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Technical Fabrics 2020

Technical Fabrics 2020
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Technical Fabrics 2020

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Overview: The document provides an in-depth look at Picanol's high-tech weaving machines designed for technical fabrics. It highlights the company's commitment to innovation and service, emphasizing the capabilities of their machines in various technical textile segments.
Technical Specifications: Picanol offers a range of weaving machines, including the OmniPlus-i airjet and OptiMax-i rapier machines, suitable for processing various yarns such as spun, multifilaments, cabled yarns, and glass fibers. The machines are equipped with features like the Sumo direct drive for reduced power consumption and maintenance.
Applications: The document outlines the use of Picanol machines in producing airbags, awning fabrics, car seats, coating fabrics, tire cords, and more. Each application is supported by specific machine features that enhance production efficiency and fabric quality.
Innovations: Picanol's machines incorporate advanced technologies such as Free Flight rapiers, laser warp stop motions, and high-speed leno weaving systems. These innovations allow for flexibility in fabric production, including the ability to handle complex yarns and achieve high-speed weaving.
Service and Support: Picanol provides a robust global service network to support its machines, ensuring customers have access to technical assistance and updates on new applications and machine capabilities.
Conclusion: Picanol's weaving machines are positioned as leaders in the technical fabrics market, offering versatility, efficiency, and innovation to meet the demands of various industrial applications.
Specifications and Features: The OptiMax-i machine is designed for efficient weaving with features like powerful beat-up due to sley drives under the reed holder, adaptable weft insertion for waxed yarns, and EcoFill-4C weft waste saver to minimize waste. It also includes seamless rubber covering on the sand roller to prevent fabric distortion and supports light filament fabrics with OmniPlus-i airjet machines.
Procedures and Recommendations: Picanol recommends using Burcklé reeds with special dents to reduce filament damage and GTP hybrid harness frames for light filament fabrics. The use of original Picanol parts is advised to maintain machine performance and value. Training is emphasized as part of the customer deal, with facilities available globally.
Standards and Norms: The document highlights the importance of using original parts and timely replacements to ensure economical machine operation. It also stresses the role of training in achieving optimal machine performance and fabric quality.
Training and Support: Picanol offers extensive training through its Technical Training Center in Ieper and other global centers. Training includes hands-on experience with weaving machines and is available both on-site and at customer locations.
Company Overview: The Picanol Group specializes in weaving machines and related services, with a global presence and production facilities in Asia and Europe. It is a leading manufacturer in the industry, with a focus on innovation and customer support.
Additional Resources: Picanol provides an app for updates on innovations and trade fairs, along with online calculators to assist weavers. Customers can subscribe to newsletters for the latest news and updates.
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Technical Fabrics 2020-1

Technical Fabrics Agro textiles Airbag and OPW airbag Awning and light tent fabrics Carpet backing Car seats Coating fabrics Conveyor belts Gauze Geo grids Heavy canvas / Filter fabric High-speed leno weaving Industrial glass fibers Light filament fabrics Para-aramids Tire cord Just because it's technical, you weave it slower? Your machines for technical weaving are how old?

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Technical Fabrics 2020-2

Picanol develops, produces and markets high-tech weaving machines. Especially for weavers who want to get the most out of technical fabrics, Picanol weaving machines provide the right platform to stay ahead. Always. Picanol supports these machines with the same strong world-wide service organization that serves its machines sold for apparel and household applications. Service stations are located at all "gravity points" of the global textile industry. Within the Picanol Group, the Technical Fabrics Group (a specialized team of product managers and technicians) constantly strives to optimize the...

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Technical Fabrics 2020-3

Picanol weaving Yarns ■ OmniPlus-/ airjet weaving machine (widths: 190, 220, 250, 280, 340, 360 and 400 cm) ■ OMNIp/us 800 TC airjet tire cord weaving machine (width: 190 cm) ■ OptiMax-i rapier weaving machine (widths: 190, 210, 220, 230, 250, 300, 320, 340, 360, 380, 400, 430, 460 and 540 cm) A special guided positive rapier execution is available for the insertion of bulky, or coarse wefts for the production of technical fabrics S.A. carpet-backing and agrotextiles. Airbag, including Awning and one-piece-woven light tent fabrics ■ Spun, single, multiple ■ Multifilaments (twisted, entangled,...

