Comparison between air-jet looms and other looms

1. Comparison between air jet loom and water jet loom:
Similarities:
Are shuttleless looms

The difference:
The water jet loom uses water as a medium, and uses high-pressure water to bring the weft from one end of the loom to another. The suitable product is relatively thin, and the raw material is hydrophobic, such as polyester, nylon, acrylic and other chemical fibers. The material can be made with a water jet loom. In addition, the price of a jet loom is cheaper than that of an air jet.

The air-jet loom uses air as the medium, and uses high-pressure airflow to bring the weft from one end of the loom to another. The product is more adaptable than water spray, and it can be made of chemical fiber, polyester cotton, and cotton.

2. Comparison between air jet loom and other looms:

Rapier loom

Rapier looms have unique advantages in variety adaptability, but the weft insertion rate is lower than that of air-jet looms, only 1400m/min, which is about 50% of that of air-jet looms; the silk return rate is higher than other shuttleless looms. At present, rapier looms are mainly used for the production of small batches and a variety of weft fabrics such as decorative objects.

Projectile loom

The projectile loom has advantages in weaving extra-wide fabrics and high-end decorative fabrics, but the weft entry is lower than that of the air-jet loom, 1200m/min; the energy consumption for projectile acceleration only accounts for 15%, and the energy consumption is unreasonable; The material performance of the shuttle torsion shaft and the precision of the weaving mechanism are relatively high; the price is expensive, and the one-time investment cost is large.

Multiphase loom
Multiphase looms can weave with extremely high weft insertion rates. But it can only produce simple ordinary fabrics, and the power consumption per square meter of fabric is higher than other shuttleless looms.