Detailed view of the harness Image: Hof University of Applied Sciences 35cm is repeated several times, here a pattern over the complete width is possible. The Jacquard machine from Stäubli enables single-thread control over the entire fabric width of 140 cm. Each warp thread is connected to a harness cord and can thus be moved. The two machines are connected by means of the harness. It controls which warp threads are raised or lowered at which point in the fabric. The second part of the unit is the Jacquard machine, which stands above the weaving machine, on a so-called Jacquard frame Patterning across the entire fabric width Detailed view of the warp material Image: Hof University of Applied Sciences Laymen can imagine it like this: Since the weft thread is gripped and inserted into the fabric as if with a kind of pliers, the nature of the thread is irrelevant – so it doesn’t matter whether the material is thick, thin, smooth, puffy or slippery, because the rapier technology can process almost any material. The rapier technology of the weaving machine makes it possible to work and experiment with a wide variety of materials Gripper can process any material The two-part machine unit combines many different advantages that are particularly appealing to the budding textile designers at Hof University of Applied Sciences and expand and promote design freedom in jacquard weaving Dipl.-Des.(FH)Christine Scholl, Department of Textile Design The possibilities of the new unit are manifold and open up completely new perspectives: The new jacquard machine at the Münchberg campus (rear view) Image: Hof University of Applied Sciences The machine was used as a demonstration machine in the Lindauer Dornier GmbH showroom until 2020. “The Textile Design program is extremely excited about the opportunities this brings,” said Dipl.-Des.(FH) Christine Scholl of the Textile Design Department The reason for this is a new acquisition that recently went into operation: A weaving machine from Lindauer Dornier GmbH with a Jacquard machine from Stäubli has been on campus since September The design students at the Münchberg Campus have recently been provided with new paths within the weaving mill.

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