Page 55 - April-May-2018

54
facilitate loom accessibility, the new ergonomic rapier Customers who understand and appreciate the unique
opener and, last but not least, the new Itema Textile winning characteristics of the Itema airjet machines. When
Help dedicated to denim fabrics, a troubleshooting developing new technological devices for its weaving
software that - loaded directly on the machine machines, Itema focuses on most innovative tools with the
console - provides real-time support to the weaver to highest added value for the Customer, to assure reliability,
quickly overcome the most common textile user-friendliness and reduced maintenance and
difficultiesthat may occur during the weaving cycle. operational costs. The A9500 is designed for high
productivity, whilst ensuring reduced levels of energy
Saving is the crucial point of the R95002denim. Not consumption and guaranteeing air savings, as well as top
only the optimization of the main mechanical machine reliability.
components allows a considerable energy
consumption reduction but the machine is equipped A popular recent trend to weave stretch and super stretch
– in world premiere – with a revolutionary, fabrics with dedicated weft yarns inspired Itema to create
never-before-seen in the industry device that and patent the innovative BLC – Brush Lycra Clamp® –
eliminates the waste selvedge on the left-hand side nozzle to weave elastic weft yarns. Thanks to the BLC
of the fabric thus leading to unparalleled savings. nozzle, the weft is held without movable parts to ensure AD
Designed and developed by ItemaLab – the Itema superior fabric quality and reliability. Another Itema
advanced innovation department, the iSAVERTM patented feature – the ELD Electronic Leno Device – with
combines the most innovative mechatronic principles its innovative design, self-cleaning and no need to wind the
and provides the saving that the weaver never leno spools, provides a perfect leno binding even at
expected that would have been possible to get. highest speeds, whilst reducing significantly
Working up to 4 weft colors and ensuring maximum operational costs.
user-friendliness, the device was admired during ITM.
Thanks to the electronic NCP New Common Platform, the
R9500terry new benchmark for reliability and easy control of all the
The champion of the worldwide high-end terry weaving technical parameters, the A9500 provides immediate, easy
market came to ITM fully loaded with its famous and and perfect control of the weft insertion parameters.
unique advantages. The R9500terry – at ITM in dobby
version – represents an absolute best-seller carrying on Courtesy of the Itema customer OZ-Eli, the A9500 will run a
the rich heritage and reputation in terry weaving of typical Turkish apparel style demonstrating real production
historic Sulzer, Vamatex and now Itema brands. The speed and performance just as experienced in
Itema positive pile back rest roller, unique in the market, Customer’s mill.
guarantees a significant optimization of the pile warp
tension, drastically reducing the friction during cloth R9500 Wide Version for Curtain Fabrics
displacement. Driven by a single motor, the new pile The last machine on show at ITM was the wide version of
formation unit ensures an easy pile height setting the most successful rapier machine in recent history, the
directly from the user interface, guaranteeing superior Itema R9500. Traditionally renowned as the preferred
fabric quality due to the pick-per-pick loop adjustment supplier for furnishing and upholstery fabrics weaving
and cloth displacement up to 28mm (the most machines, Itema did not miss the opportunity to
advanced in the market), leading to endless creative demonstrate the superior versatility of the R9500 by
possibilities. The new ground back-rest roller, equipped weaving sophisticated curtain fabrics. The R9500 fully
with light weight cylinders and a load cell to control the loaded with best-in-class Itema devices comes directly
tension, perfectly drives the yarn movement facilitating from Berteks Tekstil, leading producer of high-quality
the shed formation. This innovative winning trio of curtain fabrics.
advanced devices featured on the R9500terry provides
unparalleled textile quality and utmost versatility. The Motorized Weft Cutter, an Itema innovation designed
Furthermore, the R9500terry on show feature a 380cm more than 15 years ago ahead of any other textile
weaving width which is an undeniable unique machinery supplier, ensures superior textile efficiency due
proposition of Itema being the only weaving machine to the possibility to set independent cutting times for each
supplier to provide this version in the market. weft, leading to utmost versatility and reduced fabric
waste. The Itema SK Rapiers coupled with the Motorized
A9500 Weft Cutter make the R9500 by far the most versatile and
The A9500 on display at ITM is enjoying a worldwide boom flexible rapier machine on the market.
in demand due to growing number of enlightened

April/May 2018