Development of fully automatic powerlooms (Anugraha Tejas) for coir geotextiles

Abstract

A fully automatic powerloom ( Anugraha-Tejas) has been designed and developed. In this automatic power loom, the human intervention has been completely ignored, letting the machines and mechanisms to take over the mass production of geotextiles. The treadles of the wooden loom are replaced by pneumatic pedals making the work less complicated. This loom can function by one person skilled or unskilled. As it does not involve heavy work, it can be easily operated by women also. The loom is versatile and cost effective.