ABSTRACT
Automated process control systems, management information systems, and material handling systems have found application areas throughout the textile industry. The US textile industry reportedly spends over $1 billion per year on capital investments. A considerable amount of this equipment has been computers and microelectronic equipment. Programming languages are specially developed commands to instruct the computer (CPU) to perform a specific job such as to draw a rectangle, a fabric design or to solve a math problem. There are three levels of programming languages: machine language, assembly language and high level language. A personal computer has the necessary operating system software to run itself, therefore it is self-sufficient. Computer aided design (CAD) and manufacturing is more essential for industrial textiles compared to consumer textiles. Producers of textile CAD software include Modacad, AVL, CDL and others. CAD of industrial textile products allows the manufacturer to visualize the final product even before a decision to produce it is made.
