How an Airjet Loom Works

AIRJET LOOM WORKING PRINCIPLE

How an Airjet Loom Works

An airjet loom uses controlled compressed air to carry a measured weft yarn through an open warp shed. Stable cloth formation depends on every motion occurring in the correct sequence, not on the nozzle system alone.

The complete cycle links yarn preparation, shedding, weft measurement, air insertion, detection, beat-up, warp let-off and fabric take-up. Understanding these relationships helps a buyer evaluate the machine as one coordinated production system.

WEAVING SEQUENCE

One revolution, several coordinated actions

The shedding mechanism separates the warp sheets before insertion. A feeder or accumulator prepares the required weft length, the main nozzle starts the yarn, relay nozzles support it across the profiled reed, and the detector confirms arrival. The reed then beats the pick to the cloth fell while let-off and take-up maintain warp delivery and pick density.

  • Shedding creates a clear passage for the pick
  • The feeder, stopper and nozzles control release and flight
  • Detection confirms that the pick reaches the receiving side
  • Beat-up, let-off and take-up convert each pick into stable cloth

SYSTEM COORDINATION

The timing window is shared by the whole loom

Insertion must begin after a usable shed has formed and finish before the shed closes on the yarn. Reed motion, nozzle timing, weft release and detection therefore share one crank-angle window. A change to speed, yarn, width or weave can require the coordinated settings to be reviewed together.

CLOTH FORMATION

Warp tension and pick density complete the process

Electronic or mechanical let-off supplies warp while maintaining the required tension. Take-up advances the cloth at the rate needed for the target pick density. If either motion is unstable, the loom may show density variation, start marks, unclear shedding or repeated stops even when air insertion appears normal.

BUYER CHECK

Evaluate the loom as a connected system

A useful machine discussion starts with the fabric construction and follows the yarn through the entire process. This avoids choosing components in isolation and makes the final quotation easier to verify.

FabricFiber, yarn count, weave, density and sample
WidthFinished width, reed space and selvedge requirement
InsertionWeft type, number of colors, feeder and nozzle arrangement
MotionShedding, beat-up, let-off and take-up configuration
NEXT GUIDE Air Weft Insertion

Start with the fabric and the complete weaving cycle

Send the fabric construction, warp and weft data, finished width, weave and output target. JETMECH can explain which MG9200 Max systems need to be confirmed for the project.

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