The present disclosure refers to a method and a system for tracking cable drums and length of cable on the drum. A method includes attaching a tracker device with a tracker identifier to a cable drum with a drum identifier, said drum identifier being associated in a database with drum dimensions and with cable dimensions of a cable stored on the drum. The method includes associating in the database the drum identifier also with the tracker identifier. The method includes when an event comprising at least a shock and/or a number of rotations of the cable drum around a longitudinal axis occurs, activating a first electronic circuit of the tracker device including a sensing device that detects at least the event, storing the detected event in a local memory of the tracker device and switching the first electronic circuit to standby mode after the detected event is stored.

A winding station of a textile machine for producing cross-wound bobbins includes a base unit, a cover unit, and a bobbin holder configured to hold the cross-wound bobbin. A traversing device is configured to lay a thread in a crosswise manner on the cross-wound bobbin. A thread finding device is configured to find a thread end on the cross-wound bobbin. The base unit at least partially covers the cover unit, and the cover unit is movable with respect to the base unit between a working position for laying the thread and seeking the thread end and a cleaning position for cleaning the winding station. At least portions of the thread finding device are configured on the cover unit. A method is also provided for operating the winding station.

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.

In the case of a textile machine (1), in particular a spinning machine or winder, comprising a plurality of adjacently arranged workstations (3), which are combined to form multiple sections (2) and each include multiple communication-capable units, wherein the sections (2) each comprise a section control system (13), and wherein the communication-capable units of the workstations (3) of a section (2) are connected to a section bus (15, 16) for communication with the section control system (13), the sections (2) each comprise at least two section busses (15, 16) connected to the section control system (13). A first portion of the communication-capable units of the workstations (3) is connected to a first one (15) of the at least two section busses (15, 16) and a second portion of the communication-capable units of the workstations (3) is connected to a second one (16) of the at least two section busses (15, 16). In the case of a corresponding method for controlling such a textile machine (1), a first portion of the communication-capable units of the workstations (3) communicates via a first one (15) of the at least two section busses (15, 16) with the section control system (13) and/or further communication-capable units of the workstations (3), and a second portion of the communication-capable units communicates via a second one (16) of the at least two section busses (15, 16) with the section control system (13) and/or further communication-capable units of the workstations (3).

A process and apparatus for separating a carbon filament tow into a set of reduced filament count bundles. The process includes feeding a tow of carbon filaments into a guide array, mechanically splitting the tow within the guide array into filament bundles, removing a coating from the filament bundles, feeding the filament bundles into a guide pin assembly to separate the filament bundles with a reduced filament count from one another, applying a false twist to the filament bundles to loosen individual filaments then recombining the individual filaments of each filament bundle into a re-bundled ribbon. Coatings may be applied to each re-bundled ribbon prior to winding each re-bundled ribbon onto a take-up.

The invention relates to a method for operating a textile machine (1), in particular a textile machine (1) producing cross-wound bobbins, most particularly an open-end spinning machine, comprising a plurality of identical workstations (2), wherein, during a normal operation of the workstations (2), yarn is produced or rewound from a supply bobbin onto a receiving bobbin with the aid of the workstations (2), and wherein a plurality of workstations (2), after a stoppage of these workstations (2), is started and therefore, set into the normal operating mode. According to the invention, it is provided that the plurality of workstations (2) is divided into groups (7) of workstations (2) and the groups (7) of workstations (2) are started at different times. Moreover, the invention relates to a textile machine (1), in particular a textile machine (1) producing cross-wound bobbins, most particularly an open-end spinning machine, comprising a plurality of identical workstations (2) for producing yarn or for rewinding yarn from a supply bobbin onto a receiving bobbin, wherein the textile machine (1) comprises control means or is operatively connected to control means, which are designed for operating the textile machine (1) according to the preceding description.

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.