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Luckily the lab was Polyester Fabric Suppliers to the Senior Design lab and the team was able to work closely with the lab manager, William Barefoot, to create 20-inch by 72-inch samples of the woven construction for testing and proof of concept (See Figure 1).

Moreover, the strategic use of the engineering design process allowed the students to show how these designs outperform the current standard woven fabrics that are used in waders through only minimal additions to cost and/or weight. A custom puncture test apparatus developed by the team.

Overall, the team created two woven fabrics that, according to a literature review, had not previously been fabricated. This included combinations of out-of-the-box ideas as well as more practical ideas. Gorga, regorga@ncsu.

The students also did not forget about the other phase of the project — to develop a more suitable puncture test method. The project began with the following definition:“Currently, fabrics used in submersion and wading products are not only stiff, dense and heavy, but they also have poor breathability, causing discomfort for the wearer.