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RUN · 14 active pipelines · textilelearner.net live

Textile engineering data,
structured for analysis.

We extract technical articles, manufacturing parameters, fiber properties, and machinery specifications from TextileLearner. Delivered as clean JSON, CSV, or Parquet to S3 or PostgreSQL.

Articles extracted
14.2K /total
Process tables
8.1K /total
Authors tracked
412
Active pipelines
14
Uptime
99.94%
Data Dictionary

Every field we extract from textilelearner.net

Structured, schema-consistent data across all major object types — delivered clean, typed, and ready to query.

Complete list of extractable fields for Technical Articles objects from textilelearner.net. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

article_idurltitleprimary_categorysub_categoryauthor_namepublish_dateabstract_textfull_body_textreference_linksimage_urls
technical_articles
● 200 OK
"article_id": "txl_8492",
"title": "Process Flow Chart of Spinning",
"primary_category": "Spinning",
"author_name": "Mazharul Islam Kiron",
"publish_date": "2025-08-14",
"abstract_text": "Spinning is the twisting technique where the fiber is drawn out, twisted, and wound onto a bobbin.",
"image_urls": "['https://textilelearner.net/wp-content/uploads/spinning-flow.jpg']"
# article_idurltitleprimary_categorysub_categoryauthor_name
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Complete list of extractable fields for Manufacturing Processes objects from textilelearner.net. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

process_idprocess_namedepartmentmachine_typeinput_materialoutput_materialtemperature_cpressure_barchemical_agentscycle_time_minsefficiency_pct
manufacturing_processes
● 200 OK
"process_name": "Reactive Dyeing",
"department": "Wet Processing",
"machine_type": "Winch Dyeing Machine",
"input_material": "Cotton Fabric",
"temperature_c": 60.5,
"chemical_agents": "['Soda Ash', 'Glauber Salt', 'Reactive Dye']",
"cycle_time_mins": 120
# process_idprocess_namedepartmentmachine_typeinput_materialoutput_material
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Complete list of extractable fields for Fiber Properties objects from textilelearner.net. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

fiber_nameclassificationorigintensile_strength_g_denelongation_pctmoisture_regain_pctdensity_g_cm3thermal_conductivitydye_affinitychemical_resistance
fiber_properties
● 200 OK
"fiber_name": "Polyester",
"classification": "Synthetic",
"tensile_strength_g_den": 5.5,
"elongation_pct": 20.0,
"moisture_regain_pct": 0.4,
"density_g_cm3": 1.38,
"dye_affinity": "Disperse Dyes"
# fiber_nameclassificationorigintensile_strength_g_denelongation_pctmoisture_regain_pct
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Complete list of extractable fields for Machinery Specs objects from textilelearner.net. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

machine_namemanufacturer_typeapplication_areaproduction_capacity_kg_hrpower_consumption_kwdimensions_moperating_speed_rpmmaintenance_interval_hrssafety_featuresautomation_level
machinery_specs
● 200 OK
"machine_name": "Ring Spinning Frame",
"application_area": "Yarn Manufacturing",
"production_capacity_kg_hr": 25.0,
"power_consumption_kw": 45.0,
"operating_speed_rpm": 22000,
"automation_level": "Semi-Automatic",
"maintenance_interval_hrs": 500
# machine_namemanufacturer_typeapplication_areaproduction_capacity_kg_hrpower_consumption_kwdimensions_m
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Complete list of extractable fields for Author Profiles objects from textilelearner.net. All fields typed and schema-versioned.

author_idauthor_namecredentialsuniversity_affiliationtotal_articles_publishedspecialisation_areascontact_emaillinkedin_urlprofile_image_url
author_profiles
● 200 OK
"author_name": "Mazharul Islam Kiron",
"credentials": "B.Sc. in Textile Engineering",
"university_affiliation": "Bangladesh University of Textiles",
"total_articles_published": 142,
"specialisation_areas": "['Apparel Merchandising', 'Wet Processing']",
"linkedin_url": "https://linkedin.com/in/example"
# author_idauthor_namecredentialsuniversity_affiliationtotal_articles_publishedspecialisation_areas
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Capabilities

Extract technical textile data with precision

TextileLearner contains decades of unstructured engineering data. We parse articles, extract technical tables, normalise chemical formulas, and map categories into structured relational formats.

