONTROL REPORTS:

M2 SITRA’s Work on Financial Performance of Spinning Mills and Measures
to Reduce Cost (19991 - 2000) MCR No.18 ........................................................................................................ 10 15
M3 Work Methods of Ring Frame Tenters MCR No.6 ............................................................................................... 10 20

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Price per Copy in Rs.
Members Rs.30/-each Non-Member 50/- each
Vol. Month Year No.
1 Outgoing Yarn Control in conventional Cone winding. 1 Jan. 1984 5
2 Fibre Damage During Spun Yarn Manufacture 2 Mar. 1985 2
3 How to Achieve High Rate of Production per Spindle 3 July 1985 2
4 Defects in Yarn: Causes & Remedial Measures 3 Jan. 1986 5
5 Significance of Span Length 3 Mar. 1986 6
6 Control of Roller Lapping in Ring Frames 5 July 1987 2
7 Lea Count & Strength Testing 5 Mar. 1988 6
8 Control of Yarn Strength & Its Variability 6 July 1988 2
9 Achievable Productivity Levels 7 May 1989 1
10 Doffing Boy Productivity in Ring Spinning 8 Sep. 1990 3
11 How to Arrive at Wages Cost Cost-Wise from HOK 8 Jan. 1991 5
12 Export of Indian Cotton Yarns 9 May 1991 1
13 Pract.Aspects of Testing:Single Yarn Tenacity & Elongation 10 Sep. 1992 3
14 Optimum Economic Assignment for Ring Frame Tenters 13 July 1995 2
15 Returns From Modernisation Impact of Tax Reduction 15 Nov. 1997 4
18 Impression of ITMA Part IV - Drives, Special Equipment and Textile Ancillaries 17 Jan 2000 5
19 Index of Blend Irregularity - Concept of Application 18 Nov. 2000 4
20 SITRA’s Work on Modernisation During 1991-2000 18 Mar. 2001 6
21 Power Quality in Textile Mills 19 May 2001 1
23 Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (FMEA) - A Gateway to Customer Delight 19 Jan. 2002 5
24 Speciality Polyester Fibres - An Insight 19 Mar. 2002 6
26 Smart Fabrics 20 July 2002 2
27 Special Type of Regenerated Cellulosic Fibres - A Glimpse 20 Nov. 2002 4
28 Spandex Fibres - Scope and Application 20 Jan. 2003 5
29 High Performance Man-Made Fibres 21 May 2003 1
30 Metamerismin Colour Matching 21 July. 2003 2
31 Impressions of ITMA 2003 - Part-I: Spinning, Preparator & Post Spg. 21 Nov. 2003 4
32 Impressions of ITMA 2003 - Part-2: Quality Control Instruments 21 Jan. 2004 5
33 Returns From Modernisation and Impact of Reduction in Interest Rates 21 Mar. 2004 6
34 Technical Yarns Manufactured in Ring Spinning System - Part I 22 May 2004 1
35 Technical Yarns Manufactured in Ring Spinning System - Part 2 22 July 2004 2
36 Scientific Assessment of Work Assignments - Case Study of A High-Tech Mill 22 Sep. 2004 3
37 Cotton Stickness and its Effect on Spinning Process and Yarn Quality 22 Nov. 2004 4
38 Yarn Quality Requirements for Shuttleless Looms - Part 1 22 Jan. 2005 5
39 Yarn Quality Requirements for Shuttleless Looms - Part 2 22 Mar. 2005 6
40 ITME 2004 - Impressions of Emerging Trends in Short Staple Spinning Tech 22 May. 2005 1
41 Assessment of yarn strength at very high speeds 23 Sept. 2005 3
43 Highlights of Emerging Technology Witnessed at ITMA Asia 2005
Part - 1 - Short Staple Spinning 23 Jan. 2006 5
44 Contribution Variance Analysis - Case Study 23 Mar. 2006 6
45 Highlights of Emerging Technology in ITMA Asia 2005 Part -2 - Fabric Formatin24 May 2006 1
46 Achievable Levels of Extra Sensitive Imperfections in cotton Yarns
Based on Fibre Properties and Process Variables 24 July 2006 2
47 Tensile, Evenness and Hairiness Characteristics of Mainfold ring Spun Yarns 24 Sept. 2006 3
48 Stores Consumption in Spinning Mills 24 Nov. 2006 4
49 Environmental Management System (EMS) for Spinning Mills 24 Jan. 2007 5
50 Flame Retardant Textiles 24 Mar. 2007 6
51 Textile Industry and Information Technology 25 May 2007 1
52 Braiding Technology for the Manufacture of Technical Textiles 25 Jul. 2007 2
53 Optimisation of Staff Requirement in Spinning Mills - Case Studies 25 Sep. 2007 3
54 Cost Reduction in Spinning Mills - Case Study 2 25 Nov. 2007 4
55 3-D Narrow Fabric Using Para-Aramid Filament Yarns for
Reinforcement of Opto-Electronics System -1 25 Jan. 2008 5
56 3-D Narrow Fabric Using Para-Aramid Filament Yarns for
Reinforcement of Opto-Electronics System -2 25 Mar. 2008 6
57 How to Estimate the individual contribution of raw material,
Machinery condition and process variables on yarn quality -
an analytical approach 26 May 2008 1
58 Variance Length (VL) curves and deviation rate (DR) curves
- Analysis and interpretation 26 July 2008 2
59 Managing Power shortage in spinning mills 26 Sep. 2008 3
60 Statistical Techniques Applicable in a Weaving Factory 26 Nov. 2008 4
61 Yarn Costing - Case Studies 26 Jan. 2009 5
62 Estimation of Yarn Properties in Polyester/Cotton Blends 26 Mar. 2009 6
63 A Comparative Study on the Performance of Different Makes of Auto Levellers 27 May 2009 1
64 Break-Even Analysis for Spinning Mills 27 July 2009 2
65 Twist for Maximum Strength & Twist Contraction in Compact Spun Yarns 27 Sep. 2009 3
66 Measures initiated by the mills in tackling power cut 27 Nov. 2009 4
67 Spirality in Weft Knitted Fabrics - Causes and Control 27 Jan. 2010 5
68 Impact of Increase in cotton prices on profitability of a spinning mill 27 Mar. 2010 6
69 Colour Contamination in Grey and White Bleached Fabrics 28 May 2010 1
70 Optimisation of labour & Machine Productivity in Cone Winding
Under Different Working Condition 28 July 2010 2
71 Yarn-Fabric Relationship in Ring and Compact Yarn Fabrics 28 Sep. 2010 3
72 How to Reduce End-Breaks in Ring Frames? - A Case Study 28 Nov. 2010 4
73 Measures to reduce cotton contamination in ginneries 28 Jan. 2011 5
74 How to improve yarn realisation in a spinning mill? - A Case Study 28 Mar. 2011 6
75 Nanotechnology in Textiles 29 May 2011 1
76 How to Estimate Economics of Modernisation 29 July 2011 2
78 Braided Preforms for Technical Textiles 29 Nov. 2011 4
79 How to optimise man power requirements in spinning mills? - A Case Study 29 Jan. 2012 5
80 Recent advances in medical textiles 29 Mar. 2012 6
81 Can a textile mill achive 6 HOK in spinning 30 May 2012 1
83 No load power measurement in motors in spinning mills - case study 30 Sep. 2012 3
84 Improving yarn quality towards reducing knitted fabrics defects - CS 30 Nov. 2012 4
85 Case Study of a Spinning Mill Maintaining very low motor burnouts 30 Jan. 2013 5
86 Studies on a new fibre length tester towards process optimisation 30 Mar. 2013 6
87 How to increase yarn realisation in an OE Spinning Mill - Case Study 31 May 2013 1

