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Running faster, consuming less, producing better. The market promotes the Itema airjet A95002.
The rising star of the international airjet weft insertion technology: this is how to summarize in a sentence the Itema airjet A95002. Two years after official launch, the Itema airjet machine is in fact steadily gaining market share worldwide. The success is evident and particularly rewarding in countries where airjet weaving machines are traditionally preferred and where competition is tough due to their historical presence, such as India. Nevertheless, the Itema A95002 innovative machine platform could catch the weavers’ interest and the first installations demonstrated how the machine may play a significant role in the airjet weaving machines market.
In the experience of the weavers that chose to produce their fabrics on the A95002, the main machine values are:
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Performances. Under the same conditions, the A95002 ensures superior speed (for narrow machines on average 100 rpm more than tested competition) in real production environment thus leading to enhanced production capacity for the weaver |
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Eco-efficiency. The Itema A95002 is the only airjet weaving machine in the market with a two-year warranty. Moreover, the dynamic stability of the machine ensures the lowest vibrations of its range thus leading to outstanding reliability and reduced operating costs. The A95002 extraordinary resistance to stress enables the weaver to benefit from key advantages, such as reduced deterioration of moving mechanical parts and a very low energy loss. Maintenance costs also proved to be lower than competition. As testified by the Itema Customers, for equal performance the A95002 is economically more sustainable compared to other loom models on the market. Even the air consumption is significantly reduced thanks to dedicated innovations such as the iRTC and the iREED® |
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Ease of Use. The machine platform, from electronic to textile settings, is user-friendly and very easy to use thus significantly saving operator working time |
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Textile-Mastery. The winning combination of two exclusive and unique Itema features – the shed geometry and the airjet weft insertion – makes the A95002 the airjet weaving machine which guarantees the highest fabric quality on the market, especially when the speed increases. Tested in real weaving environment during extensive Customers trials, the A95002 demonstrated in fact the capability to completely match customers’ fabric quality needs. |