A weft threads saving device for shuttle-less weaving machines comprises a comb (2), a temple (3), a guiding plane (6), a fixed blade (4), a movable blade (5) of a shear (17), a fabric winding cylinder (8) and a suction system (7) connected both to the guiding plane (6) and to the fixed blade (4) of the shear (17).

An exemplary weaving method includes placing a first section of a fill fiber between warp fibers, forming a pick, moving a base to reposition the warp fibers, and placing a second section of the fill fiber between the warp fibers.

An exemplary weaving method includes placing a first section of a fill fiber between warp fibers, forming a pick, moving a base to reposition the warp fibers, and placing a second section of the fill fiber between the warp fibers.

A weft thread cutting device for shuttleless looms is placed between a fabric edge, a comb and a warp mouth, on one side, and a weft thread selector, on the other side. Weft threads, coming from a plurality of eyelets, join at a vertex located at the fabric edge and at the beating line of the comb. The weft thread cutting device has a rotating disk with a cutting edge, configured to cut the weft threads by a motor which keeps the rotating disk in rotation, and a step control motor, which, through a rotating shaft provided with an eccentric, controls motion of a hinged lever swinging with respect to a longitudinal axis of the step control motor. The hinged lever is shaped, at one end, in the form of two arms, respectively resting on the surfaces of two elastic plates, and is connected, at the other end, to the eccentric.

A wearable, nanoconductor technology for smart electronic applications. A novel nano-scale geometry is achieved for nanoconductor circuits on the order of the size of a single thread or smaller, which are easily integrated with clothing and provide smart applications for wearable electronics. The nano-scale fibers provide improved material characteristics and the fixed geometry and orientation of the nanoconductor structures allow easier interface of nanoconductor electronics integrated with the clothing or with electronics external to the weave of the clothing. Novel electronic circuits based on the size and fixed geometries of the nanoconductor fibers which allow configurable functions that can be employed for different uses through logic circuit configuration or serial programming during wear are disclosed.

The invention relates to various mutually combinable embodiments of a weaving machine or loom that comprises at least one guide device with at least one guide unit (32, 34) for the contacting guidance of a woven fabric (82) in the area of the weaving reed beat-up plane (14). In this regard, according to an embodiment, a control unit (15) is provided, which is embodied for controlling at least one drive (38, 39) for the at least one guide unit (32, 34), wherein for the actuation the control unit (15) processes informations that are related to the woven fabric structure in the area of the weaving reed beat-up plane (14), and/or informations regarding the position of the warp threads (80a, 80b) in the open loom shed. The invention also relates to methods for guiding a woven fabric in the area of the weaving reed beat-up plane (14).

The invention relates to various mutually combinable embodiments of a weaving machine or loom that comprises at least one guide device with at least one guide unit (32, 34) for the contacting guidance of a woven fabric (82) in the area of the weaving reed beat-up plane (14). In this regard, according to an embodiment, a control unit (15) is provided, which is embodied for controlling at least one drive (38, 39) for the at least one guide unit (32, 34), wherein for the actuation the control unit (15) processes informations that are related to the woven fabric structure in the area of the weaving reed beat-up plane (14), and/or informations regarding the position of the warp threads (80a, 80b) in the open loom shed. The invention also relates to methods for guiding a woven fabric in the area of the weaving reed beat-up plane (14).

A loom capable of weaving an ultra-high density textile includes: multiple heddles which make some warps of multiple warps separated from other warps; a weft guiding portion making wefts pass through an opening; a reed pressing the wefts passing through the opening towards a fell so as to form a textile; a feeding roller which feeds the warps to the heddles at a position that deviates and staggers from an imaginary plane passing through the center of the moving range of the heddles and the fell; a delivery loom beam delivering the warps to the feeding roller; and a textile winding loom beam winding the textile, when the heddles is at the center, the tension of the warps being set as 0.32 cN/dTex or more and 0.38 cN/dTex or less.

A loom capable of weaving an ultra-high density textile includes: multiple heddles which make some warps of multiple warps separated from other warps; a weft guiding portion making wefts pass through an opening; a reed pressing the wefts passing through the opening towards a fell so as to form a textile; a feeding roller which feeds the warps to the heddles at a position that deviates and staggers from an imaginary plane passing through the center of the moving range of the heddles and the fell; a delivery loom beam delivering the warps to the feeding roller; and a textile winding loom beam winding the textile, when the heddles is at the center, the tension of the warps being set as 0.32 cN/dTex or more and 0.38 cN/dTex or less.

A shuttleless weaving loom with a weft insertion device. A transfer device and retaining disc are connected to the weft insertion device such that the retaining disc holds the weft fiber in a fixed orientation as it traverses through the shed of the loom. A plurality of sensors which are part of a microcircuit are mounted on the retaining disc for measurement of the weft fiber's position. A signaling circuit is mounted on the shuttleless loom and an electrical connector is connected to the signaling circuit to allow for external monitoring or display of the weft fiber's position. The measurements from the plurality of sensors are communicated through the electrical connector to an external device such that the position and orientation of the weft fiber can be monitored or displayed as the weft insertion device travels through the shuttleless loom.