NSTU-NETI has created an accelerator for a loom

"The accelerator of the weft thread plotter of a loom is a device that operates like a piston engine and is controlled by signals from other parts of the machine, such as an encoder (a device that determines the angle of rotation of a rotating object). During the development, we moved away from the original idea, which was structurally disadvantageous in terms of technical performance, in favor of the concept of a crank mechanism. Accelerators are available on the market, the principle of which is based on the deformation of the launching body and the storage of potential energy by it, which is released at the moment of starting the needle. Most accelerators do not have a return mechanism that makes the process continuous. The accelerator developed by us provides the possibility of continuous operation of the device, as well as control of the speed and position of the needle," said Semyon Burmanov, a graduate student of the Department of Electrical Engineering at NSTU-NETI.

According to the developer, among the competitive advantages are cost (few analogues are 30-35% more expensive), performance is 40% higher than analogues, maintainability — the product is completely assembled from domestic components, as well as the availability of software that allows you to control the accelerator and monitor the operation of weaving equipment. The software can be adapted to different types of looms, which makes it versatile. The main consumers are light industry enterprises producing equipment for weaving factories.

At the moment, a prototype of the device is ready, the laboratory testing stage has been completed (the process of starting and debugging the device). Now the team is preparing for production tests.