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Technical specifications
Machine type
Rapier weaving machine
Nominal widths
1700 - 1900 - 2100 - 2200 - 2300 - 2600 - 2800 - 3000
3200 - 3400 - 3600 - 3800 mm *
* Only for Transfer EK version
Useful reeded width
Equal to nominal width
Width reduction
600 mm standard, 1000 mm on request
(asymmetric reduction possible)
Performance
Up to 670 picks per minute (nominal width 1700)
Up to 1500 m/min of inserted weft
(nominal width 3600)
Fabrics produced
Fabrics with natural, artificial, synthetic and blended yarns,
weights from 15 to 800 g/m2
Yarns woven
Spun yarns: 2 Nm - 200 Nm
Filament yarns: 10 dTex - 3000 dTex
Shed geometry
ransfer EK version: symmetrical, small size.
ransfer FTS version: asymmetrical, small size.
Versions
Single beams or twin beams with diameters up to 800-1000-
1100 mm (Upper beam on request).
Double beam version.
Weft colour selector
Electronic programmable for 4 - 8 -12 colours.
Weft feed
Continuous with mechanical brakes on weft feeder.
Programmable electronic brakes available on request.
Filling insertion
"TRANSFER EK" version with both rapiers mounted
on flexible tapes, guided by hooks on one side only of the race.
"TRANSFER FTS" version with both rapiers mounted on
flexible tapes, "free flying" in the shed, supported by a cloth race.
Ribbon drive Via toothed wheel driven by the "Propeller" mechanism
Sley
Driven by positive coupled cam units.
Weft density Standard: 4 - 150 wefts/cm. (1 - 20 wefts/cm on request.)
Automatic weft density variation, programmed
directly in the patterns.
Warp let-off Motorised positive let-off with electronic control, timed with the
fabric regulator.
Fabric regulator
Motorised positive fabric regulator with electronic control,
timed with the warp let-off.
Shed formation
Electronic rotary dobbies (max 20 frames).
Fittings for electronic Jacquard with cardan drive.
Pick-finding
Standard version: motorised device with electronic programmable
control.
Also used for slow motion operations.
Hi Drive version: programmable, with main motor drive and
electromagnetic tooth coupling.
Selvedges
Leno device binding with 2 or 4 ends, independent mechanical
cam drive (also for waste selvedges). Leno device binding with 2
or 4 ends, motorised electronic drive (also for waste selvedges).
Heat-sealed for synthetic yarns. Lateral and central mechanical tuck-
in devices.
Lateral pneumatic tuck-in devices.
Weft control
High-sensitivity piezo-electric detector with double weft control.
Automatic sensitivity control available on request.
Warp control
Electric or electronic warp stop motions with 6 or 8 rows.
Fast broken thread identification devices available on request
Backrest rollers
With adjustable elastic compensation.
Load cell for warp tension reading.
Cloth roll
On quick release take-up roller, up to 500 mm in diameter.
External batching unit fittings on request.
Lubrication
Forced lubrication for tapes and sley drives. Let-off device
and take-up regulator in oil bath.
Main drives
Hi Drive version: brushless motor and electronic converter;
electromagnetic tooth coupling for pick-finding; electronic speed
control, to suit pattern programming.
Jacquard version: asynchronous three-phase motor (7.5 kW
nominal power); electromagnetic brake/clutch unit; inverter drive
available on request for automatic speed control.
Machine control
Real time electronic control via microprocessor with VGA colour
graphic display. CAN-BUS communication architecture linking the
various devices.
User interface for programming and saving patterns and
management of working parameters and data.
Self-diagnostics for main components and functions.
Data transfer via Memory Card.