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 fibres and fancy yarns. Todays rapier weaving machine has become fast and exceptionally flexible. t offers a choice of various reed widths, shedding motions, selvedges and filling insertion colours. 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 colours or yarns, with a maximum weight of "## g$m%. Todays rapier weaving machine is designed with modern electronics, with total automation of weaving and central microprocessor control system, also ensuring maximum reliability, ama&ing user-friendliness, ease-of-operation, shorter style changing time, excellent fabric quality, low energy consumption, and optimi&ed insertion cycle for unequalled industrial speed. 'icanol developed (am)ax rapier weaving machine. The (am)ax has fulfilled all the requirements of themarket through technological innovations and addition of new technologies and options. The features are! - * +igh productivity through high machine speed and low down time. * The ability to weave a wide variety of textiles. * ,lexibility in switching from one article to another. * -ow weaving costs. * nternet-enabled microprocessor controlled technology. * .hoice of various reed widths from /0# to 12# cm. n (am)ax rapier weaving machine most of the machine functions are digitally controlled. 'icanol also offers (T3plus rapier, specially developed to achieve the best price$performance ratio, offering high-quality fabrics at low weaving costs. The -indauer D4R56R (mb+ developed new rapier-weaving machine, type '7. The Dornier rapier-weaving machine reliably produces first quality fabric, even with the most difficult yarns. The unique application spectrum offered from exclusive silk fabrics for upholstery with /8 filling colours and 9acquard upto %#,### hooks, to coated fabrics, eg, snow retainment fences. The 7ui&er Textil (8"## rapier-weaving machine has been developed based on 7ultexs decades of experience and expertise. Through the use of leading edge .:D tools, precise matching of the individual component can be possible. The (8"##s are available in ten-machine widths- from /;# cm to 18#-cm. 6xcellent fabric quality, high machine performance and low production costs are the key features of (8"##. The maintenance-free direct drive transfers the torque directly to the main shafts. 7everal functions are controlled by it, ad9ustment of machine speed, shed leveling and pick finding. n 9acquard weaving upto /% weft colours give a wide variety of patterning option. The (8"## offers a machine speed of upto ;## rpm and a maximum weft insertion rate of /8%# m$min. The (8"## also offers nternet ready touch-screen terminal. The minimal yarn loading in rapier weaving machine results in top fabric quality. The electronically controlled warp let-off and fabric take-up ensures constant wrap tension and weft density. Rapier weaving machine, today offers a wide range of options to every specific production need. ,rame structure The modern rapier-weaving machine is built around two side frames in cast iron that are connected by sturdy cross-members. The robust frame and the perfect balancing of the mechanical parts eliminate all vibration, which high industrial speed with a permanent and long-term stability. soil cloth?, glass and @evlar. : special gripper for extremely coarse weft yarn is also available. (am)ax also offers new, guided grippersystem for maximum yarn friendliness. (am)ax can be fitted with a guided gripper system or a ,ree ,light gripper system. Aoth the systems are interchangeable. 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 breaks. -eonardo Bamatex offers C6@C Transfer version of rapier weaving machine, in which the rapier is fitted on flexible ribbons, guided on both sides by a discontinuous one-sided race consisting of hook guides. : left-hand rapier takes the weft to the centre of the machine where a right hand rapier takes it and extracts it at the other side. -eonardo offers 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. The weft exchange also takes place in slow speed, thus making life far easier for those involved in ad9usting the machine setting and at machine start-up. n the C,T7C version, the rapiers are fitted on flexible ribbons that run over the lowered warp ends and are supported by cloth race. This unguided flight of the rapier ensures excellent results even when weaving parallel filament of fabrics that are particularly prone to shrinkage. : perfectly efficient weft cutter mechanism is required for use of a wide range of yarn in rapier weaving machine on the -eonardo having direct gear drive, ensuring constancy and precision and reducing yarn wastage. n 7ui&er (8"##, in order to maximi&e the productivity and fabric quality, 7ultex engineers focused on low load weft insertion and minimal warp loading.The low weft insertion is achieved by having a minimum of deflections, optimally co-coordinated motion sequences and low acceleration values. )inimal warp loading is ensured by flexible shed geometry setting>which also permits a symmetrical shed?, by the ad9ustable shed angles, the reliable warp separation and by positive control of the warp tensioning systems. n (8"##, two wefts can be simultaneously inserted, which ensures high productivity and patterning effect.The rapier head inserts any kind of weft. 6.7?, and the electronic filling tension device with integratedfilling stop motion >6,.?, are based on state-of-the-art stepping motor technology and are controlled by anexternal .:5-AF7. ,illing monitor : pie&o electric filling detector stops the machine in case of a filling brake. 'icanol offers '74 >'rewinder 7witch off? system. The machine continues weaving even in case of a filling brake occur on the packages or the prewinder. The prewinder signals the filling brake and simply switches to the single channel operation instead of two channels. 'icanol developed ,D6 >,illing Detector 6nd of nsertion? system.