Ngaphansi kwesisekelo sokushintsha ukuluka okwenziwa ngesandla kanye nama-shuttle looms, uhlaka lwe-rapier izesekeli ikakhulukazi zihlangabezana nezidingo zemakethe zesilinganiso sokufakwa kwe-weft, okwenza kube ngaphezu kuka-1500M/min. Lokhu kusho ukuthi izesekeli ze-rapier loom ziklanyelwe ukuxazulula indlela yesingeniso yobukhulu besibili, ngakho-ke amandla ayo emakethe aqinile angenakugwenywa.
Ukuqina, ukuguquguquka kanye nendlela yokufaka i-weft ehlehliswayo yezesekeli ze-rapier loom ithuthukiswe kakhulu futhi yasungulwa ngaphansi kovivinyo lwemakethe. Makube nokuvumelana nezimo okukhulu ezimbonini nasemikhiqizo eminingi. Indlela yokufaka i-weft ye-rapier loom ifaneleka ekufakweni kwe-weft ngemibala eminingi, futhi ingakhiqiza imikhiqizo yokufakwa kwe-weft yemibala engu-12 enamaphethini anephethini eningi, okuhlanganisa izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zezintambo nezindwangu esikhathini esidlule. I-positive rapier drive ingaqedela ukufakwa kwe-weft kwemicu eminingi okunzima ukuyishutheka.
Izici zezesekeli ze-rapier loom aziguquki, futhi izici zezesekeli ze-rapier loom nazo zinquma ubukhona bemakethe yayo. Ukuthuthukiswa kwezesekeli ze-rapier loom kusesesigabeni sokuqala semakethe, futhi kusenezinto eziningi ezingathuthukiswa. Indawo.