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Types of Looms

Looms can be classified as follows depending on whether they use a shuttle or not and the method used to insert the weft yarn.

Loom type Method of inserting weft yarn Characteristics

Great all purpose loom.

The weft yarn is inserted through the back-and-forth Vibration and noise are severe
Looms with shuttles
motion of the shuttle. problems and high speed
operation is difficult.

A very versatile loom, but it is

A small metal gripper shuttle grasps the weft yarn and
Gripper loom noisy and there is a limit to its
inserts it.
operation at high speed.

Two bands at the center of the fabric receive and pass

A very versatile loom, but it is
on the weft yarn. The catch method is the most
Rapier loom noisy and there is a limit to its
popular method, and is further broken down into two
operation at high speed.
types, the band method and the pole method.
Looms
without High speed operation is
shuttles possible. Since water is used
Water jet loom A jet of water is used to insert the weft yarn.
only filament yarns (synthetic
fabrics) can be woven.

High speed operation is

possible. At present this is the
Air jet loom
A jet of air is used to insert the weft yarn. most popular type of loom
JAT810
and its functions are excellent
overall.

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