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101 detailed description

With the development of a multiplicity of different yarns for the carpet yarn business, the shortcomings of splicers began to become apparent by the mid-1990s. So many different yarn counts and constructions began to be used that customer needs could only be met by manufacturing splicers with a wide range of different splicing chamber geometries.

A need existed for a “universal” splicer, which could make satisfactory joints in a huge range of yarn constructions and counts.   Advances were made, and new designs for splicers appeared, which were much more flexible than those which had gone before.   Nevertheless, the new designs were limited, and certainly were by no means universal.   In particular, no splicer could handle different counts and different twist directions without modification or replacement of the splicing chamber.  

GTW Developments Ltd. undertook a research programme to address this problem, and as a result introduced the new Model 101.   The 101 was designed with unprecedented flexibility in mind, a consequence of the development of a wholly-new and patented form of splicing chamber, which could handle an unprecedented range of yarns without modification.   Moreover, the 101 was designed with durability and simple servicing in mind, and has proved its reliability over several years of service.   The 101 set a new standard as an effective and user-friendly tool for making extra-large splices in carpet yarns.   Its performance is such that it has been accepted as a carpet yarn splicer in countries across the world.   Moreover, its envelope of performance has been extended, so that it is also used widely to make joints in the fancy-yarn business.

  1. Model 101 splicers have a simple straight-line string-up, and a simple and very strong construction,  machined out of a solid block of alloy.
  2. The splicer’s yarn guide plates are much stronger than is necessary for their function as guides; the thick stainless steel plates give the splicer a strong box-like structure.
  3. The Model 101 can be kept in active service with a minimum of regular voluntary maintenance.
  4. Simple construction leads to simple maintenance; the splicer in its basic form can be completely dismantled and re-assembled in about ten minutes.

The Model 101 is currently available in six forms, the Model 101H, the Model 101S, the Model 101B, the Model 101HW, the Model 101SW, and the Model 101BW.    Further variants will be added to the range during 2007.

The splicer – more detail - Model 101H

Model 101H splicer.

Shown here fitted with its protective cap, viewed from the right-hand side. This is the simplest, hand held splicer.

Model 101H splicer.

Shown here fitted with its protective cap, viewed from the left-hand side.

Model 101H splicer.  

Shown here after removal of the protective cap, viewed from the left-hand side.

The splicer – more detail - Model 101 HW

Model 101 HW splicer.  

Shown here without its protective cap. The splicer is fitted with a wedge-shaped accessory, which, together with its matching hanging clip, allows the splicer to be “parked” in any convenient place when not in use.

This illustration shows the hanging wedge, together with its hanging clip, together with the screw used to attach it to the splicer.


Model 101 HW splicer.

Shown here with the hanging wedge partly fitted into the hanging clip. The hanging clip – or hanging clips if a number of storage positions is needed – is fixed to the textile machine in a convenient position, ready to receive the splicer when it needs to be stored safely after use.



The splicer – more detail - Model 101BW

Model 101BW splicer.  

The 101 BW is a splicer which can be moved along a horizontal rail. The splicer is fitted with a hanging wedge, like a 101 HW, but in this case the hanging clip is attached, not in a fixed position to the textile machine, but to a carriage, which itself can move along a rail.

Model 101 BW splicer.  

Another view of the splicer, the carriage, and the rail.


Model 101 HWB splicer.

Another view, in which the splicer has been removed, showing the hanging clip, the carriage, and the rail.