Zhejiang Qifang Machinery Co., Ltd.

Qifang sorts its catalogue into separate machine families, and each one leads to a different enquiry. Find the row that matches the cloth you weave and put the details from the last column into your first message.

Each family is quoted on its own. A mill that wants filament taffeta and towels from Qifang needs two specifications, and offers can only be weighed against each other when they answer the same one. [1] [2] [3]

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• Effective reed widths from 1,500 to 2,300 mm
• Plain shedding on four, six or eight frames, or a dobby for up to sixteen
• Single or double weft jet

The LH2000 water-jet table lists effective reed widths of 1,500, 1,700, 1,900, 2,100 and 2,300 mm. Reed width and the width of the cloth you sell are two different numbers. Tell Qifang the finished width you need and the stage at which you measure it, and ask it to explain which reed width it proposes.

Shedding comes as a plain unit on four, six or eight heald frames, or as a dobby carrying up to sixteen. Weft goes in through a single or double jet. Ask Qifang which combination it recommends for your cloth, and have the shedding unit and jet package named in the offer so you can compare configurations line by line. The large jacquard machines Qifang sells elsewhere are priced separately.

On both the Chinese and English pages the main-motor row is garbled, and its trailing figure cannot be read as a rating. Ask for a motor and electrical load schedule that matches the width and options you order. The catalogue also speaks of imported key components; ask which makes are fitted to the machine you buy. [2]

Under a heading about fabric drying, the LH2000 table lists tubular water suction, a suction fan and an air and water separator. That is the loom's own water-removal kit. If your process needs drier cloth or a dryer after the loom, put it in the enquiry as its own line.

A water-jet weaving shed relies on clean water, recirculation or treatment, drainage and suction. Ask Qifang to state the supply, water quality and consumption the offered loom needs, which auxiliaries come with it and which you provide, and to send a layout with utilities marked for your chosen width.

Qifang's air-jet page promises lower cost, higher efficiency and zero discharge, with no test conditions attached. If you are choosing between air-jet and water-jet, compare them on measured water, air and power for the same accepted fabric, and assess the building work each one needs on its own terms. [2] [3]

Trial planning for Lanhua looms

A fabric name such as taffeta or Oxford covers many constructions. Bring a reference sample or construction sheet, and keep the same yarn and inspection method for every offer you compare. A trial on your own yarn gives you figures you can write into the contract.

1. Fix the construction

   Write down warp and weft material and counts, weave, density, colour or weft-selection needs, and the width together with the stage where it is measured. Note the end use too, bearing in mind that weaving alone tells you nothing about coating or wear behaviour.

2. Note the machine on test

   Record model, reed width, heald frames or dobby, jet layout, weft preparation and detection, selvedge handling and the water-removal parts fitted.

3. Agree how cloth is judged

   Set limits for construction, width, appearance and faults before the run starts. Keep greige measurements apart from results taken after washing, coating or other finishing.

4. Count good fabric

   Log settings, run time, stops, operator actions, rejected metres and accepted output. Meter water and power on the same run if running cost matters, since a top speed setting says little about a full shift.

5. Carry the result into delivery

   Keep approved samples, settings and any deviations, and repeat the test where needed. Make the supply list, training and commissioning duties match the setup that passed.

Zhejiang Qifang Machinery Co., Ltd. presents its textile machines under the Lanhua name. Its contact page gives 108 Meishu Road in the Keqiao economic development area of Shaoxing. Qifang also says Lanhua gained recognition in 2006; if that matters to your approval process, ask what the recognition was and whether it still applies.

A Keqiao district list of firms proposed for the second batch of 2020 employment-stabilisation social-insurance refunds carries the exact Chinese company name at row 2227 on page 102. It places the company in local administrative records for that year. It says nothing about payment, present finances, factory capacity or machine certification.

When you reach the order stage, ask for the selling entity's full details, the Lanhua model marking, an itemised equipment list and the documents for your configuration. Get price, lead time, warranty, installation, spare parts and support in your country in writing. A short guide to reading a manufacturer profile explains what each type of company record can and cannot tell you. [1] [4] [5]

Equipment & specifications

Published model or series information. Open the equipment record for its full scope and configuration notes.

Equipment series

LH2000

The LH2000 is a Lanhua water-jet loom from Zhejiang Qifang for nylon and polyester filament cloth such as taffeta, umbrella fabric and Oxford. Reed widths run from 1,500 to 2,300 mm, shedding is plain on up to eight frames or dobby on up to 16, and weft enters through one or two jets. Send your filament, weave, density and finished width, and ask for a corrected motor rating with the quote.

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