Shuttle driver

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-005252",
  "term": "Shuttle driver",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A mechanism on a loom responsible for propelling the shuttle across the warp threads to insert the weft yarn. This component imparts the necessary force to move the shuttle through the shed. In older looms, this was often a picking stick or arm that struck the shuttle.",
  "synonyms": [
    "picker",
    "pecker"
  ],
  "subject": "Textile production",
  "see_also": [
    "picker",
    "pecker"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Schiffchenantrieb",
    "es": "impulsor de lanzadera",
    "fr": "lance-navette"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/shuttle-driver/"
}