An apparatus and method of robotically tying a knot that includes the steps of removing the package from the elevator tray to a knotting head apparatus at the knot-tying location where a knot is tied in a yarn tail of the package to secure the package tail from unraveling in subsequent package handling steps. Correct application of the knot to the yarn tail is either validated, or in the alternative, if the knot is not validated, the package is forwarded to a location for manual reworking to apply a correct knot to the yarn tail.

A consumable material and sensor assembly for use in an additive manufacturing system, the consumable material comprising an exterior surface having encoded markings that are configured to be read by the sensor assembly, where the consumable material is configured to be consumed in the additive manufacturing system to build at least a portion of a three-dimensional model.

A consumable material and sensor assembly for use in an additive manufacturing system, the consumable material comprising an exterior surface having encoded markings that are configured to be read by the sensor assembly, where the consumable material is configured to be consumed in the additive manufacturing system to build at least a portion of a three-dimensional model.

A smart cord reel cable including at least one sensor for measuring cord or cord reel usage, a memory for receiving sensor input to create usage records, and a processor for analyzing the usage records to provide information for maintenance status indication and/or usage analytics.

A smart cord reel cable including at least one sensor for measuring cord or cord reel usage, a memory for receiving sensor input to create usage records, and a processor for analyzing the usage records to provide information for maintenance status indication and/or usage analytics.

Systems and methods are provided for detecting potential failures in logging winch systems to enable efficient maintenance are provided. An example of such a system may include a logging winch system that conveys a downhole tool into a wellbore on a cable and a data processing system. The logging winch system may include sensors that measure observed quantities relating to operation of the logging winch system. The data processing system may determine correlation signatures that relate the observed quantities to the operation of the logging winch system and may identify when one or more of the correlation signatures indicates abnormal operation.

Systems and methods are provided for detecting potential failures in logging winch systems to enable efficient maintenance are provided. An example of such a system may include a logging winch system that conveys a downhole tool into a wellbore on a cable and a data processing system. The logging winch system may include sensors that measure observed quantities relating to operation of the logging winch system. The data processing system may determine correlation signatures that relate the observed quantities to the operation of the logging winch system and may identify when one or more of the correlation signatures indicates abnormal operation.

Provided are a miswinding detection device and a miswinding detection method that make it possible to quickly and accurately detect miswinding. A miswinding detection device (1) has an outline detection unit (12) that detects the outline of a wire rope (3) in the rotation axis direction of a drum (2) in a captured image of the wire rope (3) as wound on the drum (2) and a determination unit (15) that calculates the degree of change in the detected outline in the radial direction of the drum (2) and determines miswinding of the wire rope (3) based on the magnitude of the calculated degree of change.

Provided are a miswinding detection device and a miswinding detection method that make it possible to quickly and accurately detect miswinding. A miswinding detection device (1) has an outline detection unit (12) that detects the outline of a wire rope (3) in the rotation axis direction of a drum (2) in a captured image of the wire rope (3) as wound on the drum (2) and a determination unit (15) that calculates the degree of change in the detected outline in the radial direction of the drum (2) and determines miswinding of the wire rope (3) based on the magnitude of the calculated degree of change.

Provided is a parameter processing method, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method includes: determining T full-winding rates of a yarn spindle wound by a winding machine; and under the condition where it is determined that M full-winding rates in the T full-winding rates do not meet a requirement of a preset full-winding rate, determining a candidate characteristic parameter set, wherein a candidate characteristic parameter included in the candidate characteristic parameter set is the characteristic parameter that is selected from N first characteristic parameters corresponding to a full-winding rate not meeting the requirement of the preset full-winding rate and that causes the full-winding rate not meeting not to meet the requirement of the preset full-winding rate.