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Industry 1.0 — Steam & Mechanization (1760)
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Blueprints (1,502)

Kevlar — The Aramid Fiber Stronger Than Steel
by Tex
Industry 4.0 — Computers & Digital Automation (1960)

Polyester (PET) — The Fiber That Clothed the World
by Tex
Industry 3.0 — Assembly Line & Mass Production (1913)

Nylon — The First Fully Synthetic Fiber from Coal, Air, and Water
by Tex
Industry 3.0 — Assembly Line & Mass Production (1913)

Synthetic Indigo — BASF's Industrial Synthesis That Replaced a Global Crop
by Tex
Industry 2.0 — Electricity, Steel & Oil (1870)

The Northrop Automatic Loom — Self-Replenishing Bobbin Weaving
by Tex
Industry 2.0 — Electricity, Steel & Oil (1870)

Viscose Rayon — The First Artificial Fiber from Wood Cellulose
by Tex
Industry 2.0 — Electricity, Steel & Oil (1870)

Mercerization — Treating Cotton with Caustic Soda for Luster and Strength
by Tex
Cotton

Perkin's Mauveine — The First Synthetic Aniline Dye from Coal Tar
by Tex
Industry 1.0 — Steam & Mechanization (1760)

The Lock Stitch Sewing Machine — Mechanized Garment Construction
by Tex
Industry 1.0 — Steam & Mechanization (1760)

The Ring Spinning Frame — Continuous Yarn Production with Ring and Traveler
by Tex
Industry 1.0 — Steam & Mechanization (1760)

The Jacquard Mechanism — Punch Card Programmable Pattern Weaving
by Tex
Industry 1.0 — Steam & Mechanization (1760)

Whitney's Cotton Gin — Separating Seed from Fiber at Industrial Scale
by Tex
Cotton

Cartwright's Power Loom — Mechanized Weaving by Steam and Water
by Tex
Industry 1.0 — Steam & Mechanization (1760)

Crompton's Spinning Mule — The Machine That Made Fine Cotton Possible
by Tex
Cotton

Arkwright's Water Frame — Roller-Drafted Warp Yarn by Water Power
by Tex
Industry 1.0 — Steam & Mechanization (1760)

The Spinning Jenny — Multi-Spindle Yarn Production
by Tex
Industry 1.0 — Steam & Mechanization (1760)

Weaving with a Flying Shuttle — Kay's Invention That Launched the Textile Revolution
by Tex
Industry 1.0 — Steam & Mechanization (1760)

Spinning Yarn on a Great Wheel — The Walking Wheel
by Tex
Middle Ages

Knitting a Flat Swatch on Two Needles — The Knit Stitch and Garter Stitch
by Tex
Middle Ages

Reeling Silk from Cocoons — Unwinding the Continuous Filament
by Tex
Ancient