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TYPES OF JACQUARD
Jacquard fabric also refers to a rib-based, double jersey weftknit fabric on which a figure or design appears in a different
color or texture.
Jacquard fabrics are further sub-divided into flat-jacquard and
blister fabrics.
The flat jacquard patterns have equal number of loops in each
wale of the pattern knitting.
It is not so with blister fabrics.
Commonly found jacquard fabrics are brocade, damask and
tapestries etc.
Type the design width - the number of feeds on the machine
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Types of jacquard
Its depends of size of area
Intermediate jacquard:
Smallest design area with maximum design width
24 wales.
Medium jacquard:
Max design width- approximately 48 wales.
Full jacquard:
Max design width approximately 144 wales.
RIB JACQUARD
PATTERN WHEEL
Inserted jacks
Snipped jacks
PATTERN DRUM
Peg type
Selector type
PROGRAMME
TAPE
Vertical bad
Circular band
Electronic band
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DEVELOPMENT OF JACQUARDS
The development of Jacquards which rely on
electronic (computer) information rather than actual
punched cards has greatly reduced the costs of the
equipment, materials and labour required to convert
a design into ready to weave condition.
Recent Jacquards can connect to digital networks,
such as Ethernet, thus permitting direct transfer of
patterns from the design computer.
The number of Jacquard hooks per mechanism has
been steadily increasing from around 1000 in the
19th century to over 12,000 at the end of the 20th.
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COMPUTERISED DOUBLE
KNIT JACQUARD
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COST
The simplification of Jacquard mechanisms has
reduced the cost per hook of manufacturing a
Jacquard.
Lower purchase costs, especially since the electronic
versions.
no longer require support equipment such as punches.
This in turn has made possible the re-emergence of
the hand-loom Jacquards, such as the TC-1 and
TIS/SAMT systems.
These new mechanisms have brought Jacquard
technology well into the reach of schools and even of
some individuals.
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ELECTRONIC DEVICES
The patterning capacity of a knitting unit can be made
unlimited by the use of electronic devices for selecting
the needles.
There is no limitation to the width and height of the
pattern.
The solid state circuits can now transform the light
energy into electrical energy, convert AC to DC and
amplify small amount of energy to a high voltage.
This way it reduces both the preparation time and cost
the of design as compared
to the mechanical one.
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ADVANTAGES
Work done on incredible speed
Long lasting, do not wear out as the metal
component
Efficiency and reliability of electronic
components is greater
Space occupying mechanical parts can be
dispensed by light-weight transistors
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