Sulzer projectile loom
Telar de proyectil Sulzer
- Date
- 1953-1955 · confidence medium
- Place
- Winterthur, Zurich, Switzerland
- Credited to
- Sulzer Brothers (Gebrüder Sulzer)
- Field
- Tools
⚠️ Disputed: the sources disagree.
What it is
A shuttleless loom in which a small metal projectile grips the weft and flies it across the shed at high speed. Much faster and quieter than the shuttle loom and able to weave wide cloths.
The projectile principle was patented by the Swiss Rossmann before the war; Sulzer developed it into the commercial loom around 1953-1955. Priority among shuttleless looms is disputed.
What it led to
- shuttleless rapier, air-jet and water-jet looms
- mass production of wide-width fabrics
- replacement of the shuttle loom in Western industry