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Technical Fabrics 2020-4

Coating fabrics Tire cord When weft variety allows it, car seats are best woven on the high-speed OmniPlus-i. Thanks to the deployment of hybrid harness frames allowing top speeds on heavy dobby patterns maximum production speeds can be reached. In case of texturized weft yarns that can deposit spin finish or oligomers, OptiMax-i rapier machines are recommended. Where a broad range of fancier weft materials – such as flock yarns, chenilles or monofils – need to be processed, OptiMax-i rapiers will perform at highest efficiencies and high speeds. Picanol offers its high-speed Free Flight OptiMax-i...

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Technical Fabrics 2020-5

Gauze, flocking backing, Osnaburg or tape backing Picanol offers OmniPlus-i airjets for these types of fabric. Very high speeds can be attained through the use of positive cam boxes. The profiled reed does not need to be cut to length thanks to the weft detector in front of the reed. In this way several widths of fabric can be processed without having to change the reed. The automatic pick remover (PRA) enables the machine to reach very high efficiency. Arrangements are available for elastic yarns, as well as to obtain special fabric constructions for plaster-reinforcement fabrics. When closed...

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Technical Fabrics 2020-6

Let's grow together with the Guided Positive Gripper on Picanol’s OptiMax- i machines! The highly successful OptiMax-/ rapier platform is designed to deal with all markets and in particular the technical fabrics segment. It is therefore equipped with multiple sley drives, positioned over the width of the fabric in order to maintain a strong and stable beat-up, independent of drawing-in width. The OptiMax-i equipped with GPG rapiers reaches insertion speeds of 1500 meters per minute and so is competitive with the latest wide projectile machines in terms of performance. However, having flexible...

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Technical Fabrics 2020-7

Light- to medium- Para-aramids weight conveyor belts or ballistics An arrangement for weaving from creels can be offered, The weft insertion has been adapted to acc°mm°date including weaver platform. waxed yarns. The prewinders are therefore given a special geometry, complemented by programmable brakes. The result is a constant and low weft tension. When single-pick fabrics are being woven, an EcoFill-4C weft waste saver can be used, reducing the waste length by more than 5 cm and leaving just a short weft waste at the right hand side. When EcoFill is not used, the machine is equipped with a...

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Technical Fabrics 2020-8

Spare Parts & WeaveUp Weaving machines are one of your most important investments. Keeping them in optimal condition is essential to safeguard the high value of this asset and to remain competitive as a weaver in a globalizing world. Use of original Picanol parts guarantees a continued high performance of the Picanol weaving machines. Moreover, timely replacement of original parts enables Picanol’s customers to run their machines in the most economical way. Regardless of the age of the machine, the use of original parts will keep the machine in top condition which has a positive influence on...

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Technical Fabrics 2020-9

Download our new app on your mobile phone or tablet and thanks to the news notifications feature you will be the first to know about all our innovations. This app is updated frequently so keep an eye out for new arrivals and updates. You can also subscribe to our newsletter at www.picanol.be/newsletter to be the first to learn about our latest news, updates and events. Our calculators, freshly designed, developed to make weavers’ everyday lives easier. PICANOL let's ptr» iogri he Visit our website www.picanol.be and discover our new integrated weaving calculators online, or download the app with...

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Technical Fabrics 2020-10

About Picanol The Picanol Group is an international, customer-oriented group specialized in the development, production and sale of weaving machines, cast iron parts and controllers. The Industries division covers all the other activities not related to weaving machines. Proferro comprises all foundry activities and the group’s machining activities. It produces cast iron parts for compressors and agricultural machinery, and parts for Picanol weaving machines. PsiControl designs, develops, manufactures and supports, among other things, controllers in various industries such as textile machinery,...

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