3. Shuttle Looms
• Hand Loom
• Power Loom (non-automatic)
• Automatic Weaving Machines
• Disadvantages of shuttle looms:
• Shuttles causes abrasion on the warp yarns
• Sometimes causes Warp breaks.
• Function slowly (110 to 225 picks per minute)
• Shuttle looms are noisy
• Shuttle will be more difficult to control
4. Shuttleless Looms
• Projectile
• Rapier
• Jet
• Advantages of shuttle less looms:
• High labour and machine productivity due to high speed and wider width of
looms.
• Reduced labour cost due to higher allocation of looms and productivity.
• Defect free cloth for longer length.
• Better environment due to low noise level.
• Less value loss of fabrics.
• Low consumption of stores and spares.
• Easily adaptable for market trends.
• Bigger flanges can accommodate 3 times and lesser wastages.
• Lesser accidents.
• Easy maintenance and less work load for Jobbers.
• Pirn winding process is eliminated.
