TTQ – Total Tufting Quality Looper
For cutting, TTQ is designed to reproduce scissor function with high cutting energy concentration with less energy consumption.
See video - Cutting yarn by scissors
As you see in the video :
1) Right hand can cut carpet yarn easily
2) But left hand cannot
3) Why? Because it is caused by slight angle change between two edges of the scissors, and similar phenomenon arises on TUFTING, between LOOPER and KNIFE.
4) TTQ Looper is designed to reproduce the function of scissors with your right hand (dominant hand) by technical combination of design, metallurgy and craftsmanship.
Objective of TTQ Looper development
(TTQ is short for “Total Tufting Quality”)
TTQ cut pile looper offers 1) improved cost & performance in your tufted carpet production, 2) brought out full tufting machine ability, 3) longer lifetime and better performance of your needles & knives, and 4) high energy concentration scissor cutting ability with which you can keep longer clean cutting quality on most types of yarn.
Through decades of continuous improvements, those TTQ concepts have been well accepted and became "the standard of Cut Pile Loopers" as an acknowledged fact throughout the tufted carpet industry (Cobble became a licensee in 1998 among those who recognized TTQ advantages).
TTQ Loopers have been contributing to improve tufted cut pile carpet quality, machine speed, productivity, efficiency and performance of tufting machines resulting in significant cost savings.
You can ensure some of TTQ advantages by following methods
(* Pictures shown are concept images and illustrative purpose only.)
1. Cleaner carpet surface
By high power and accurate cutting edge, you will see less lint (yarn dust) under the tufting machine (with spun yarn you'll see the advantages easily).
Large amount of lint under the tufting machine (wool spun yarn)
2. Longer needle & knife life
By special metallurgy, normally no wear at needle scarf. A needle can be used until needle point becomes round.
By fine accurate TTQ cutting edge, longer knife resharpening period is realized.
3. Less maintenance and electricity
By TTQ design, less electricity consumption which means less load on machine = less maintenance.
Check main motor by AMP meter to confirm it.
In addition to above examples of TTQ advantages, TTQ implements more customer favorable abilities, which can offer further tufting improvements.
