Picanol: new GamMax rapier weaving machine

摘要

On 18 November 2002, the weaving machinery producer Picanol NV, leper/Belgium introduced the GamMax rapier weaving machine. In developing GamMax, Picanol has taken the requirements of the market as its starting point. These are: increased productivity thanks to higher machine speeds and lower downtimes, the ability to weave a wider variety of textiles, more flexibility in switching from one article to another, and lower weaving cost. All this has been achieved on the Gam-Max machine. Various technological innovations on the Gamma machine - the successful predecessor of GamMax - have been further refined, and new technologies and options have been added. GamMax enables the weaver to benefit fully from the advantages of digitisation: most of the machine functions are digitally controlled and the number of mechanical settings has never been fewer. In addition to a reduced changeover time, this means that all machine settings can be digitally stored and transferred, and that the entire weaveroom can be controlled by a central production computer. If equipped with the new interactive display, GamMax is also Internet-enabled, thus opening up a whole series of new possibilities for service, monitoring and organisation of production.