Name : Patil Mayur Ravindra

Sap-ld:-70171119033
Roll No:-033
Year:- 3rd semester:- 5th
Sub:- Morden weaving Technology
Guide Name:- Prof.Ranjit Turukmane
Topic :- Development of Rapier
Technology
 Introduction
 Rapier weaving today exists in diversified forms. During the last two
decades the developments in rapier weaving have been carried out in a rapid
continuous way. Rapier weaving machine produces top- quality fabrics from
spun yarns such as cotton-wool, camel hair, silk, synthetic fibers and fancy
yarns. Today’s rapier weaving machine has be-come fast and exceptionally
flexible. It offers a choice of various reed widths, shedding motions,
selvedges and filling insertion colors.
 This makes it suitable for weaving an extended range of articles: fashion
fabrics, shirting, denim, suiting, industrial or furnishing fabrics, in one to
eight or twelve filling colors or yarns, with a maximum weight of 500 g/m2.
Today’s rapier weaving machine is designed with modern electronics, with
total automation of weaving and central microprocessor control system, also
ensuring maximum reliability, amazing user-friendliness, ease-of operation,
shorter style changing time, excellent fabric quality, low energy consumption,
and optimized insertion cycle for unequalled industrial speed.
Development of Rapier loom
Rapier looms vary greatly in both the general strategies of their design, such as the choice
of method used to transfer the weft between the rapiers and the types of rapier used-
rigid, flexible or telescopic- and in details of mechanism used. These machines find
preferential use in the production of with fashion-appeal compared to other methods of
weft insertion which are mainly suitable for weaving staple items with limited fashion-
appeal. Ease of multicolor weft inser-tion is fully exploited by rapier looms - many can
insert up to 12 colors in any pick-at-will patterning sequence, including their ability to deal
with a wide range of yarns and fabric types. The positive rapier drives enables heavy or
otherwise difficult yarns to be inserted.
 Recent Developments in Rapier Weaving Machines in Textiles insertion has the
advantage of positive thread transfer in the centre of the shed without any need for
guiding the rigid rapiers through the shed and without making contact with the warp
thread. However this is at the cost of occupying more floor space, which causes reed
width of the rigid rapier to be limited. The flexible rapier system of weft insertion has
the reputation of being most adaptable and most applicable. The outstanding feature of
flexible rapier machine is its signifi-cant increase in weft insertion rate, greater reed
width (460cm), versatility and adaptability. I
Development of Filling
Insertion
 IN the area of filling insertion there are a lot of develop-ments and
implementation has been done since few years. These are discussed
following,:-
1.Versatility in Colour Insertion By
Electronic insertion
 The weft color selectors of today’s rapier weaving ma-chine are microprocessor
controlled, compact sized ones and can be available in 16, 12, 8, 4 or 2 colors. Picanol
developed the Quick Step filling presenter, operates with independent module, each
consisting of an electronically controlled stepper motor with presenter needle. The color
and weave pattern are microprocessor or jacquard controlled. After the left gripper has
taken the presented yarns, the Quick Step needle returns to an intermediary position, so
the course of the filling yarn is straight and the tension of the yarn is low and remains
constant. The Quick Step filling presenter has several advantages. It is monitored by the
machine micro-processor, so the timing for the presentation of the filling yarn is perfectly
synchronized with the machine speed and the weave pattern. The filling presenter also
provides the ideal position for rethreading. The modules of the Quick Step are
interchangeable and there are no mechanical drives, so no maintenance or lubrication is
required[6,7]. Dornier offers the Electronic Color Selector (ECS), and the electronic fill-
ing tension device with integrated filling stop motion (EFC), are based on state-of-the-art
stepping motor technology and are controlled by an external CAN-BUS[6,7,31]
 Adventage of the system:-

