Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name)
5. equipment
6. [equipment by material processed]
7. textile working equipment
8. [textile fabricating tools and equipment]
9. looms (textile tools)

Narrower term/s

• rapier looms
• water-jet looms

Anotations

Scope note:

Modern looms designed to draw the weft from a stationary supply through the warp yarn by means of projectiles, rapiers, or water/air jets, rather than traditional shuttles. Without the use of shuttles, these looms do not utilize the pirn winding process thus reducing manufacturing costs and auxiliary operations while increasing filling insertion speeds. Patened in 1928 by Rudolf Rossman, the shuttleless loom plays an important role in adjusting fabric structures, reducing fabric defets, improving fabric quality, and reducing machinery noises.