Technologies

• Complete system that monitors every yarn’s tension

• Real-time tension analysis for proactive fault detection

• Predictive analytics of potential yarn, cone, or creel issues BEFORE the yarn breaks

• Reduces machine downtime by reducing yarn breaks and the need to blow yarn back to the machine for rethreading

• Traditional Tight-End Detectors cannot keep up with today’s faster tufting speeds and cannot stop the machine before a yarn breaks

• Utilizes load cells to monitor tension fluctuations and spikes in grams

• User Interface displays each yarn’s tension, each yarn’s breaking limits, early warnings, and where the “issue” cone is located in the creel using threshold-based rules

• True Sense can be fully integrated into TuftCom or installed as a stand-alone unit with its own HMI display panel

The TuftCom Operating System runs on our proprietary industrial grade 64 bit Windows 10 operating system, and is the primary means for setting up and operating the tufting machine. An identical version of the software is included as a desktop application allowing styles to be set up in the office increasing the uptime of the tufting machine.

Event Viewer is a real time customizable machine event activity log. Selected events are recorded in a log file and may be retrieved with included reports to evaluate performance and efficiency.

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iBalance is a patented (US 9,915,017) production planning tool that can be used to reduce yarn waste. A pattern is loaded into iBalance and algorithms are used to balance the yarn usage within a pattern repeat. The customer can determine how close to perfectly balanced is acceptable in relation to the original design intent.

Yarn Planner is a tool that uses yarn feed values, pattern information, and yarn size to accurately calculate each yarn’s percentage of total usage.

• 4 rolls increases the yarn’s surface contact from 380° to 842° for increased control.

•More surface contact allows for decreased coated roll grit for reduced yarn wraps.

• 70% larger bearing on motor shaft.

• 4 roll configuration mechanically balances the load on the drive shaft, reducing side-load and increasing motor life.

• Special high temp lubricant for increased durability.

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•Additional PTFE bearing incorporated into drive gear assembly.

• Tungsten carbide coated roll sleeve has superior life expectancy as compared to sandpaper.

• Tuftco’s flexible two point needle stroke system is accessible through the end legs at floor level which allows for a quick stroke change within minutes.

• This system helps to achieve a wide range of pile heights

• Hydrodynamic bearing inserts are used to minimize wear and increase bearing life.

Agility

• 3mm - 30mm
• Up to 1,000 rpm
• Applications include broadloom, tile, and rugs
• Optional: V-Tech, Variable Gauge Technology for tufting multiple gauge densities with no machine changeovers.
• Optional: Intermittent Cloth Feed (ICF).

Agility HP

• 20mm - 75mm
• Up to 600 rpm
• larger yarn feed rollers
• Intermittent Cloth Feed (ICF) for lower stitch rates

• Servo driven oscillating needle plates.

• Programmable gauge simulates a wide variety of gauges achieved by a servo shifting primary backing feed control.

• Gauge and pattern scaling application software.

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• Different styles using different yarn sizes can now be tufted on the same machine saving upfront costs and saving factory floorspace.

• Variable density tufting for both carpets and rugs

• Available in loop pile, level cut loop (LCL), MLCL, cut loop, and cut pile constructions

• Traditional gauge X stitch rate to determine tuft density becomes obsolete. Tuft density can be programmed at the machine’s PC. For example, an 1/8th gauge LCL machine with 8 stitches per inch has a tuft density of 64. This same LCL machine with V-Tech can also produce a tuft density of 100.

• Tuftworx operating software powered by Microsoft Windows

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