Jacq3G - AVL Jacquard Loom

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Meet Jacq3G, representing the state-of-the-art in computerized jacquard hand weaving. Like all jacquards, Jacq3G enables individual control over each thread, yielding the equivalent of an unlimited number of "harnesses". The design posibilities are endless.

Furthermore, Jacq3G is both a loom and a revolutionary combination of ideas bringing Jacquard weaving within financial reach of most handweavers. Here is how:

• Best value - more hooks for less money
• Excellent weaving speed - fast acting countermarch-Jacquard action
• A-Lift, E-Lift or Treadle - more versatility and less noise in powering the loom
• Dial-A-Sett - rapid warp density changes and a low ceiling height
• A-Series frame - industry-leading features and lower cost of ownership

These benefits make Jacq3G the ideal loom for designers, educational institutions, production hand weavers and artists. Whether you are weaving samples, production fabric or works of art, Jacq3G yields unprecedented design freedom and the latitude to create an unlimited variety of motifs and fabrics. Monsieur Jacquard, himself, would be impressed.

Jacq3G Technology

Jacq3G Head

Each Jacq3G head consists of 120 independently acting hooks. The design is modular, allowing the addition of a single head up to 48 total heads on the 72" frame. Hook activation is accomplished using minature solenoids. When selected, the solenoid maneuvers a hook wire into position to be captured by a lifting knife. When unselected, the hook wire remains captured by a dropping knife. The lifting and dropping knives work in concert creating a countermarch-type action. And since each hook only moves half the shed height (either up or down), the shed is acheived in half the movement and half the time of rising shed or jack-style systems. Each head also contains the full compliment of heddles, springs, anchors.

Dial-A-Sett

Changing the warp sett on a jacquard loom has traditionally been a problem. With some systems, sett changes are not possible without repositioning the head. With others, the process is a lengthy, multi-step process. Not anymore. With Jacq3G, our latest Dial-A-Sett was redesigned to make it the easiest, yet. With a turn of a wheel, expand or contract the hooks to the full width of the loom or down to a tight sett; from 8 to 110EPI. No more casting out and wasting all those hooks, and no more time consuming reconfiguring of the loom!

Dial-A-Sett consists of an exclusive accordion structure, which floats on bearings and is attached directly to the heads; framing connecting the accordion structure to the loom and a central screw-based adjusting mechanism.

Communications & Electronics

The Jacq3G has 3 built in modes of communication:

• Ethernet
• USB
• Serial

The electronics were designed from the ground up using the same tried-and-true Compu-Dobby technology. Further, we added a more robust signal transfer between the control box and the heads on the loom ensuring fantastic pattern reliability and to allow greater flexibility in control box placement.

Software

JacqPoint controlling software (by the author of WeavePoint) comes with every AVL Jacquard. JacqPoint reads the J1P standard format, which is currently supported by ArahWeave PE, ArahWeave Super PE, Pointcarre, ScotWeave, JacqCAD MASTER and others. JacqPoint can also import bitmaps from most paint programs like PhotoShop. Whatever your approach, the sky's the limit.

Drive System

Another first, three drive options on an AVL Jacquard. You choose between air, electric or even manual drive systems. The countermarch mechanism does more than make the system fast. It also requires less work to lift, making a manual drive mechanism possible for up to six heads. Or, take the work out of shed raising with Jacq3G A-Lift or E-Lift II drive systems.

A-Series Frame

Using a standard A-Series frame has many advantages, including lower cost of ownership through common parts, a unparalleled base set of features and a fantastic array of options. Click here for A-Series standard features. Options include:

• Bottom or Overhead swing beater
• Flyshuttle: 1, 2 or 4-Box
• Beams: Plain, 1/2-Yard Section or 1-Yard Sectional; 1,2 or 3 beams
• Automatic warp tension or locking brake
• Auto Cloth Advance
• Rotary Temples
• Selvage Rollers
• Beam Revolution Counter

One could, in fact, conceivably move from a four harness, six treadle modular loom, through a 40 harness Compu-Dobby, and eventually end up on to the Jacq3G; and all on the same loom!

Choosing Head Configuration

Jacq3G has been designed to accomodate more hooks than any previous AVL Jacquard. It is now possible to accomodate up to 5,760 hooks on an 72" A-Series loom! Of course, loom width limits the number of hooks, so below, we have provided guildlines for hook limits per loom width:

LOOM WIDTH	MIN. HOOKS	MAX. HOOKS
30" A-Series	360	2,400
40" A-Series	360	3,120
48" A-Series	360	3,840
60" A-Series	360	4,800
72" A-Series	360	5,760

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