Water Jet Loom An effort to achieve: Weaving machine makers produced gripper shuttle and rapier machines belonging to second generation of shuttle loom. But in both machines, something solid enters shed and yarn is suddenly accelerated to very high velocity-stretching tender yarns undesirably. Then third generation of Air Jet and Water Jet looms when fibre spun as well […]
Tappet, Dobby and Jacquard Shedding | Dwell Period | Advantages and Disadvantages of Tappet and Dobby Shedding
Tappet Shedding By strongly beating the anti-friction bowl which is attached with cradle bowl in order to form shed for running arrangement of shuttle by the control of heald shaft is called tappet shedding. I.e. which types of shed are formed in tappet loom is called tappet shedding. Dobby Shedding The dobby is a shedding […]
What are the Primary and Secondary Motions? Auxiliary Functions of Weaving Process
Primary Motions In order to interlace warp and weft threads to produce fabric on any type of weaving machine, three operations are necessary: Shedding Separating the warp threads, which run down the fabric, into two layers to form a tunnel known as the shed. Picking Passing the weft thread, which traverses across the fabric, through the shed. […]