 ● It is Monitored by weaving machine Microprocesser so ,Aming for

presenting for filling yarn is perfectly synchro-nized with machine speed and
weave pattern.
 ● The course of filling yarn is low and remains constant.
 ● The filling presenter also provides ideal position for re threading.
 ● The modules of quickstep are interchangeablegvides ideal position for re
threading.
 ● The modules of quickstep are interchangeable
2.Picking speed
 Picking Speed In jacquard weaving upto 12 weft colors
give a wide va-riety of patterning option. The G6500
offers a machine speed of upto 700 rpm and a maximum
weft insertion rate of 1620 m/min[6,8].
4.Versatility of Rapier Gripper
 A new generation rapiers capable of handling even the most difficult of yarns, typical
of the latest trends in fashion fabrics. The rapiers are lightweight and compact and
mounted at the centre of gravity on the ribbons to reduce wear to the minimum and
guarantee maximum accuracy in movement. It facilitates the processing of the widest
range of yarn types and counts – from fine silk yarns through glass rovings to the
coarsest effect yarns. The count range lies between 0.77 tex and 3333 tex. The weft
exchange also takes place in slow speed, thus making life far easier for those involved in
adjusting the machine setting and at machine start-up[
6.Light And Small Rapier Head
 . Light and Small Rapier Head The new lightweight guided gripper version
enables higher speeds, and since the easier presentation into the gripper
clamp requires less filling tension, the number of filling stops is reduced. The
light gripper is also smaller, which results in a smoother entrance of the
gripper in the shed, ensures less friction on the warp yarns. This reduces the
warp break
8.Electronic Filling Tension
Controller
 It controls the filling brake ensures a current yarn tensions at any time during
insertion cycle. It can be installed for each channel between the pre-winder
and entry of fixed main nozzle. It has been designed to slow down the filling
at the end of insertion. It thus significantly reduces the peak tension of the
pick at the end of the insertion and decrease the ten-dency of pick to bounce
back in the shed.
Feacture
 ● Lower peak tension in filling yarn.
 ● Reduced tendency of filling to bounce back.
 ● Inserted pick can be stretched more easily.
 ● Adjustments are done by means of machine keyboard and display.
 ● The settings can be adopted for each filling yarn.
 ● Fewer filling breaks.
 ● Fewer machine stops.
 ● Better fabric quality.
 ● Higher productivity of machine and staff.
 ● Weaker filling yarn can be used.
 ● Correct setting of filling waste length and consequently less waste
9.Prewinder Switch- Off
Monitoring
 A piezo-electric filling detector stops the machine in
case of a filling break at prewinder. Picanol offers PSO
(Prewinder Switch off) system. The machine continues
weaving even in case of a filling break occur on the
packages or the prewinder. The prewinder signals the
filling breaks and simply switches to the single channel
operation instead of two channels
10.Filling Detection At The
End Insertion
 When weaving lively yarns, FDEI (Filling Detector End of Insertion) checks the
presence of filling at the end of insertion. This system detects short pick or
rebounding fill-ings and prevents faults in the fabrics at the right hand side.
Picanol developed this system[
12.Rapier Cleaning Device
 A special air blow system with solenoid valve control to the rapier
cleaning devices that ensures cleaning of the rapier when the left
hand rapier passes this every time. It produces a modulated blast of
air to guarantee better cleaning and thus improve weaving
performance. Leonardo offers this Rapier cleaning device
Electronic Control Technology
 Electronic Control Technology The electronics of modern rapier weaving
machine are based on multiprocessor architecture with 32-bit technology.
Data transfer between the various sub units of the machine is via a CAN-
BUS[17], permitting fast and reliable exchange of data both internally and
externally. The terminal has a graphic display in which various functions of
the warp let-off, cloth take-up, weft feeder, etc, can be programmed easily
and. Clearly.
The morden electronic give the following adventage
 ● Ease of operation. High fabric quality irrespective of speed.
 ● Pick density alterable while the machine is in operation.
 ● Immediate help trouble-shooting problem.
 ● Self-adjusting stop position of the machine.
 ● Microprocessor controlled central forced lubrication system.
 ● Storage and monitoring of all the production data, effi-ciently.
 ● Machine function control, pattern weave, warps tension, pick density.
 ● Pick finding control and the elimination of stop marks by means of pro-set programs.
Control and report of style change timing.
 ● Quick control of the electronic functions (self diagnos-tics and auto check up) and
monitoring of the machinery functions for protection[18-20].
 ● Bi-directional communication between the weaving machine and the central
production computer.Speed set-up.
 ● Electronic weaving speed variation depending on the characteristic of the yarn being
used.
 ● Control of warp let-off and fabric take-up. ● Electronic control of the filling tension.
 ● Transfer of setting and production parameters of a fabric style, to other machine
with the help of memory cards
Conclusion
 Today’s rapier weaving machine has become fast and exceptionally
flexible. It offers a choice of various reed widths, shedding motions,
selvedges and filling insertion colors etc. The weft color selectors of
today’s rapier weaving machine are microprocessor controlled,
compact sized ones and can be available in up to 16 colors[21]. The
maximum weft insertion rate achieved is 1620 m/min. The versatile
rapier head van handle a count range lies between 0.77 tex and 3333
tex. Rapier head has become smaller, lighter and able to free-flight.
Filling insertion system is microprocessor controlled and synchronized
with other mechanisms. Shed-ding mechanism has become more
versatile. Let-off and take-up mechanism is synchronized with other
mechanisms so that minimum start-up marks produced in fabric in
large diameter of take-up roll[22-23]. Drive mechanism to reed and
rapier provides minimum acceleration to the filling so that minimum
filling breaks occur. Fully programmable high speed selvedge
formation devices such as Moto leno, Disco leno, Power leno and ELSY
are developed to cope up with high speed rapier machines
Thank you