Loom and Its Classifications

Definition of Loom

Loom and Its classifications are the main topic of making a woven fabric. Loom is a mechanical device which interweaves yarns into a fabric. Usually there are two sets of yarns ( warp and weft, make the fabric interlacing each other).

The classification of loom is here. We found conventional, automatic and modern loom. According to the classification found in the textile history, we can classify it as three main classes as follows. The basic function of a loom is only making fabric. But for different types of fabric we use different types of loom. Therefore one type of loom works with its own method. So we can classify loom as, conventional or shuttle, automatic and modern looms.

Conventional / Shuttle

Conventional means general. The first and the ancient looms are like the conventional loom. It is derived by a shuttle. So the other name of a conventional loom is shuttle loom. We call it shuttle loom because, it has a shuttle and the shuttle does the main operation. There are different types of conventional loom found in textile manufacturing process. Conventional loom needs to operate with manual operation. Following are the different conventional or shuttle loom types mostly used in textile manufacturing.
1. Plain
2. Twill
3. Dobby
4. Jacquard
5. Special ( Pile, Gauge, Tri-axial etc. )
Automatic

Automatic loom works automatically. It has a system by which it works. Here only need to set program and maintain the output. There are different automatic looms in textile manufacturing. The another name of automatic loom is power loom. The use of a power loom is like fully automatic. Only need to set a program and it will run automatically. That is why we call it automatic loom or power loom.
Modern / Shuttle-less

Modern loom is one kind of automatic loom. There are different types of modern loom in textile industry. Each machine differs from others because of functionality. We describe it from other experts because of using modern loom. Modern looms do the shedding, picking, biting in a algorithm. Different types of motion occurs in a modern loom. The motions are like, primary, secondary and auxiliary motion. Primary motion consist of shedding, picking and beat up operation. In secondary motion we found take up and let off operation. Like that in auxiliary motion we found warp stop and weft stop operation. Now a days we are using following modern looms.
1. Missile/ Projectile Looms
2. Rapier Looms
3. Air-Jet Looms
4. Water-jet Looms

Definition of Loom

Loom and its classifications

Conventional / Shuttle

Automatic

Modern / Shuttle-less

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