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Market research by GTW Developments identified the need for a family of yarn splicers which could perform most of the technical duties of conventional splicers, but which would be stronger, more reliable, and above all simpler to maintain and repair. With the ever-increasing labour costs associated with maintenance staff, a prime customer requirement was a tool which could be serviced very quickly and easily, and which would survive a harsh factory environment.

A programme of development by GTW Developments Ltd. led to the Model 1-11 Series of splicers. The 1-11 Series has, since its introduction, set a standard as an effective and user-friendly tool for making neat, strong joints in middle-range yarns such as continuous-filament synthetics and worsted-spun yarns.

The most notable characteristics of the 1-11 Series splicers are their remarkable simplicity and durability in service. By the novel use of a modular system of construction, sub-assemblies can be added to a simple base-unit splicer to produce six different models, having subtly different characteristics. Not only are the various splicers of modular construction, but they also incorporate certain novel features which make them unusually powerful, and economical in use. All splicers of the 1-11 Series are designed to make the traditional form of splice, which we call “ends-opposed”.

First stage: present first yarn to splicer The first yarn is placed in the splicer.

Second stage: present second yarn to splicer The second yarn is placed in the splicer. Note the flat "X" form of the string-up.

Third stage: make the splice Press the trigger in one swift, single movement. If the splicer has no timer, press the trigger until the splice is made, then release. If the splicer has a timer, release the trigger once the blast ceases.

Fourth stage: remove the splice Once the splice is made, the completed joint is withdrawn and the waste ends are discarded. This typical ends-opposed splice has a wide section at the centre, and small "tails" - the cut ends of the yarns which project very slightly from the ends of the splice.

All 1-11 splicers have a straight-line string-up; the paths of both yarns to be joined are in a single plane, with minimal diversion to the threadlines. All have an unusually simple construction. The only normal elements of the splicer which are visible to the user are the side-plates, the knife scissors, the yarn clamps, and the splicing chamber. The simplicity of construction leads to a corresponding simplicity of maintenance; the splicer in its basic form can be completely dismantled and re-assembled in about twenty minutes.

The splicer has a very strong construction; it should resist damage in service better than most of its predecessors. The splicer elements, as well as being strong, are simple, so that maintenance is quick and inexpensive.

· The splicers contain some new and patented technology. The result is that the Model 1-11 needs a smaller range of splicing chambers than splicers of earlier generations.

· In special circumstances, the splicers can operate at unusually low air pressures - sometimes down as low as 2 bar, where most earlier splicers would seize-up. This allows the 1-11 to make good splices in fragile yarns such as fine glass, by operating in a low-pressure mode.

1-11 Series splicers are available in twelve forms:

	MODEL	Description	Handle configuration
		NON-TIMER MODELS
1	1-11 H	Portable, hand held	Long
2	1-11 S	Fixed	Short
3	1-11 B	Moveable, rail mounted	Short
4	1-11 HW	Portable, hand held and with hanger	Long
5	1-11 SW	Semi-fixed, removable from hanger	Short
6	1-11 BW	Moveable, rail mounted, removable from hanger	Short

		TIMER MODELS
7	1-11 HT	Portable, hand held	Long
8	1-11 ST	Fixed	Short
9	1-11 BT	Moveable, rail mounted	Short
10	1-11 HWT	Portable, hand held and with hanger	Long
11	1-11 SWT	Semi-fixed, removable from hanger	Short
12	1-11 BWT	Moveable, rail mounted, removable from hanger	Short

Typical applications (all models)

Splice format	Ends-opposed

Typical applications	Weaving
	Knitting
	Fine-gauge tufting
	Wool worsted suitings
	Heat-set synthetics


Yarns	Synthetic continuous filament
	Synthetic staple
	Wool worsted
	Wool/synthetic
	Glass (low pressure operation)
	Carbon (low pressure operation)


Yarn count, small splicing chamber	Nm 10 to Nm 200
Yarn count, standard splicing chamber	Nm 2.5 to Nm 20
Yarn count, large splicing chamber	Nm 1.5 to Nm 2.5
Yarn count, extra-large splicing chamber	Nm 0.7 to Nm 1.5


Yarn twist direction	Medium twist, any direction, no modification needed.

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