Stäubli unveils three newly developed machines

Stäubli will unveil three newly developed machines at ITMA: the high-mounted S1352 positive cam motion designed especially for water-jet weavers, the new LXE 1602 electronic Jacquard machine that weaves all kinds of lighter fabrics at extremely high speeds, and the specially adapted Jacquard machine CX 180 with 192 hooks, universally adaptable to needle looms for weaving ribbons.

Visitors to the Stäubli booth will be impressed not only by these new machines, but also by the entire range of machines on exhibit, all of which meet today's exacting demands for efficient production of high-quality textiles:

v     Four weaving machines will be equipped with electronic Stäubli Jacquard machines, producing various fabrics: the LXE 1602 (new) producing lining, LX 1602 producing automotive seat covers, LX 1602 producing upholstery fabric, and LX 3202 producing terry cloth.

v     DX 100, designed for universal weaving of flat fabrics on rapier and projectile looms, will be exhibited with Stäubli S550, G1000 and HESTA harnesses. The new CX180 will be exhibited with HESTA harnesses for narrow fabrics.

v     UNIVAL technology will be demonstrated on two machines: a UNIVAL 100 single-end-control Jacquard machine with a harness of 384 ends and a UNIVAL 200, Stäubli’s first complete Jacquard weaving machine for narrow fabrics. The latter will be producing beautiful elastic ribbons.

v     Stäubli's broad range of dobbies and cam motions will be represented by four machines in operation: the high-speed 1781 cam motion with 10 CARBO SPEED T6100 heald frames, high-end electronic rotary dobby 2881 with CARBO SPEED T6200 heald frames plus two CX180 Jacquard machines for name selvedge, negative dobby S2700 with 10 heald frames, and the new high-mounted positive cam motion S1352.

v     The Weaving Preparations Systems division of Stäubli will be showing its new SAFIR automatic drawing-in machine designed for demanding requirements, the new MAGMA warp-tying machine for coarser yarn counts (complementing the proven TOPMATIC models, also on exhibit), and the OPAL multi-layer leasing machine for leasing a 1:1 lease in warps with up to 8 layers.

In addition, various booths of Stäubli partners will be showing many Stäubli products in applications with Jacquard machines, dobbies and cam motions.

18,432 hooks for Stäubli’s LX 3202 high-performance Jacquard machine

A new member is joining the family of Stäubli electronic Jacquard machines – the LX 3202 is now available in a monoblock version with 18,432 hooks. With the expanded number of hooks, the LX 3202 can be used with even wider weaving machines, offering weavers higher output and more freedom in creating patterns.

The large format of the machine is ideal for high-performance applications in the production of flat fabrics with high thread densities, especially silk and upholstery fabrics on air-jet, rapier, or projectile weaving machines. Other applications are possible as well.

The LX 3202 in the new format keeps the proven architecture and reliable mechanical design of the preceding formats – with coaxial shaft system driven by complementary cams – but it has been reinforced and adapted to handle higher loads. Like other Jacquard machines by Stäubli, M6 modules are used for individually lifting harness threads. For operator-friendly programming and controlling, every Jacquard machine is equipped with a JC6 controller, including a colour touch-screen and appropriate interface options for data transfer and networking.

The first LX 3202 machines with 18,432 hooks were recently installed and commissioned, and fully meet the high expectations of the users.