88 Impact of inter-mill variations in the techno-commercial parameters on

the financial performance of the spinning mills 31 July 2013 2
89 How can a mill analyse its technical and commercial performance periodically? 31 Sep. 2013 3
91 How can a spinning mill monitor its commercial performance periodically? 31 Jan. 2014 5
93 Lubrication practices in ring frames 32 May 2014 1
94 A Study on the effect of yarn conditioning on yarn characteristics 32 July 2014 2
95 How RMC and YSP had fluctuated in 2013-14? – an analysis 32 Sep. 2014 3
96 Fabric defects by knitting machine – reasons and remedical measures– part I 32 Nov 2014 4
97 Quality assurance activities in textile mills – Case study of a composite unit
With a QA System 32 Jan 2015 5
98 Impact of ring frame utilization on fibre to yarn conversion cost-an analysis 32 Mar 2015 6
99 How to optimize labour requirement in spinning mills? – a case study 33 May 2015 1
100 `kVAh’ based electricity tariff systems 33 July 2015 2
101 How to resolve customer complaints in spinning mills? - a case study 33 Sep 2015 3
102 Long Term Monitoring of Commercial Performance by Spinning Mills 33 Nov 2015 4
Illustrations
103 What is the implication of in-correct yarn costing on optimization of Product 33 Jan 2016 5
Mix ? - illustrations
104 Assessment of machinery condition: a new approach – a case study 33 Mar 2016 6
105 Distribution of end breaks in ring frames – a case study 34 May 2016 1
106 Measures to improve yarn realization in spinning mills – a case study 34 July 2016 2
107 Quality attributes of slub yarns – an investigation. 34 Sept 2016 3

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