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which will help to optimize the climate control in the Intuitive Control
weaving shed at the lowest cost. And as raw material The Connect generation was designed to focus on
is the biggest cost factor, each machine can also be what really matters: weave the highest possible
equipped with raw material use monitoring. grade A fabrics at minimal costs. A large set of tools
have been installed to facilitate this goal. One of the
Driven by Data most remarkable ones is the Harness frame stroke
As the machine has more sensors than ever before, it measurement – until recently, it was only available on
also generates more data. To enable a fast reaction the revolutionary SmartShed, but it is now also
to all these sensor data, the BlueBox control unit has available on the cambox and dobby machines.
been further optimized: better heat management Combined with the shed visualization and simulation,
guarantees short reaction cycles combined with the it offers a quantum leap in terms of optimizing the
long lifetime of components. To have a good view of user’s shed settings without losing any time or taking
all of the data generated, a special sensor any risks. The colors of the programmable Smart
dashboard screen is available in the BlueTouch signal lights with stop timing functionality are now
display: with a simple touch of the screen, the current repeated around the push buttons, allowing even better
and historical power consumption, temperature, visibility and the prioritization of interventions by the
humidity, material consumption, and – on the weaver. A full-fledged Access control system not only
OmniPlus-i Connect – also the air consumption, can limits the access to certain pages and settings
be monitored. The BlueTouch display is now also depending on the user, but also allows a tailored
equipped with an Action center, an electronic dashboard to be established for each user profile.
logbook where all actions such as maintenance
interventions can be logged or scheduled It is also clear that in combination with the new digital
beforehand. The machine manual is now available on platform PicConnect, the Connect machines will help
the BlueTouch display, and with the context-based you to jump immediately to the next level of weaving
help function the help pages related to the operation that we call “the era of intuitive weaving”.
the user wants to perform appear with one touch of
his/her fingertip. The built-in web browser even allows The Connect machines were introduced to Picanol’s
the user even to consult, for example, tutorial videos worldwide customers via a virtual show. You can
on the web to guide them through a watch this virtual show at
setting procedure. www.picanol.be/media/video

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