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R6 series

The R Series splicers were originally designed to be rail-mounted, but the product range soon expanded to meet fresh customer requirements.   All R Series, regardless of the design sub-type, were designed to be machine-mounted, not portable.
There were two sub-ranges of the R Series: The R5 splicers and the R6 splicers
The R6 range of splicers was designed to make splices of the “ends-opposed” form. (Illustrated)



Models were:
  • Model R6/S, a splicer fixed permanently in one position to a textile machine.  It was provided with a removable front (splicer) section, so that servicing was simplified; if the splicer needed maintenance, a new front section could be fitted while the original part was being repaired off-line.
 
  • Model R6/B, a splicer fitted with a carriage assembly.   It was designed to run along a mono-rail, allowing the splicer to run along the entire length of a textile machine.   The splicer was fed with air via an air hose, which could be connected either to the top or the bottom surface of the splicer.
  • The design allowed the splicer to move in small sideways increments along the rail; it was therefore well-suited to splicing warp threads, or beam-creeled yarns on tufting machines.
  • Model R6/R, a splicer fitted with a carriage assembly.   It was designed to be attached to a special air-filled mono-rail, allowing the splicer to be moved along the entire length of a textile machine.   The splicer was not fed with air through a hose, like the R6/B,.   Instead, the splicer was supplied through special valves incorporated into the structure of the rail.   The valves were placed at intervals, determined by the customer; the splicer could be stopped precisely at each valve station, the air supply then being automatically connected.
Since 2003, the R6 series of splicers has been superseded by the 1-11 Series.   The 1-11 range is more versatile than the R Series, has a simpler construction, and handles a wider range of yarns.  
Although the R Series is no longer manufactured, it is still supported in part by a degree of after-sales service.   The body can no longer be supplied as a spare part, but most of the small components remain available, either from stock, or to special order.