SPORTTECH

Technical Textiles-Global Scenario

 Market
Market research Demand of Sport Tech
• Over the last 15 years there has been a huge increase in participation
in active sports all over the world. 
• Increase in the participation in sports activity is accompanied by the
development of appropriate of sports wear tailored to meet different
requirement of different sports.
• It is predicted that expenditure on sports will grow with a CAGR of
8.9%, from US$ 1 billion in 2005 to US$ 6 billion in 2025. 
• In the global scenario, Mobiltech, Indutech and Sportech are
predominant segments which collectively constitute abo
ut 56% of total global consumption of technical textiles. 
• Meditech, Sportech , Geotech and Oekotech are smaller siz
e but wiil be the fastest growing segments, over next 3 years.
 What
Market research is Sport Tech??
• SPROTTECH: It is one of the branch of Technical Textiles which deals
with the textile materials used for the sports and leisure purpose.

• Examples of sport-tech are: aerobic clothing, athletic

clothing, football clothing, cricket clothing,
games shorts, gloves, jackets, pants, shirts, shorts, socks,
sweatshirts, swimwear and tennis clothing, sails, trampolines,
camping gear, leisure bags, bikes and rackets, athletic shoes, football
boots, gym shoes, tennis shoes and walking boots
Examples of Sport Tech
Examples of Sport Tech
 WhatWhat happens
happens whenwhen you play
you play sports??
sports?
• Move easily.
• Get hot
• Get cold
• Sweat
• Sweat can lead to you getting cold
• Get dirty
• Rubbing/chaffing
• Possible falls, knocks etc.
• It might rain, windy, sunny, snowy.
• Day and night visibility
• You might need to keep keys or money
 What happens REQUIREMENTS
when you play sports?
• The protection/safety functions to protect wearers from adverse weather
(wind, rain and snow, etc).

• The comfort function which gives wear comfort (thermo-physiological comfort,

skin sensorial comfort, body movement comfort) to wearers

• The exercise function to assist positively improvement of athletic records

and attainment of one’s target.

• Aesthetic appeal and high fashion ability.

 
CLASSIFICATION OF SPORTTECH
CLASSIFICATION OF SPORTTECH
 Problems
What Occurred
happens Using
when Traditional
you Apparel in Sports
play sports?
In sports, previously a traditional apparel textile was used. For that the player
has to face so many problems such as:
•Sweating – which stick the fabric with body
• Feeling hot during run
•Improper stretch ability
•Extra weight of the fabric
•Poor protection to body skin during fall on the ground
•Resistance for swimmer Windproof, waterproof fabric for sailor
•Extra weight of the shoe with poor strength & air permeability
•Improper tenacity & resistance to abrasion for the skiwear uniform
•Improper gripping of the shoes during run etc.
 Required
Required Properties for Sportswear
• Optimum heat and moisture regulation.
• Rapid moisture absorption and conveyance capacity
• Good air and water permeability
• Prevention of a long term feeling of dampness
• Water absorption of the layer of clothing facing the skin
• Quick drying of fabric to prevent catching cold.
• Pleasant to skin, soft, non-abrasive and non-chafing.
• Dimensionally stable even when wet
• Durable, Lightweight, Soft and pleasant touch
• Easy care, Smart and functional design
 Required Functions On Different Sportswear
Sportswear
1. Shirts for tennis, volleyball, golf,
football, rugby, base ball uniform, track suits
2. Skiwear, windbreaker, rain wear
3. Skiwear, windbreakers, track suits
4. Swimming race and skating costume, ski
jump and downhill skiing suits, cycling costumes
5. Swimwear, leotards, skating costume.
6.Skiwear, snowboard wear, football and base
ball uniform
Required Function
Sweat absorption, fast drying, cooling
Vapor permeability, water proofing
Sunlight absorbing and thermal retention
Low fluid resistance (for water and air)
Stretch ability, opacity
High tenacity, resistance to abrasion
 Textile Materials Used For Sportswear
• Polymer
• Phase change Materials: Phase Change" materials (PCM)” are being developed for
sportswear. This means that they contain a chemical that changes from being a liquid to a gel at
around body temperature. These are used in cold weather protect clothing like gloves, boots and
hats. The paraffin, which is available in different recipes with various melting points, is referred to
the phase change material. When the capsules are heated, the paraffin liquidifies and heat
energy is stored. When the environment cools, the paraffin crystallizes again, releasing heat.
Textile Materials Used For Sportswear
• Shape Memory polymers material
• It can remember and retain its shape or return to a previous form. A
garment made from these shape memory polymers is able to sense
changes in the surroundings environment; and can evaluate
intelligently and control its response to ensure the highest level of
comfort.
 Textile Fibres Used For Sportswear
Polyester,
Cotton,
Carbon,
Lycra
Nylon, Polypropylene
Special fibre
•Hygra – sheath-core type (water
absorbing polymer
and nylon)

