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The LX32 electronic Jacquard
head for narrow fabric weaving
features up to 448 hooks driven by
a precise mechanism. Electronic
synchronization with the weaving
machine is provided by the JC6N
controller, which is also used to
program the pattern or the letters re-
spectively.
S3060/S3260 – new gen-
eration of dobbies
Stäubli proudly announced the
newly developed rotary dobby fam-
ily S3060/S3260, just in time for
ITMA. Based on the success of the
rotary dobby invented by Stäubli
many decades ago, the new dobby
comes with a new locking system –
the heart of every dobby. The new
evolutionary principle features en-
hanced security for the selection of
the heald frames, allowing higher
running speeds as well as superior
reliability.
Thanks to its state-of-the-art tech-
nology, the new machine is even
more compact and has less noise and
vibration despite its higher speed. It
also has a built-in cooling system
connexion and requires less mainte-
nance.
Stäubli has adapted its range of
cam motions to meet the latest re-
quirements. The streamlined series
of products now includes the new
types 1671/1681/1781. With a high-
performance cam-and-lever assem-
bly and a broad range of symmetri-
cal and asymmetrical cams, these
advanced machines offer increased
fexibility and performance.
Weaving preparation
systems
With the new generation of
SAFIR, Stäubli offers automatic
drawing-in machines that incor-
porate decades of experience and
deliver users added value through
state-of-the-art technologies. Since
its launch, the top-end SAFIR S80
has proven its worth through sim-
ple operation, high universality,
and technical properties that deliver
faultless quality of drawn-in warps.
The SAFIR S80 can handle draw-
ing in from 1 or 2 warp beams, each
with up to potentially 8 thread lay-
ers when necessary. The warp sheets
can be with or without a 1:1 lease,
depending on the type of warp pro-
duction. As far as harnesses are
concerned, the SAFIR S80 can han-
dle almost any type of healds, drop
wires, and reeds, and the number of
heald frames to be drawn in can total
up to 28 units.
Thanks to its unique camera sys-
tem, which is part of the completely
new yarn separation module, even
coloured threads can be recognized
and will be monitored and compared
to the given colour repeat pattern.
Drawing-in ancolour repeat pat-
terns can be programmed either on
the built-in operator console or via
download from a textile CAD sys-
tem. This results in high throughput
and production rates, and it eases the
work of the operating personnel.
The SAFIR S80 was exhibited
drawing in a fancy cotton warp from
two warp sheets.
OPAL multilayer leasing
machine
OPAL applies a 1:1 lease to a warp
sheet to ensure perfect thread order
in the warp. As the name multilayer
leasing machine says, it can do this
with one or several – up to 8 – warp
sheets. The heart of the system is the
thread separation unit, which is re-
sponsible for the faultless sequenc-
ing of the separated warp threads.
The unit has been optimized to han-
dle new yarn types, especially fne
yarns down to 10 den, transparent
yarns, and FDY (fully drawn yarns).
The range of usable warp widths
has been expanded. Besides the pre-
vious standard versions of OPAL for
warp widths of 230 cm and 280 cm,
a new model with a working width
of 360 cm is now available. Thanks
to these recent developments, more
and more mills can beneft from
OPAL.
MAGMA T12 warp tying
machine
MAGMA is ideal for tying techni-
cal fabrics, which are rapidly grow-
ing in importance. It ties monofla-
ments, coarse multiflaments, PP
ribbons, bastfbres, coarse staple
fbres, and many other fbre types.
The machine is easy to operate and
very reliable, thanks to its optical
system for double-end detection and
its patented thread separation sys-
tem with no need of specifc separa-
tion needles. The quality of the tied
warp is excellent.
To make operation even more
convenient and to provide more in-
formation about the progress of the
tying process, the MAGMA T12 is
equipped with a touch-screen panel.
The panel is used to display infor-
mation and enter parameters.
Two operational MAGMA T12
tying machines were on display at
the Stäubli booth, the frst tying PP
ribbons of 5 mm width and the other
tying very coarse cotton yarn.
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