Projectile Loom Maintenance and Wear Management
topic
Projectile loom maintenance addresses the high-wear components of guide teeth abraded by repeated projectile contact at 20 metres per second, torsion bars subject to fatigue cracking from cyclic high-stress loading, projectile gripper springs losing force from repeated cycling, and transport chain links wearing and stretching from the continuous motion of the projectile return system, with preventive maintenance schedules based on pick count milestones and component wear measurement replacing parts before failure causes loom damage.
Role
Sustains the operational reliability of the high-stress mechanical systems of projectile looms whose components experience more severe cyclic mechanical loading than any other shuttleless technology from the high-energy impact of the projectile propulsion and receiving cycle, requiring rigorous preventive maintenance disciplines that the Sulzer maintenance system specifies in detail and whose adherence determines whether projectile looms achieve the long operational life that justifies their continued operation in specialist wide-width applications.