• Lumiac - polyester filaments (0.5 - 2.0 denier per filament) with irregular cross sections
• Dryarn – Recyclable polypropylene micro fibre
Textile Fibres Used For Sportswear
• Killat N - Nylon hollow filament, the hollow portion is about 33% of each
cross section of filament which gives good water absorbency and warmth
retentive property.

• Roica and Leofeel N – roica is polyether type spandex and Leofeel is soft
nylon66. Combination of Roica and Leofeel N in mixed knitted tricot fabric
gives soft touch and excellent stretch. Suitable for swimming wear.
 Types of Fabric used for Sportswear
• The following fabrics are commercially available for sports wear. such as
• Knitted fabric
• Woven fabric
• Nonwoven fabric
But These fabrics differ in their structure such as entrapped air, pore shape and size,
bulk and surface properties etc. For sportswear, knitted fabrics are preferred as
these fabrics have greater elasticity and stretch ability compared to woven fabric,
which provide unrestricted freedom of movement and transmission of body
vapour to the next textile layer in the clothing system.
Layered Fabrics:
• Layered fabrics became common for active sportswear. Two layer or three layer
fabrics are most commonly used for thermos physiological regulation and give
better performance than single layer fabric.
 Types of Fabric used for Sportswear

Figure 1 Two layered type fabric structure

for active wear

In Two layered fabric

Inner layer next to the skin is to wick away the perspiration rapidlyprovides comfort by keeping
the skin dry. In this layer, a synthetic material with good moisture transfer properties, e.g.
polyester, nylon, acrylic or polypropylene is used.
outer layer, which absorbs and dissipates it rapidly to the atmosphere by evaporation. A
material which is good absorber of moisture, e.g. cotton, wool, viscose rayon or their blends
can be used in this layer
 Types of Fabric used for Sportswear

Figure 2 Three layered type fabric structure for

active wear

In Three layered fabric

Inner layer provides comfort by keeping the skin dry. Also called base layer or first layer.
 
Mid layer provides warmth. Also called insulating layer. The use of superfine or micro fibre yarn
enables production of dense fabrics leading to more effective capillary action, with better
thermo-physiological regulation
 
Outer layer protects from wind and water and also works protection over other two layer.
Brands who make fabrics used in Sports wear
1.Coolmax 9.Watermagic
2.Lumiace 10.Gore-tex
3.Dryarn 11.EntrantGH
4.KillatN 12.SYPMPATEX
5.Triactor 13.ISOFIX–super
6.Dri-release 14. Sport wool
7.Naiva
8.Fieldsensor
Leading brands of Sportswear
Ck Products
Adidas
Puma
Reebok
Nike
Decathlon
 SPORTS ACCESSORIES

