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Glossary

What is Rapier loom?

A shuttleless weaving machine that carries the weft yarn across the warp using one or two rigid or flexible rapier arms; handles a wide range of yarn types and widths and can carry a dobby or jacquard attachment for patterning.

This term in other languages

Arabicنول الريبير
FrenchMétier à lance (rapière)
TurkishRapier dokuma tezgahı

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The main machine families in spinning, weaving and knitting mills

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