Projectile loom

Today’s production of textiles and more in particular fabrics is a challenge requiring flexibility and creativity with market knowledge. The Sulzer Textil brand of weaving looms has been delivering on those lines effortlessly since the last few decades to those companies who have installed them globally.

ITEMA, the world’s number one industrial mechano-textile group is presenting the Sulzer Textil projectile P 7300HP aptly named “Active Projectile System” at ITME 2008 being held in Bangalore from November 15 – 22 at Hall No 2, Booth B110.The Sulzer Textil projectile P 7300HP has technologically features far more superior than from amongst its contemporaries. It can weave fabric from 2800 mm to 6550 mm and is available in single or twin beam version with an option of top beam with beam diameter combinations of 800/1000/1100 mm.It is possible to weave fabrics with a combination of 2, 4 or 6 colours and shedding motion possible is Tappet, Dobby and Jacquard. It is in short a high performance projectile weaving machine with an insertion arte of up to 1,500 meters per minute and consumes lesser amount of electricity, thanks to the new picking lever and integrated picking shoe.It features a perfect control of warp tension with new force sensors for warp tensioner and whip roller which ensures excellent fabric cover and is best suited for dense fabrics. An added feature is the electronically controlled projectile brake which adjusts braking force pick by pick ultimately providing a longer life to the costly projectile and a minimal chance of broken and missing pick.

ITEMA is the world’s number one industrial mechano textile group set up in December 2001 following a conglomeration of leading firms in the various sectors of this market. ITEMA has a global presence on the mechano textile market and operates in 4 macro business areas: ITEMA Weaving (weaving machines and accessories) through 4 loom brands - Itema Shanghai, Somet, Sulzer Textil and Vamatex - and First and Fimtextile when it comes to weaving accessories.