The Possibility Of Modifying The Computerize Embroidery Machine To Produce Cut Pile Tufting Carpets

Abstract

The current study aimed to produce cut pile  tufting carpets by modifying a computerized embroidery machine in order to produce carpets with multi-colors designs up to 9 colors at the lowest costs, less effort, high performance, in short time ,  smallest number of carpets, and according to the customer’s request, using materials and tools available in a small quantity.  It also aimed to test some of the properties of the functional performance of carpets subject of this study, comparing with cut pile tufting carpet done on Normal mechanical tufting machine, both made from same materials and specs.  The importance of the study lies in saving a lot of time and effort expended in the carpet industry, as well as improving the carpet industry for small projects and the field of interior design projects. This method will achieve its requirements for carpets and achieve popularity in the markets due to the long consumer life of carpets and the possibility of obtaining them in the shortest possible time with designs and colors required, with the least amount of raw materials and the lowest costs. The carpet samples were subjected to tests to measure the functional performance of the carpets, which are: Pile withdrawal test, the resilience and compressibility performances (the compression recovery & percentage work recovery). The results of the tests achieved that the functional performance of the carpets done on modified computerized machine and what produces on normal tufting mechanical machine  nearly same .