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The Textile Magazine
OctoBER 2011
to get the most out of his market,
time and talent.
The advantages related to user-
friendliness and fexibility do not
mean any compromises to be made
when it comes to performance and
energy consumption. Already the
fact that the pressure is set electroni-
cally means that this setting can only
be changed by persons who are au-
thorized to do so. Practical experi-
ence from weaving mills confrms
that having full control over pres-
sure settings is a must when it comes
to keeping air consumption under
control.
Furthermore, OMNIplus Sum-
mum has a unique triple air tank
set-up for the relay nozzles. This de-
velopment makes it possible to re-
duce air consumption by 10-15 per
cent compared to a set-up having
a double air tank. The OMNIplus
Summum defnitely offers the right
platform for weavers to get the most
out of their energy.
With the OMNIplus Summum, Pi-
canol has introduced for the frst time
its new electronic platform, the Pi-
canol BlueBox system. The system
is not just a further development of
the electronic system used at present
on OMP800. With the new system
all hard and software elements and
structure have undergone a redesign.
Featuring superior microprocessor
performance and memory capac-
ity, a design constructed to meet the
hardest working conditions, using
state-of-the-art components and de-
tection technology, remote check-up
possibility, a modular build-up and
offering the user many monitoring
tools, the company is convinced that
this new platform will be superior to
any existing system in the market,
and this for many years to come.
The combination of a new inser-
tion system and the Picanol Blue-
Box system creates a ‘future proof’
platform. All elements are present to
allow implementation of new appli-
cations.
Positive gripper
Picanol has introduced a guided
positive gripper execution of its Op-
tiMax rapier weaving machine. The
gripper is available in all widths,
but will mainly be used for wider
width applications in the technical
segment, such as coating fabrics,
primary and secondary carpet back-
ing, geogrids, etc. The development
is a logical next step for Picanol, to
meet with increasing demands from
weavers of technical fabrics.
The introduction of the positive
gripper execution of OptiMax is the
result of a carefully planned devel-
opment programme, including ex-
tensive mill tests with several cus-
tomers. The grippers, produced by
the Picanol Group, are based on the
guided gripper GC type, which has
been one of the basic insertion sys-
tems on OptiMax for several years
now. With the positive system, the
gripper heads are now mechani-
cally activated around transfer, and
at gripping and release of the weft
yarns.
This increases the capabilities of
the insertion system, so that PP-
tapes, bigger monofls and large
multiflaments come within reach,
also in wider widths and at top
speeds.
The machine displayed at ITMA
Barcelona not only introduces a
brand new positive gripper system.
It also introduces a new width for
the Picanol Group, namely, 540 cm!
This width fts perfectly in Picanol’s
Mr. Johan Verstraete
,
Vice President - Marketing, Sales and Service, Weaving Machines
ITMA 2011
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