The textiles which are especially designed and engineered to cater to the needs of non-textile industries are known as industrial textiles. Industrial textiles are mainly used by industrial professionals in various types of high performance and heavy-duty applications and usage from the technical industries. If we go by the literal sense of the term then industrial textiles usually refer to the non-traditional textiles. Industrial textiles are also known as technical textiles or high-performance textiles or high-tech textiles.
The industrial textiles are put into use to industrial purposes and are preferred for their characteristics than their appearances. Industrial textile also plays an important role in space exploration and space suits. Industrial textiles are also widely implemented in military applications for the further security of the soldiers. Another use of industrial textile is observed in the making of artificial kidneys used during dialysis of patients.
Industrial textiles though emerging with full boom in the Indian subcontinent have immense growth potential with developed nations increasingly sourcing their requirements from the developing nations. According to the industry sources the U.S.A. and the European continent are now sourcing their industrial textile needs from developing countries and also shifting their base there. Rationalization of duty on raw materials, lower power tariff, up gradation of infrastructure and reduction in the high duty on polyester are some of the measures that the industry demands for the growth of industrial textile industry in India.
