Abstract: Circular weaving machine for weaving a weaving core (1), including at least one shuttle (5) which has a weft yarn bobbin (7) and can be moved along a circular continuous track around the weaving core (1), and warp coil devices (10), each of which having a warp yarn bobbin (11). The warp coil devices (10) are designed to be movable, the travel path of the warp coil devices (10) with the warp yarn bobbin (11) extending through a weaving plane (6) enclosed by the circular continuous track (2, 23).

Abstract: A substantially continuous sewn helical fabric circular loom bed plate turntable system is described herein. The circular loom bed plate turntable may comprise a positive lay down delivery station, a rotating table comprising a plurality of pass-through grooves, a robotic sewing head comprising a needle configured to pass through a first subset of the plurality of pass-through grooves, and a fabric packaging station. The circular loom bed may comprise a positive lay down delivery station, a first semi-circular conveying system, a sewing zone comprising a robotic sewing head, a second semi-circular conveying system, and a fabric packaging station.

Abstract: A shed forming device for a shuttle loom includes a carrier (6) for at least one shuttle (5, 5') and a stationary frame (1) accommodating a reed of wires or dents (7) disposed in a plane extending parallel to the direction of movement of the shuttle carrier (6). A freely rotatable toothed wheel (4) is mounted on the shuttle carrier (6) in front of the corresponding shuttle, at an angle to the reed plane and in engagement with the reed wires or dents (7) to form a shuttle shed. The toothed wheel (4) is mounted on the opposite side of the reed plane with respect to the shuttle carrier to better accommodate the shuttle carrier.

Abstract: A circular loom for making fabric, especially from flat strip-like or ribbon-shaped material, in which the weft carrier or shuttle assembly travels in a circular path and has a body member carrying its own weft supply, motive power means and warp shed forming means. A cam mechanism automatically orients the entering warp ends in advance of the carrier or shuttle assembly to a position for weaving the desired fabric pattern.

Abstract: For the production of a tubular woven fabric having a floats-including weave, by using a circular loom, at least two shuttles are moved through sheds formed by warp threads. The warp threads are guided through thread eyes of thread guiding organs and are lifted and lowered by the thread guiding organs to form the shed. In order to be able to produce tubular woven fabrics of different types of floats-including weaves, free warp threads, i.e., warp threads that are loosely guided through between thread guiding organs carrying neighboring warp threads, additionally run between warp threads guided by the thread guiding organs. These loose warp threads cross the opened shed approximately in the middle thereof and are lifted by a guide means arranged on at least one shuttle and, as the method proceeds, are lowered by a guide means arranged on at least one shuttle.