Full Article Extraction

Capture title, author, publish date, category taxonomy, and full body text stripped of HTML bloat and advertisements.

Technical Table Normalisation

Extract and structure HTML tables containing machinery specifications, process parameters, and fiber property matrices.

Chemical Formula Parsing

Identify and isolate dyeing formulations, chemical agents, and concentration percentages from wet processing articles.

Deep Taxonomy Mapping

Categorise records accurately across Spinning, Weaving, Knitting, Dyeing, and Garment Manufacturing sub-disciplines.

Diagram & Image Capture

Extract URLs for process flow charts, machinery diagrams, and fabric structure images, linked directly to the parent article.

Author Intelligence

Aggregate author credentials, university affiliations, and publication history to build academic and industry expert profiles.

Process Flow Sequencing

Identify ordered lists and step-by-step manufacturing instructions, structuring them into sequential JSON arrays.

Incremental Updates

Monitor category feeds and author pages to extract new publications and updated articles on a weekly or daily schedule.

Data Cleansing

Standardise units of measurement (e.g. converting temperatures to Celsius, weights to Kilograms) for consistent downstream analysis.

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From textile blog to structured database

Brief in. Clean data out.

Define Scope
d 0

Select target categories, authors, or specific data types like machinery specs or dyeing formulas.

Pipeline Build
d 2–4

We configure crawlers to navigate WordPress pagination, parse unstructured text, and extract technical tables.

Validation & QA
d 4–6

Schema validation ensures units of measurement and chemical formulas are accurately captured without truncation.

Delivery
ongoing

Clean JSON, CSV, or Parquet delivered to your S3 bucket or PostgreSQL database.

Under the hood

Overcoming unstructured domain data

Extracting data from a content-heavy portal requires advanced parsing techniques to turn paragraphs into parameters.

pipeline-monitor · textilelearner.net · live ● active
// fingerprinting
Identity rotation
TLS fingerprintrandomised
User-agentrotated
IP poolresidential
Challenges blocked0
// pagination
Page coverage
48,291 pages queued running
// observability
Pipeline health
99.9%
uptime
142ms
p99 lat
0.3%
null rate
2
alerts
Unstructured Text
NLP-assisted parameter extraction

Much of the valuable data exists in paragraph form. We use custom parsing logic to identify and extract process parameters, temperatures, and cycle times embedded within standard text blocks.

Table Parsing
HTML table normalisation

Technical specifications are often presented in complex, nested HTML tables. Our pipeline flattens these structures, standardises headers, and converts them into clean key-value pairs.

Taxonomy Navigation
Deep category crawling

We map the entire site taxonomy, ensuring articles are correctly tagged with their primary and secondary disciplines, from fiber science to apparel merchandising.

Content Cleaning
Stripping boilerplate and ads

We remove in-content advertisements, related post widgets, and author bios from the main text body, delivering only the core technical content.

Unit Standardisation
Consistent measurement metrics

Textile engineering uses various units (denier, tex, centigrade, fahrenheit). We standardise these metrics during extraction to ensure your database remains consistent and queryable.

Applications

Who uses TextileLearner data

Teams across industries use textilelearner.net data to build competitive products and smarter operations.

01
Domain-Specific LLM Training

AI teams ingest structured textile articles and process parameters to fine-tune industry-specific language models.

02
Manufacturing Benchmarking

Production engineers extract process cycle times and efficiency metrics to benchmark their own facility operations.

03
Academic Research

Universities aggregate literature on specific fiber properties or dyeing techniques for material science studies.

04
Machinery Intelligence

Equipment manufacturers analyse published machine specifications to understand competitive capabilities and market standards.

05
Process Optimisation

Chemical suppliers extract dyeing and finishing formulations to optimise their product offerings for textile mills.

06
Market Intelligence

Industry analysts track publication trends across sub-categories to identify emerging technologies in technical textiles.

Why DataFlirt

"TextileLearner holds decades of applied manufacturing knowledge, but extracting technical parameters from blog posts requires precise, domain-aware parsing."

