If one were to guess on which will be the innovation that will spark the attention of visitors at ITMA Asia, he could easily bet on iSAVER™. Since ever rapier weaving technology implicates warp and weft waste formation at both fabric sides,but today, Itema changes the rules of the game. ItemaLab™, the Itema Advanced Innovation Department, developed a breakthrough device, iSAVER™, able to completely eliminate the left-hand weft waste, leading to unparalleled benefits.
iSAVER™ is based on the latest and most advanced mechatronic principles which provide weavers with a highly innovative, yet intuitive and simple-to-operate device where set-up is possible directly from the machine console. Moreover, the device does not hinder in any way the operating speed of the loom and in case of fabric width adjustments the iSAVER™ stays in its position since the weaver just needs to work on the right side of the fabric by setting an asymmetric width reduction.
Working up to four weft colors/yarns, iSAVER™ features four small clamps that hold the yarn during the weft insertion cycle and that move according to the weft that has to be inserted in the fabric. By inserting the weft yarns in the fabric without the need of additional yarns, the iSAVER™ eliminates the false selvedge on the left side of the fabric significantly reducing raw material waste leading to never-seen-before cost savings and setting a new benchmark in sustainable weaving.
Just consider that the weaver will gain in average a saving of € 2.000 per year per machine, and our planet will gain even more. In fact, for the first time in the weaving industry, a sustainable approach when choosing the weaving equipment is now possible. Thanks to iSAVER™, 1.000 Kg of cotton per machine per year, the 3% of the total raw materials, will be saved, thus avoiding the waste of 20 million litres of water.
Numbers are clear: the introduction of iSAVER™ clearly sets a new benchmark in terms of sustainability within denim fabric production meeting the requirements of the most famous fashion brands which are more and more oriented towards a sustainable fabric manufacturing. Furthermore, the iSAVER™ is one of the key features of the Itema R9500² denim, the rapier weaving machine born and designed to weave denim guaranteeing to weavers superior textile quality, outstanding user-friendliness, tangible energy and raw material saving.
The second generation of the Itema denim-dedicated rapier weaving machine, the R9500² denim is exhibited for the first time in China for the benefit of Asia-Pacific weavers. Launched in April 2018, the Itema R9500² denim already became the success case of the year, amassing interest and requests from all over the world. ITMA Asia visitors can see first-hand the extraordinary advantages provided to denim weavers by the R9500²denim. Unparalleled cost savings, superior fabric quality and outstanding user-experience are the key words of the R9500² denim which features breakthrough devices and enhanced skills guaranteeing an unrivalled competitive advantage in the market to denim mills. Saving is the crucial point of the R9500² denim. Not only the optimization of the main mechanical components allows a considerable energy consumption reduction but the machine is equipped with the iSAVER™, a revolutionary device, never-before-seen in the industry, that eliminates the waste selvedge on the left-hand side of the fabric thus leading to unparalleled savings. R9500² denim is produced with the same quality guarantee in both Itema world class manufacturing plants in Italy and in China, guaranteeing the fastest time to market and the same excellent machine to worldwide customers.
The new generation of the Itema denim rapier machines comes to the weaver packed-full with denim dedicated, innovative and breakthrough devices that put Itema, once again, one step ahead in the field of denim, guaranteeing an unrivalled competitive advantage in the market to denim mills running the new Itema machine thanks to tangible benefits ensured by brand-new innovations:
The Second Generation of the most successful Itema rapier machine assembled in China
Produced and assembled in the Itema manufacturing plant in China, the R9000 comes at ITMA Asia in a fully revamped version by borrowing some of the latest Second Generation technological advancements implemented on the Itema R9500² denim. The R9000 Second Generation will set the machine even further apart from its competition due to tangible and substantial benefits for the weaver. In fact, the R9000² has been implemented with optimized components and mechanical highlights leading to significant energy saving and performance improvements compared to the previous model.
Moreover, the new machine’s ergonomy guarantees an outstanding user-friendliness by facilitating machine accessibility for the weaver when carrying out daily textile operations and the Itema Electronic NCP, New Common Platform, comes here loaded on a high-performance, super sensitive touch-screen console. The R9000² on show at ITMA Asia, weaving a fashion apparel style, is equipped with the Itema FPA, Free Positive Approach weft transfer which, due to no guiding elements in the shed, ensures superior versatility. Furthermore, the R9000² will run with the Stäubli dobby 2678 providing enhanced speed and superior machine’s performances.
