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Notes from the Loom
Maintenance guides, troubleshooting and model guides. From the shop floor, not a sales brochure.
Türkiye's place in velvet fabric production
How velvet fabric production grew in Türkiye: the Bursa heritage, today's industry structure, the loom park and what local spare parts supply means for mills.
Selvedge cutter setting: blade-to-needle clearance
How to set the selvedge cutter on a velvet loom: checking blade-to-needle clearance against the selvedge knitting unit, fault signs and the parts involved.
5 causes of carbon rapier breakage
Why carbon rapiers break on velvet looms: guides, rear blocks, setting drift, drive wheels and fitting errors, with a check table for Van de Wiele technicians.
VME and VMM: shared parts list
Van de Wiele VME and VMM spare parts: which codes the two models share, which are model-specific, and how to plan spares for a mixed velvet loom park.
Product: M5 VME-VMM selvedge cutter complete
M5 VME-VMM selvedge cutter complete: what it does, when a complete unit beats a single cutter, how it relates to M10, M8 and M16, and what to send us.
How to choose fabric cutting blade thickness (0.25–0.45 mm)
56x44 fabric cutting blades in 0.25, 0.30, 0.35, 0.40 and 0.45 mm: what thickness changes, how to identify the right blade and what to check when you swap it.
Knife bed: bearing or graphite? Which loom takes which
Roller or graphite knife bed for your velvet loom? How the two types differ, how to identify yours, which knife cord suits each, plus the B1 to B4 part codes.
Spare part differences between MPS and VMM
MPS and VMM spare parts compared for Van de Wiele velvet looms: model-specific codes, shared parts and how to confirm the model before you order from abroad.
4 causes of fuzzy selvedge on velvet
Why velvet selvedges go fuzzy: check the selvedge cutter, spring, selvedge knitting and waste take-up in order. Fault guide for Van de Wiele MPS, VMM and VME.
Velvet loom grinding stones: choosing FI, FII or FIII
How to choose the right grinding stone for a velvet loom: matching FI, FII and FIII codes, signs of wear and replacement steps for Van de Wiele knife groups.
Göktürk Tekstil is back online: new site and catalogue
Göktürk Tekstil's new site is live: a coded spare parts catalogue in 11 groups, full English pages and fast WhatsApp quotes for velvet and carpet looms.
Product: K1 VDW carbon rapier set complete
What the K1 VDW carbon rapier set complete includes, when a full set beats single parts, and what to send before ordering for your Van de Wiele velvet loom.
Product: K6/K7 VDW rapier heads
K6 male and K7 female Van de Wiele rapier heads: what they do, signs of wear, head-only or complete rapier, and what to send us before you order.
Uneven pile height: cord, knife or stone?
Uneven pile height on velvet: is it the knife cord, the knife or the grinding stone? A step-by-step fault-finding order for the velvet loom cutting group.
Van de Wiele velvet looms: part groups for MPS, VMM and VME
Which part belongs to which group on Van de Wiele MPS, VMM and VME velvet looms? A guide to reading our 118-part catalogue by loom zone.
When should the knife cord on a velvet loom be replaced?
Fuzzy cut edge, uneven pile height and a glazed cord: three signs you have waited too long, plus a five-minute check.
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