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The Textile Magazine
NOVEMBER 2011
enhancing the weft insertion, the
results obtained with ONE offer
decisive competitive advantages,
not only in the most sophisticated
clothing and furnishing sectors, but
also in felds such as those of tech-
nical fabrics for safety applications,
silk fabrics, glass fabrics, fabrics for
flters and for sportswear, in which
complicated yarn are used requiring
extreme regularity in the insertion
process.
The adoption of an insertion sys-
tem based on only one rapier, there-
fore without weft transfer in the cen-
tre of the shed, allows the use of the
widest range of yarns, an unparal-
leled simplicity in the article change
and minimum maintenance costs.
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A patented system performs the
presentation of the weft always in
the same position, ensuring an ef-
fective and repetitive hold
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The lack of weft transfer in the
middle allows to work with very
low weft tensions, thus increasing
the insertion effciency
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The use of a single gripper al-
lows reduction of the warp shed
amplitude, thereby increasing the
effciency
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The lack of the left rapier genera-
tor decreases signifcantly the en-
ergy consumption of the weaving
machine
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The weft insertion by a single
Smit Textile Spa is represented
in India by Bakubhai Ambalal
since 1979 when the company
was known as Nuovo Pignone.
It has been a long journey to-
gether that enabled the company
to increase its presence in this im-
portant market, according to Mr.
Guido Zanon, Sales Offce Area
Manager, Smit Textile Spa.
Smit has over 5,000 installa-
tions in India with customers
like Alok Industries, Abhishek,
Welspun, Shri Lakshmi Cotsyn,
Raymond, Himatsingka, Mulbery
Silk, Summer India, Sharada Ter-
ry Towel, Sharman Shawls and
Shingora Shawls. One of the key
achievements in the Indian mar-
ket is the acquisition of a major
order for 50 machines from Hi-
matsingka, says Mr. Zanon.
“Due to the high fexibility of
our looms, we are present on all
segments of market included
Technical Fabrics. Our major
share of business comes from seg-
ments like Terry Towel, Shawls,
Silk, Upholstery and Shirting.
Considering the future potential
in the Indian market, Smit is plan-
ning to open a trading offce in In-
dia soon”, he adds.
rapier makes consistently easier
the adjustments at article change,
drastically reducing machines
downtimes, allowing the use of
yarn types so far not weavable on
traditional rapier systems.
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Over 5,000
Smit machines
in India
ITMA 2011
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