BANGLADESH UNIVERSITY OF

TEXTILES

PICANOL RAPIER MACHINE

Dept. name: TMDM

Submitted by: Udoy Chand Pandit – 2016-1-8-022

Shabrina Kabir – 2016-1-8-023
Sheikh Shakhowat – 2016-1-8-025
Rakib Hasan – 2016-1-8-026

Submitted To: Ariful Haque Ashik.

Our design principles:
Smart Performance
Performance is the first requirement for any machine or feature,and the obvious
indicator is the theoretical maximum speed.Very often, however, the gap
between this theoretical speed and the effective speed under real-life
conditions is huge.

Sustainability Inside
When it comes to preventing waste and reducing energy
consumption,Picanol has long faced up to its responsibility. Our machines are
designed with a built-in capacity for sustainability.
Driven by Data
We all know that digitization will become ever more important in the next
decades. Data have to be captured and made available for artificial
intelligence, making production more effi cient.
Intuitive Control
Kids nowadays handle new technology effortlessly and intuitively.
That’s what we want for our machines as well. Just like your smartphone
or your car, the machine display is the interface that controls nearly
all the machine functions.
Weft Color Selection Process

Picanol developed the Quick Step filling presenter,

operates with independent module, each
consisting of an electronically controlled stepper
motor with presenter needle. The color and weave
pattern are microprocessor or jacquard controlled.
After the left gripper has taken the presented
yarns, the Quick Step needle returns to an
intermediary position, so the course of the filling
yarn is straight and the tension of the yarn is low
and remains constant. The Quick Step filling
presenter has several advantages. It is monitored
by the machine micro-processor, so the timing for
the presentation of the filling yarn is perfectly
synchronized with the machine speed and the
weave pattern. The filling presenter also provides
the ideal position for rethreading. The modules of
the Quick Step are interchangeable and there are
no mechanical drives, so no maintenance or
lubrication is required[6,7].
 Free Flight Rapier

Free Flight means that hooks no longer guide the

rapier tape, so the hooks can no longer damage the
yarns by diving into the warp. Picanol developed Free
Flight Rapier in their GamMax rapier-weaving
machine, which has been specially developed for
weaving delicate fabric. The machine has a covered
race board for gentle treatment of the warp yarns
during beat-up. The Free

Flight version of GamMax is es-pecially useful for

production of lining, voile, curtains, up-holstery
fabrics and industrial fabrics.
Master the filling tension
In Picanol GamMax rapier weaving machine, each
prewinder is equipped with Programmable Filling
Tensioner (PFT). This PFT is microprocessor
controlled and ensures optimum yarn tension during
the complete insertion cycle. Reducing the basic
tension is an important advantage when piecing up
weak yarn, while adding tension is an advantage at
transfer of the yarns and avoids the formation of
loops. This ensures weaving of strong or weak yarns
at even higher speeds and also drastically reduces
the amount of filling stops and reduces the waste
length.
PosiFlex manages the
yarn tension
 Features of POSI-Flex
● Lower peak tension in filling yarn.
● Reduced tendency of filling to bounce back.
● Inserted pick can be stretched more easily.
● Adjustments are done by means of machine keyboard and display.
● The settings can be adopted for each filling yarn.
● Fewer filling breaks.
● Fewer machine stops.
● Better fabric quality.
● Higher productivity of machine and staff.
● Weaker filling yarn can be used.
● Correct setting of filling waste length and consequently less waste.

Guided Gripper system

The light-weight gripper permits high speeds
at low yarn tension, reducing the number of
filling stops. Its small size results in less friction
on the warp yarns
Smart energy consumption to improved
lubrication
As well as filtering and cooling the oil,
the integrated lubrication system brings
the optimum amount of oil to all crucial
points in the machine. This not only
extends the lifetime of components
but also assures the lowest possible
energy consumption in all gear
transmissions.

Minimize the length of the right-

hand side weft waste
Improved control of weft length
is assured by positive opening
of the right-hand side gripper
with the ERGO (Electronic Right
Gripper Opener). ERGO allows
individual setting through the
display of the gripper opening
timing per weft channel.
Prewinder Switch-off
Monitoring
A piezo-electric filling detector stops the machine
in case of a filling break at prewinder. Picanol
offers PSO (Prewinder Switch off) system. The
machine continues weaving even in case of a filling
break occur on the packages or the prewinder. The
prewinder signals the filling breaks and simply
switches to the single channel operation instead of
two channels

Automatic full pick finding

At the filling breaks the machine stops and only
the harnesses are moved automatically to free
the broken pick for removal by the weaver. The
requirements that pick finding position is
reached with a minimum of reed movements
through the beat-up line. In GamMax, the pick
finding is simply done by the Sumo motor at
slow speed.
Weft knots automatically extracted during
weaving
PKE (Picanol Knot Extractor) detects
the position of knots in the weft yarn, whether
from a bobbin change or indeed all weft knots.
This safeguards fabric quality and maximizes
productivity as the machine
continues to weave while the knot is removed.

Double backrest and take-up

The standard double backrest and double
take–up rollers enable the heaviest styles to
be woven with excellent fabric quality. The
second roller is modular and can be removed
to make the machine ready to weave light
styles. Another example of how Picanol makes
its looms fit for every market requirement.
 Controllable Shed Geometry
The shed opening is easily adjusted to suit the style in production. The symmetrical shed
geometry and very small shed offer lower stress on both the warp threads and filling.
Automatic shed leveling on dobby and jacquard prevents starting mark due to yarn stretch
caused by a stop at open shed. In Gam-Max, the shed opening offers optimum geometry
combined with a wide range of backrest position.

