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Modern draw frame machines offer a fantastic range
of settings that can be adjusted to meet each
spinners’ unique needs. But adjusting the break draft
has still been difficult, unpredictable and very slow.
The AUTO DRAFT function from Truetzschler, which is
part of our successful autoleveller draw frame TD 10,
uses an innovative measuring method to
machine and plant manufacturer. on the P2," says the performance artist, whose work automatically optimize the break draft during
has already been on show at London's Tate Gallery of
The official tourism website for the Netherlands says Modern Art. The flexibility of the rapier weaving production conditions. And it takes less than two
minutes.
Tilburg, which lies about 100 kilometers south of machines on which DORNIER's customers produce
Amsterdam, is a "cosy town". If you click through fabrics for home textiles, clothing and technical For many decades, spinners have been wrestling
online travel guides, the city's textile museum is at the textiles opens up all kinds of possibilities for her to with the awkward problem of how to adjust the break
top of the list of recommended sights. It is part of the experiment with different yarns, colours and textures. AD draft on the draw frame. This is partly because
European Route of Industrial Heritage, which The artist's first project will be a four-part tapestry adjusting the break draft involves changing a wide
connects important historical economic sites in series that will celebrate its premiere at a solo range of settings on the draw frame – and each
Europe. Located in a 19th century textile factory, the exhibition at Kunsthaus Bregenz, Austria, this setting needs to be adapted in line with every other A massive range of attractive benefits
museum sees itself as a "dynamic and creative autumn. setting. As a result, many spinners simply leave their Our customers across the textile industry around the
place". Not only knowledge about the history of the break draft settings untouched because they don’t world are already benefitting from AUTO DRAFT, a
textile industry is passed on here, in fact the areas of Woven creativity in today's world have time to interrupt their busy production schedule. feature in our autoleveller draw frame TD 10. The
design, art, fashion and innovation are interwoven DORNIER is proud to see the variety of creative major advantages include:
within the construct of textiles. woven innovations that are produced on the weaving Faster and better than anything else on the market
machines from Lake Constance in the Tilburg On top of this, there is currently no laboratory test or Our innovative AUTO DRAFT function provides a • Optimal adjustment of the break draft – including
Textile research in the museum "TextielMuseum", but also at many universities, measured variable that provides clear information high-impact solution to this awkward problem in the selecting the best possible settings for new
The "TextielLab" is connected to the museum. Here, research institutes and design studios. "Weaving is a about the optimal break draft settings. Even fiber and production of carded ring yarns, including polyester. materials at the first attempt.
students, architects, young artists and established textile technology that is over 10,000 years old. As a draw frame manufacturers are only able to provide It uses a state-of-the-art measuring method to • Correct drafting distribution in the drafting system.
designers from all over the world work on textile weaving machine manufacturer, we have seen a lot rough guidelines, which means spinners can only tell calculate the best possible break draft setting • Less adjustment and shorter process times.
research, development and design projects using over the decades, but we never cease to be if their break draft settings are suitable when they automatically – within real production conditions. The • Better basic settings for the machine – which
state-of-the-art technology. Recently, the museum's surprised at how great the diversity of ideas in fabric inspect the finished yarn. method considers all fiber and sliver parameters, as reduces the negative effects of sub-optimal machine
machine park was extended by a brand new P2 production still is," says Florian Boch, Head of well as the settings on the specific model of draw setting and provides a better, more uniform sliver
rapier weaving machine from DORNIER. Although the Central Marketing and Communication at DORNIER. Many spinners try to adjust the break draft using the frame and the relevant external boundary conditions. quality.
museum already owns three weaving machines, says The P2 has also been very well received by Coefficient of Variation (CV) value. But while low The user can then choose whether to apply the • Reduction of costs related to quality control.
The world-renowned aircraft manufacturer Dornier With corporate divisions, weaving machines and Hebe Verstappen, head of the textile laboratory, the DORNIER's industrial customers since its introduction break drafts often improve sliver evenness, this recommended setting in the software of their • Easy monitoring and adjustment of the machine
began building textile machinery after the Second specialty machines, today DORNIER has established acquisition of the P2 "fulfilled a long-cherished in 2019. Weaving mills in Europe, Asia and the USA approach can open up additional problems (as machine. settings when the quality of the raw material changes.
World War. The reason for this realignment: The Allies itself as a global technology leader. dream", as the wide range of applications of the are ensuring very satisfactory sales figures despite shown in the graphic below). Setting the break draft • And improvements at later stages in the
had prohibited the company from building aircraft in machine offers to innovative students, artists and Corona's impact on the global economy. According too low can reduce yarn strength and elongation. AUTO DRAFT is able to identify the optimal break production process.
Germany. In 1950, Lindauer DORNIER GmbH was Only introduced to the market in 2019 and already designers completely new technical possibilities to to the family-owned company DORNIER, this is And it can also increase the number of imperfections draft setting in less than two minutes. This
founded by Peter Dornier, son of the famous aviation worth exhibiting: The well-known "TextielMuseum" in realise their textile ideas and concepts. mainly due to the fact that the P2, as the successor and have a negative effect on the running behavior accelerates the process of adjusting the break draft How it works
pioneer Claude Dornier, in the same building in Tilburg, the Netherlands, has acquired a P2 rapier to the rapier weaving machine introduced in 1967, and efficiency of the machines operating at later and creates meaningful clarity about how to optimize When activated, the AUTO DRAFT function
Lindau-Rickenbach which still serves as the company weaving machine from Lindauer DORNIER for its Tapestries for exhibition in Bregenz continues to demonstrate its quality as the most stages in the spinning process. This means those adjustments. Put very simply: It is faster and continuously changes the break draft from 1.00 to
headquarters. The first result of his search for a new textile laboratory. According to its director “a The first user of the new acquisition will be Otobong flexible rapier weaving machine in the world, which is optimization is only possible in the very long better than everything else that is currently available 1.95, and then measures the draft forces
field of activity was the manufacture of shuttle long-cherished dream" came true with the purchase Nkanga. "I'm really looking forward to experimenting much-vaunted in expert circles.. term, if at all. on the market. within the drafting system.
weaving machines. of the weaving machine from the Lindau-based
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Conclusion takes all relevant factors into consideration. In this way,
The AUTO DRAFT function is a truly game-changing it is enabling spinners to save time and money, while
technology for break draft optimization. It makes it improving quality and making their processes more
possible to adjust the break draft quickly and easily, efficient. It’s a major breakthrough for the break draft.
using an innovative and automatic method that And it’s empowering Truetzschler’s customers
operates within real production conditions – and that worldwide to grab a valuable competitive advantage.