TC2 Loom Digital Weaver Philippines
KEY FEATURES
- Handling of complex weave designs
- Manual weft insertion for total flexibility
- Variable warp density
- Only when reconfiguring the modules, will rethreading be necessary
- Automatically-controlled warp advancing, through sensor and software operated electro motors
- Warp tension is monitored and adjusted by a sensor input
- Sheds open though electricity and vacuum
- Operating speed of around 25-35 ppm (picks per minute)
TC2 Loom Digital Weaver Philippines
KEY FEATURES
- Handling of complex weave designs
- Manual weft insertion for total flexibility
- Variable warp density
- Only when reconfiguring the modules, will rethreading be necessary
- Automatically-controlled warp advancing, through sensor and software operated electro motors
- Warp tension is monitored and adjusted by a sensor input
- Sheds open though electricity and vacuum
- Operating speed of around 25-35 ppm (picks per minute)
The Thread Controller 2 (TC2)
The Thread Controller 2 (TC2) is a Digital Jacquard loom manufactured by Tronrud Engineering, Dept. Digital Weaving Norway.
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The loom is a hand-operated electronic Jacquard loom. While the loom's operations are completely computer controlled, its hand-weaving feature allows the user to closely monitor every single pick and thus enabling endless possibilities to experiment and innovate with absolute efficiency. With the TC2, any changes with regard to weaving structures, designs, warp densities, and weft materials can be made instantly.
Key Features
TC2 Technology:
Simplifies the process of converting an idea into woven fabric
1. Scan/create a design on the computer
2. Edit in design program, for example Photoshop or any industrial Jacquard program in the market Ned Graphics, ArahWeave, Pointcarré, EAT, etc.
3. Open edited image in TC2 Loom Controller (the device driver)
4. Click to connect TC2 software to the loom
5. Start weaving!
A pixel is a thread - Once the image is scanned, TC2 maps every pixel of the image to individual threads
We launched the Thread Controller in 1995 and since then, we've had a long list of satisfied customers, many of them using the loom for R&D, product development, sampling, rapid prototyping, on-demand production, mass customization or simply just to weave anything and everything that fancies their imagination.
Dynamic design tool
The TC2 is modular, and therefore easy to configure and reconfigure. The loom comes in three sizes, which we call 2W, 3W, and 4W loom. On a 2W loom, you can weave fabrics of up to 28''; on a 3W loom, you can weave fabrics up to 43'' in width, and the fabric widths can be up to 56'' on a 4W loom. Once you decide on the loom size (based on the fabric widths you want to weave), the next step is to choose the number of modules that you want to have. Consider the TC2 loom as a bookshelf and the modules as books that can be arranged and rearranged inside the loom. Now, each of the modules enables a fabric width of 14.5'' and a fabric density of 15 epi (ends over inch). The more number of modules you have, more are the possibilities to play with fabric densities and fabric widths!
We are currently global market leaders in the segment of Digital Jacquard looms and have sold our looms to educational institutions, innovation labs of the high-end textiles' manufacturers, freelance artists and more recently, there’s been a hike in orders from Fabrication Labs/Makers Spaces from across the world!
What is a TC2?
A design tool for the creative phase of making textiles…
- Sampling
- Product Development
- Prototyping
- Mass Customization
- Creating One-offs/ Bespokes
Who is the TC2 for?
- Fablabs/makers Spaces/ Research Centers
- To test materials and their properties
- Educational Institutions
- To Explore Fabrics, Art, Design, Fashion
Textile Technology/ Engineering
- To Explore Fabrics, Art, Design, Fashion
- Textile Artists and Craft-weavers
- To Create Fiber Art, Customized Fabrics
- Textile Manufacturers
- To Prototype Smart Textiles, Apparel,
Footwear, Interiors
- To Prototype Smart Textiles, Apparel,
Why is the TC2 "different"?
With A Hand-operated Jacquard Loom,
Different Designs (Dobby & Jacquard)
May Be Tried Out One After The Other
Individual control over every warp thread...
No Design Limitations!
Loom operations are computer-controlled...
Modifications To Designs, Weave
Structures, Warp Densities, Weft
Materials Can Be Made Instantly!
TC2 BRINGS DESIGN PROCESS INTO THE STUDIO SETTING
How To Choose Your TC2?
Loom Frame
The loom comes in 3 SIZES...
- 2-Wide frame
- 3-Wide frame
- 4-Wide
Modules
Think of the loom frame as a bookshelf and modules as books, that can be arranged and re-arranged easily.
Based on what you are WEAVING, Place MODULES in LOOM FRAME
Modules
Thread Controller 2 Configurations range from 2 to 48 modules
The modules can be configured depending on:
- Fabric Widths
- Warp Densities
Each module:
- Controls 220 heddles
- Enables 14.5" fabric width
- Enables 15 epi warp density