Electronic Setting of Shed Crossing

The electronic setting of the closed shed
position (AKM) – a unique Picanol feature –
allows the weaver to control the aspect and
hand of the fabric without even touching the
drive train of for instance the dobby.

Shortest Drive Path

Picanol offers direct driven of the main shaft
and the shedding motion through the main
motor. This results in reduced noise levels and
consumes less energy
The setting of shed angles made easy

Clear markings on each dobby

lever make it very easy for the user
to set the required shedding angle.
This feature is unique to Picanol
and indeed appears on all Picanol machines

Reduce load on clima up to 40%

The integrated water-cooling system
enables some 40% of the heat
generated by the machine and
the dobby to be evacuated outside
the weaving department.
Electronic Take-Up and Let-Off

The electronically controlled take-up (ETU) and let-off (ELO) are

fitted as standard on the GT-Max. Both are driven by SUMO-type
motors which are synchronized by the integrated control box. This
arrangement guarantees high quality fabric without marks

Accurate synchronization with main

motor in forward & reverse direction
in addition with remarkable latest
features supports to minimize the
beginning & ending marks thus,
enhancing the grade & quality of the
fabric. . With the take up electronic
system the weft density variation
doesn’t need any more mechanical
interruptions on the loom, it just
need setting parameters on the fly of
the key.
The great advantages are;
● Cramming pick finding- forward & reverse.
● Controlled synchronized movement during start, stop &
running
● It boost quality & efficiency of the product
● A great value addition to the weaving machine.

Drive system in reed and rapier

Picanol has developed the oscillating rotational motion of
the rapier wheel generated by a simple, robust, three-
dimensional crank system, ensuring reliability, and
requiring no mainte-nance or adjustment. The sley is
driven by a set of comple-mentary cams with cam
followers on both sides of the ma-chine. They run in an
ion bath connected to the central lu-brication system. The
sley with the reed holder is perfectly balanced and
provides a powerful beat-up over the whole weaving and
ensuring less vibration. When weaving heavy and densely
beaten fabrics, the machines sley system has a strategic
role
 Selvedge System in PICANOL

The unique Electronic Selvedge System (ELSY –

patented) full leno selvedge motions are electrically
driven by individual stepper motors. They are
mounted in front of the harnesses, so that all the
harnesses remain available for the fabric pattern. The
selvedge crossing and pattern are programmed on
the microprocessor independently of the shed
crossing, even while the machine is in operation, so
the result of a resetting can be checked
immediately . The earliest position for rethreading
can be set by a simple push of a button, when the
machine starts the selvedge system automatically
returns to its original position.
 Quick Style Change
Picanol developed QSC, Quick Style Change System in which the style change is achieved by
swapping the whole back part of the split frame, with the warp beam, the back rest and the
supporting warp stop motion, the harnesses, and the reed. Additionally this unique system
makes it possible to carry out the entire article related setting on the warp side, outside the
weaving shed before the style change.

This ultimately reduces the labor

requirement and thus increases the loom
efficiency with the following benefits and
advantages:
● Reduce machine down time.
● Interference losses due to simultaneous
stops are practically non-existent.
● Fewer personal required for warp and
article changes in weave room.
● Warp changes can be replaced by style
changes, enabling the load on the tying
and drawing in equipment to be balanced
instead of having twobottlenecks.
 Electronic Control Technology
In Picanol GamMax, most of the machine
functions are digitally controlled. All the machine
settings can be digitally stored and transferred.
The electronic terminal on GamMax monitors and
controls all machine functions. Its LCD screen has
self explanatory menus and enables the weaver to
set the weaving parameters in a very user-friendly
way. GamMax is also Internet- enabled. The
GamMax terminal features wireless
communication through a USB memory stick or
key tag, permitting robust, flexible, handy and
reliable operation. "Smart Weave" offers fabric
designer intelligent support in the preparation of
weaves design and picks repeats. The G6500
control interface is a user-friendly, Internet-ready
touch screen terminals. The logical structuring
with self-explanatory Pictogram guides the
operators to the desired function simply and with
a minimum of keying.
 Machine Main Drive
Picanol has developed the Sumo main motor. It drives the weaving machine directly, without
belt transmission or clutch and brake. The machine speed is controlled electronically, which
considerably reduces the setting time. With the Sumo motor it is possible to continuously adapt
the machine speed pick-by-pick to match the strength of the filling yarn. With the help of this
system, it is no longer necessary to keep the machine speed continuously low if there is one
weaker filling yarn in multi-channel weaving. With the Sumo motor it is possible to
continuously adapt the machine speed pick-by-pick to match the strength of the filling yarn.
With the help of this system, it is no longer necessary to keep the machine speed continuously
low if there is one weaker filling yarn in multi-channel weaving.

The advantages of Sumo motor are –

● Saving on energy consumption of more than 10% in
comparison with conventional clutch and brake
configuration.
● Machine speed setting is done accurately and com-
pletely, electronically via the keyboard of microprocessor.
This reduces the setting time to zero.
● Speed setting is easy to copy to other machine either
with electronic set card or with production computer wit bi-
directional communication.
● Automatic pick finding becomes faster, which
significantly reduces the down times for repairing filling
and warp breakages.
Smart visibility of the machine
status
The LED signal torch can be fully customized
by the user. The signal lamps also show
the duration of the status, so the weaver has
full understanding of the situation at a glance.

Enjoy operating the machine

In addition to the various user-friendly

features that are standard on all Picanol
machines, handling the machine is made
even easier thanks to a range of innovative
design features.
OptiMax-i. Technical specifications