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supply chains worldwide. The P2 is the result of myDoX® makes fabric production even more flexible,
decades of know-how: the most universal rapier process reliable, intelligent and sustainable.
weaving machine. Even the positive center transfer
of the weft thread, a DORNIER characteristic, which New terry air-jet weaving machines save time
remained unchanged since its invention in the 1960s, This also applies for fabric producers in the home
has been further optimized. Other highlights of the textile sector who rely on DORNIER’s A1 terry air-jet
P2 are the maintenance-free DORNIER weaving machines. Many of these machines are
SyncroDrive® drive, the zero-twist double weft rapier currently rolling off the production line in Lindau.
head DORNIER DoPPIO®, which increases weft Home textile fabrics with high loop quality and freely
The P2 rapier weaving selector and feed system DORNIER DisCoS® precision on these A1 with a width of 3.40 meters.
adjustable pile heights will be produced with highest
insertion performance as well as the new color
Design changes can be easily carried out, the
(DCS).
machine is weaving itself Weaving 4.0: New customer portal myDoX® pressure of the relay nozzles being regulated
electronically. In parallel, automated speed changes,
With the P2, DORNIER is also pushing its digitalisa-
for example during the transition from pile to border,
reduce time-consuming manual adjustments. Last
tion offensive. P2 users benefit from the customer
successfully into the market portal myDoX® based on the latest database technolo- but not least, DORNIER's terry air-jet weaving
machines distinguish themselves by an optimum pile
gy (SAP HANA). It complements DORNIER’s appreciat-
formation with the patented "soft-beat-up" (for gentle
ed personal technical service, installation and mainte-
nance service with a digital order processing and a
reed beat-up), a warp stop motion with free access
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and a mass-reduced back-rest roller for a constant
24/7 online shop for original parts (DoXPOS – Parts
warp tension.
Order System). Thanks to numerous digital functions

P2 rapier weaving machine A1 terry air-jet weaving machine
Almost one year after its official launching, the and offers numerous innovations for modern, flexible
manufacturer Lindauer DORNIER is satisfied with the fabric production. To give but one example: to further
sales figures: The P2 rapier weaving machine, which enhance productivity and efficiency, the frame rigidity
has been improved in some essential points, is very (our P2 has a 75 % more rigid central module in
well received by the customers as successor of the frame design) and the shed geometry have been
P1 rapier weaving machine. significantly improved, enabling the weaving
machine to produce reliably at 600 rpm.
Production in Lindau is running at full speed: Since
its presentation at the ITMA 2019 in Barcelona, the Modular machine concept for more flexibility
new P2 rapier weaving machine from DORNIER Thanks to the modular design of the P2 expansion
ensures good utilization of the company's production and conversion works can be carried out much
lines. "The P2 has been well accepted by the market faster. "Its modular principle and the clear-cut
in whichever sector: home textiles, apparel and interfaces between the individual machine modules
technical textiles" says Florian Boch, Head of guarantee a high degree of production reliability,"
Marketing and Communication. This is not explains Florian Boch. This flexibility, Boch continues,
surprising, since the successor of the P1 rapier is becoming increasingly important in global markets
weaving machine, delivered in 2019 for the first time, where cutbacks such as those caused by the
combines all the strengths of the previous version Corona virus are affecting production processes and

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