A winner: the new Sulzer Textil G6500 rapier weaving machine
Another trade fair highlight will be the new Sulzer Textil G6500 rapier weaving machine. Just one-and-a-half years after its market launch it is a proven success in all segments of the market.
This weaving machine was developed on the basis of decades of Sultex experience and expertise. The result – in combination with a host of innovations – is an outstandingly efficient weaving machine with which Sultex continues its long tradition in rapier technology.
The first G6500 rapier weaving machine at the ITM will be producing a very upmarket outerwear fabric. On the second G6500, Sultex will surprise visitors with a high-quality furnishing fabric.
This combination proves how successfully the development strategy behind this rapier machine was implemented. The G6500 was designed around the core elements of every weaving machine – shed geometry and weft insertion. In doing so, the demands of the market for excellent fabric quality, a high weft insertion rate and low production costs were uncompromisingly fulfilled.
The weft is inserted by a gripper head that was used successfully in the G6200 and was further developed for the G6500's high weft insertion rates. The proverbial reliability and versatility of this rapier machine were thus maintained.
Thanks to the compact dimensions and low mass of the gripper head, the acceleration forces acting on the machine are minimized. As a result, in combina-tion with the torsionally rigid machine frame, exceptionally smooth running of the machine is as-sured, even at high rpm.
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