TXL450 : LAB WORK 1

LOOM IDENTIFICATION

NAME (S) AND STUDENT ID : 1) NUR RASYIDAH BINTI KAMADI (201820008)

PROGRAMME CODE : AS250

PROGRAMME NAME : BSc. (Hons) Textile Science and Fashion

Technology

DATE OF SUBMISSION : 14/12/2018

OBJECTIVES :

1. To identify every part of machines.

2. To compare between 2 machines loom which are Shuttle loom and Air Jet loom.

INTRODUCTION :

Shuttle Loom:
Insertion of weft by rapier is a mechanically modern & refined version of the primitive method
of fabric production in which the weft was secured in a slot of a stick. At present version of the
gripper head which are attached to rapiers which are flexible tapes or rigid rods. Mr. John
Gabler can be regarded as the father of modern rapier technology he has built a rapier device
on a cotton weaving machine in 1922.

Scope of Shuttle Loom :

 can insert weft only on alternate rapier traverse.
 In many cases this is modified to achieve a higher rapier velocity in the early and late
parts of the movement and thus a over maximum velocity halfway through the
movement.
 Due to high rate of insertion the possibility of yarn breakages rate may increase.
 Additionally, it is necessary to control the weft by passing it trough an effective tension
arrangement so that the weaving tension will be more uniform, this can also occurred
weft break.

Shuttle Loom
Air Jet Loom:
Weft insertion by means of air jet has made a major breakthrough in the early 70s and its
importance is increasing further because of its ability to weave a wide range of fabrics at a very
high speed weft insertion rate of about 2000 mpm. The first attempt to use a compressed air
steam instead of shuttle is made by Brooks in 1914.

Scope of Air Jet Loom:

 To insert the weft threads here used compressed air.

 Not suitable for the coarser count or heavier fabric.
 The timing of jet activity should be controlled in such a way that the main nozzle is
supplied with compressed air from the beginning of the weft insertion phase and the
relay nozzles also receive compressed air.
 High maintenances is needed.

Air Jet Loom

DATA AND ANALYSIS

Shuttle loom
Characteristics Pictures

1. Harness Motion

2. Harness Capacity

3. Type of Picking
Motion

4. Filling Insertion
Method

5. Type of Let-off

6. Type of Take-up
Motion
7. Type of Control
Mechanisms
Sensor drop wire

8. Selvedge
Mechanism

9. Reed Space

Air Jet Loom

Characteristics Pictures
1. Harness motion
2. Harness capacity

3. Type of picking
motion
4. Filling insertion
method
- sub nozzle

5. Type of let-off

6. Type of take-up
motion

7. Type of control
mechanisms
- drop wire
- sensor
- stop motion
8. Selvedge mechanisms

9. Reed Space

a. Max pick per min b. Actual inches

= 1900mm = 64.5 inches

COMPARISON OF AIR JET AND SHUTTLE LOOM

Shuttle Loom Air Jet

The oldest type of weaving loom which uses a A shuttleless loom capable of very high speeds that
shuttle which contains a bobbin of filling yarn that uses an air jet to propel the filling yarn through the
appears through a hole in the side shed

The production rate slow Provide higher production

Only low end cotton which the only type of fabrics Can use medium and high quality cotton which
can be woven fabrics that can be woven

Very noisy Less noisy than shuttle loom

Less efficiency More efficiency

Picking and beating done by manually Picking and beating done by automatically

Higher number of warp shedding needed Lower number of warp shedding needed
DISCUSSION

The multiphase loom is the modern invention of the new era. For the excellent loom speed and weaving
speed it is now very popular to the many industrialists. But in Malaysia the multiphase loom are not
available in every factory due to its higher cost. We think in Malaysia if this machine being available then
many weavers will get the real benefit of the multiphase machine.

CONCLUSION
The features of the Modern loom versus conventional loom indicate the main advantages of
the modern loom. The difference between the shedding stop motion and driving mechanism is
mainly described in this paper. We think the creating activities of this assignment will help us in
our practical life to get our higher education.