Causes of Loom stoppages and their impact on Fabric production

Abstract

The way the warp and filling threads interlace with each other is called the weave. The majority of woven products are created with one of three basic weaves: plain weave, satin weave, or twill weave. In weaving, we observe two types of weaving in different time. Fabric is produced by two types of machine. Such as, 1. Air jet weaving machine 2. Rapier weaving machine Weaving machine can be stopped by different causes and these machine stoppages cause loss of fabric production. The smooth running of weaving machine depends on yarn quality, weaving machine conditions and weaving production conditions. Air jet and Rapier weaving machine stops due to different causes. In this work it was found that the causes of stoppages are warp yarn breakages, Weft yarn breakage, Electrical problems, mechanical faults, setoff, Miss pick, Warp yarn loose, finished weft yarn package, damaged warp yarn size problem, machine cleaning and fabric roll cutting, yarn joining, and oil problem. The major cause of Airjet weaving machine stoppage was machine cleaning, warp & weft yarn breakage and Warp yarn loose, Finished weft yarn package. In Rapier weaving machine causes of stoppages are warp yarn breakages, Weft yarn breakage, Electrical problems, mechanical faults, set-off, Miss pick, Warp yarn loose, finished weft yarn package, damaged warp yarn size problem, machine cleaning and fabric roll cutting, yarn joining, and oil problem. The major cause of Rapier weaving machine stoppage was machine cleaning, warp & weft yarn breakage and Warp yarn loose, Finished weft yarn package.