UROP Project

New Technology for air-jet weaving machines

With around 1,200 companies, the German textile and clothing industry is one of the largest branches of industry in Germany. One of the main characteristics of this branch of industry is the high number of small and medium-sized enterprises. In 2014, German weaving mills alone achieved a turnover of € 1,577 million.Approximately 60 % of the companies (in about 40 companies) are located in the field of technical textiles, which produce high-quality goods such as airbag fabrics. There are 61 weaving companies in Germany with a total of approx. 8,600 employees. The export quota of the produced fabrics (e.g. for the automotive industry) amounts to approx. 54 % with a foreign turnover of approx. 570 million €. Approximately 60 % of the companies (in about 40 companies) are located in the field of technical textiles, which produce high-quality goods such as airbag fabrics. The majority of technical fabrics are produced using the air-weaving process, which is currently the most productive

Task

- testing of existing prototypes - Variation of machine settings for process stability - redesign of prototypes - weaving tests in industrial environment - documentation of the results

Requirements

-CAD -CFD (would be ideal) - knowlege PIV measurements (would be ideal) -