Converting a content portal into a relational database is a complex parsing challenge. DataFlirt handles the extraction, table normalisation, and unit standardisation, delivering clean engineering datasets so your team can focus on material science and process optimisation rather than writing web scrapers.

Technical Spec

TextileLearner scraper capabilities

Everything supported by our textilelearner.net scraper — rendered SPA elements, auth walls, rate-limit evasion and beyond.

Full article text extraction
Clean body text stripped of HTML, ads, and boilerplate
Supported
Table normalisation
Extraction of HTML tables into structured JSON arrays
Supported
Image and diagram URLs
Capture of process flow charts and machinery diagrams
Supported
Author metadata
Extraction of credentials, affiliations, and contact links
Supported
Category taxonomy
Mapping of articles to their specific engineering sub-discipline
Supported
Pagination handling
Deep crawling of all category and author archive pages
Supported
Unit standardisation
Conversion of imperial to metric units where applicable
Supported
Premium gated courses
Extraction of paid course materials or restricted PDF downloads
Partial
Private user comments
Scraping of authenticated user discussions or forum sections
Partial
Infrastructure

Infrastructure powering the extraction

Open-source tooling on proven cloud infra — no vendor lock-in, full observability.

ScrapyPlaywrightPython 3.12RedisPostgreSQLApache AirflowAWS LambdaS3CloudWatch2CaptchaCapSolverResidential ProxiesDockerKubernetesGrafanaPrometheusBeautifulSoup4Pandas
Scrapy + Parsing Stack

Scrapy handles the deep crawling of taxonomies and pagination, while custom Python parsing libraries handle the extraction of tables and unstructured text blocks.

Data Normalisation Pipeline

Post-extraction routines run in Pandas to standardise units, flatten nested table structures, and clean text strings before loading to the database.

Cloud-Native Orchestration

Scheduled runs are managed via Apache Airflow on Kubernetes, ensuring new articles are captured and processed without manual intervention.

Output & Delivery

Your data, your destination

Data delivered to where your team already works — no new tooling required.

JSON
Nested structures ideal for articles with multiple process tables
CSV
Flat files for machinery specs and author lists
XLS
Excel format for direct review by process engineers
Parquet
Columnar format for bulk ingestion into data lakes
AWS S3
Direct bucket delivery on a scheduled cadence
Webhook
HTTP POST for real-time alerts on new publications
API
REST endpoint to query extracted records by category
PostgreSQL
Direct database inserts with relational mapping
Snowflake
Stage and load workflow for enterprise analytics
S3
Direct bucket delivery — compatible with any data lake
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Common questions.

About textilelearner.net scraping, legality, and pipeline operations.

Ask us directly →
Can you extract data from the HTML tables accurately?

Yes. Our parsers are designed to handle the varied HTML table structures used on TextileLearner, converting specs and formulations into clean, queryable key-value pairs.

Do you download the images or just provide URLs?

By default, we provide the direct URLs to process flow charts and machinery diagrams. If required, we can configure the pipeline to download and store the image assets in your S3 bucket.

How often is the data refreshed?

For a static archive extraction, it is a one-off run. For continuous monitoring, we typically schedule pipelines to check category feeds weekly or daily for new publications.

Can you standardise the units of measurement?

Yes. We can apply custom normalisation rules during the extraction phase to ensure all temperatures, weights, and speeds conform to your preferred metric system.

Is it possible to extract chemical formulations?

We extract the text and lists associated with dyeing and finishing processes. Complex chemical structures in image format will be captured as image URLs.

How do you handle PDF documents linked in articles?

We capture the direct URL to the PDF document. Full text extraction from linked PDFs requires an additional OCR or PDF parsing module, which can be scoped upon request.

What is the delivery format for articles with multiple tables?

We recommend JSON for complex articles, as it allows us to nest multiple tables (e.g. machine specs and process parameters) under a single article record.

$ dataflirt scope --new-project --source=textilelearner.net ready

Tell us what
to extract.
We do the rest.

20-minute scoping call. Pilot dataset within the week. Production within two. Whether you are building an industry-specific LLM or benchmarking manufacturing processes, we build the pipeline to deliver clean data. Tell us your requirements.

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