Air-jet loom

Air-jet looms are capable of producing standard household and apparel fabrics for items such as shirts, denim, sheets, towels, and sports apparel, as well as industrial products such as printed circuit board cloths.

Air-jet looms are capable of weaving plaids, as well as dobby and jacquard fabrics.

A clamp holds the yarn and an auxiliary air nozzle forms it into the shape of a hairpin.

[4] Research has been done to analyze factors that contribute to compressed air use, a major source of energy consumption, in air-jet looms.

[5] The air-jet loom was invented in Czechoslovakia in the 1950 by Vladimír Svatý and was later refined by Swiss, Dutch, and Japanese companies.