For Sale: AVL 24-harness, 40 Inch
Computer-Controlled Industrial Dobby Loom
This 24-harness, 40 inch AVL Industrial
Dobby Loom is the state of the art in small-scale pneumatically
operated looms. Built for serious production work, it has 24 harnesses
and can handle up to 7 shuttles -- each able to hold a different
color of yarn. The computer in the foreground controls the mechanism,
and is equipped with computer-aided design software that makes
the entry of new fabric patterns a snap! Because the shuttles,
beater, and harnesses are moved by compressed air, the weaver
can concentrate on the design and production of the fabric and
avoid the repetitive motion injuries that may be associated with
long term use of a manual shuttle mechanism.The loom is only 14
months old, and we've tuned and upgraded it so that it is actually
in "better than new" condition.
Also included are the WeavePoint CAD/CAM software (used
to enter fabric patterns and operate the loom) and all the original
instructions and manuals for the loom, accessories and software.
Finally, we're including many accessories that must
normally be bought at substantial additional cost:
Two sectional warp beams
Wall-mounted beam winder (to allow winding of beams off the
loom)
2 reeds (32 and 20 dents per inch)
Extra heddles
9 shuttles
70 shuttle bobbins
Motorized bobbin winder
Lithium grease gun (used to lubricate loom parts)
Why are we selling such a magnificent piece of equipment?
Because our product focus has changed; we now need a different
loom to weave the products our customers are demanding.
Not shown, but also for sale, is the 7.5 horsepower
Ingersoll Rand air compressor that powers the loom. Ingersoll
Rand makes the best compressors money can buy; this one has an
80 gallon air storage tank and connects to the loom via a heavy
gauge rubber hose (barely visible in the picture above to the
right of the computer podium).
For a more detailed view of the equipment, click the
image above. (The full-sized JPEG photograph is about 99K bytes
and may take a while to load depending upon the speed of your
connection.) Asking prices are $38,000 for the loom and $2,000
for the compressor, FOB Laramie Wyoming.
Interested parties should contact Isobel Nichols at
307-9-SPIDER or by e-mail via the "Contact us" link
below.
If you are interested in learning more about this and
other AVL looms, click
here.
