Picanol, a market leader in airjet and rapier weaving machines, will be exhibiting one airjet and two rapier weaving machines at the ITM 2016 trade fair for textile machinery that takes place from 1-4 June in Istanbul.

The OptiMax-i for technical textile applications and the TerryMax-i machines will be presented for the first time in Turkey. In order to ensure it places maximum emphasis on its weaving machines’ capacities, Picanol’s new machines will be displayed in a brand new booth design at the ITM fair.

OptiMax-i

The OptiMax-i is available in reed widths ranging from 190 to 540cm. Thanks to its optimized rapier drives, it is one the fastest rapier machines on the market. It also features the Guided Gripper system (GC) and the Free Flight system (FF) for more versatility.

The Guided Positive Gripper (GPG) system has been developed for dedicated technical fabrics. Meanwhile, additional features that have been developed to respond to an ever increasing demand for versatility include, among other things, the Electronic Filling Tensioner (EFT), the SmartEye filling detector and the SmartCut filling cutter.

“With industrial speeds of up to 750 rpm, the new OptiMax-i is now unquestionably the fastest industrial produced rapier weaving machine in the world. Highlights of the new rapier include the increased performance, redesigned and even more rigid construction, new applications, intelligent energy efficiency, improved ergonomics and user-friendliness,” said Johan Verstraete, VP Sales, Marketing & Services at Picanol.

TerryMax-i

The ITM fair will also see Picanol presenting its new TerryMax-i rapier, which has been developed for terry cloth production.

The direct electronic drive of the cloth fell mechanism aims to guarantee a perfect pile formation and enable weavers to not only program the pile height loop by loop, but also to program the pre beat-up distance of every single filling yarn, which in turn enables endless design possibilities.

Special features include OptiSpeed, pile height monitoring and needle roller control. In addition to the TerryMax-i, Picanol also has an airjet for terry production: the TERRYplus Summum weaving machine.

OMNIplus Summum

The OMNIplus Summum is Picanol’s latest generation in airjet weaving machines. By introducing state-of-the-art technology in hardware and software, the OMNIplus Summum is designed to offer the latest next upgrade to meet new market demands in terms of quality, performance and energy consumption, the company reports.

Built on the new BlueBox platform, the OMNIplus Summum is packed with new features to enhance weaving performance. The OMNIplus Summum is equipped with fully electronic pressure regulators, a separate built-in air tank for each weaving channel and a unique triple air tank configuration for the relay nozzles.

‘Let’s grow together’

“Picanol offers the best mix of machines and services that enable weavers to create almost every type of fabric imaginable,” explained Johan Verstraete.

“In line with our marketing campaign Let’s grow together everyone at Picanol endeavours to ensure that our machines have a higher performance, are more energy efficient, more versatile, more user-friendly and easy to set. This means that we can continue to demonstrate that we are the technology leader for both airjet and rapier weaving machines.”

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