Efficient and durable sporting items providing designated playing conditions for the targeted sports, viz. Artificial turfs,
Sport nets, rings etc.
 ARTIFICIAL TURF
• Manufactured from synthetic fibres, and made to look and perform
like a natural grass surface. Pile fibres of polyethylene, polypropylene,
nylon-6 or nylon-6, 6 are knitted as backing using flat-bed knitting
machine
• It was named as ChemGrass and as it was first installed in 1966 at the
indoor baseball stadium, the Houston Astrodome in Texas, US
 ARTIFICIAL TURF
Benefits for using artificial turf Risks for artificial Turf
 DIFFERENT TYPES OF NET
• Dimensional stability is important - Heat stabilized nettings
• Aesthetic is very important
•  Resistance to UV
• Indore nets – F. R. is important
• Antifungal property is often asked
Knotted Braided
Twisted knotless

Diamond Mesh Square Mesh

Knotted twisted Ultra Cross
 DIFFERENT TYPES OF NETS
Product features Twine Size Color Mesh opening size Dimensions Side & Bottom Material of
(mm) construction

Badminton nets 0.75 Black 20mm 24 x 2.5 ft Black PVC tape HDPE, P.P., Cotton &
(width 20 mm + Nylon
20 mm)
Tennis Nets 3.5 - 45mm 42 x 4 Ft Black vinyl coated HDPE , UV heated-
fabric (width Machine knotted
=63mm + 63mm)

Volley Ball Nets 3 to 4 - 100 mm 9.5 x 1 Mtr PVC coated fabric HDPE, P.P.,Nylon

Soccer Goal Nets 7 to 10 - 5 inch 24 x 8 x 6ft - HDPE, P.P., Nylon

Handball Nets - - 4 inch 3 x 1 mtr - HDPE & P.P.

Cricket nets - - 2 to 3 inches 100 x 10ft, 100 x - HDPE & P.P.

12ft, 100 x 15ft
 SLEEPING BAG
• Sleeping bags are used as protective bags and also like closed blanket with
zipper during climbing, camping, hiking etc. Its main object is to protect
from chill wind and to provide thermal insulation as well.
• Outer fabric: These are almost exclusively synthetic materials which are
windproof and usually have a water-repellent coating
• Inner fabric: Synthetic fabrics (especially Nylon) are used predominantly
• Filling: Weight and pack size, for a given amount of warmth, are two of
the key considerations when choosing a filling. The fillings are - Down,
Kapok or Synthetics
 TENTS
• Pure cotton canvas and polyester cotton blended canvas
(Polyester/cotton 30/70 or 50/50) are the most widely used material
for making tents. Canvas cloths of 8-15 Oz per square yard are
generally used for tents.
• The camping tents are generally made of synthetic materials as they
have a higher strength to weight ratio. Nylon is a very popular
material
SPORTS GOODS
 Textile Material Used For Sports Goods
BOXING EQUIPMENTS consists of
Boxing Gloves, Boxing Head Guards, Boxing
Pads, Abdominal Guard, Speed Ball, punching
Bag etc.
They are made of
•PU laminated / PVC coated fabrics, woven
polyester fabric / Nylon fabric.

• PU/PVC coated fabrics are the most

commonly used fabrics
 Textile Material Used For Sports Goods
Cricket Gloves
• Batting gloves are made of PU laminated
fabric.
•Wicket keeping gloves are made of PVC
coated fabric as they are subject to more wear
and tear.
Helmets
A PVC thermoforming 0.5 mm thick, the
edge of which are taped to the foam
material which is polystyrene & PU.
 Textile Material Used For Sports Goods
Sports shoes
•PVC and PU fabrics are the most widely used material for sport shoes. They are also known as
artificial Leather.
• PU fabrics have the advantage of higher breathability over PVC fabrics.
•The shoe uppers and linings account for 90-95 % of the technical textile components.

Sports shoes are made of three layer

• Upper layer made of woven nylon, PET & leather
• Middle layer of foam
• Inner layer of warp knit fabric or woven

Technology Used for Making

Upper Layer Weaving
Inner layer Warp kintting
Shoe laces Braiding