Indwangu ye-Rapier iwuhlaka olusetshenziswa kakhulu lwe-shuttleless. Ngaphezu kwezici zejubane eliphezulu, i-automation ephezulu kanye nokukhiqizwa okuphezulu kwe-shuttleless looms, indlela yayo yokufaka i-weft esebenzayo inokuguquguquka okunamandla okuhlukahlukene futhi ingakwazi ukuzivumelanisa nezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene ze-looms. Ukufakwa ngobusombululo kwezintambo ezifanayo, kanye ne-rapier loom nakho kunezinzuzo ezisobala ekwalukeni kwe-weft ngemibala eminingi, okungakhiqiza imikhiqizo edayiwe ngentambo efika kwemibala engu-16. Ngama-shuttleless looms angena esikhundleni se-shuttle looms, ama-rapier looms azoba umshini oyinhloko wokukhiqiza izindwangu ezilukiwe.

Emuva eminyakeni engu-150 edlule, ama-shuttle looms kancane kancane athatha indawo yokwaluka ngezandla. Ngaleso sikhathi, ukukhiqizwa kwezinsimbi ze-shuttle kwakuphindwe kabili kunokwaluka ngezandla. Imishini yokweluka i-shuttleless yaqala ukubonakala ngo-1844, futhi ama-rapier looms ashintshashintshayo aqala ngo-1925. Ngemva kweMpi Yezwe II, ukukhiqizwa kwezentengiselwano kwabonakala ngawo-1950 nawo-1960, futhi kancane kancane kwenziwa intuthuko enkulu. Izinga lokufakwa kwe-weft lama-rapier looms lifinyelele ku-1500m/min ngaphezulu.

I-rapier loom yakhelwe ngokuyinhloko ukuxazulula indlela yokufaka i-weft, okuhlanganisa izindlela zokufaka i-weft eziqinile, eziguquguqukayo nezihlehliswayo. Umkhiqizo wayo oyinhloko izindwangu zokugqoka. Uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izindlela zokufaka i-weft, indlela yokufaka i-weft ye-rapier loom ifaneleka ukufakwa kwe-weft ngemibala eminingi, futhi ingakhiqiza imikhiqizo yokufakwa kwe-weft yemibala engu-12 enamaphethini anephethini eningi, okuhlanganisa izinhlobo ezihlukahlukene zemikhiqizo esikhathini esidlule. Intambo, ukukhiqizwa kwezinhlobo ezahlukene zezindwangu. I-positive rapier drive ingaqedela ukushumeka kwezintambo eziningi okunzima ukuzifaka.