A cable-stranding apparatus includes a stationary guide, a motor, a driven guide, and a controller electrically coupled to the motor. The stationary guide is configured to guide strand elements in a spaced-apart configuration and to pass a core member. The motor is operatively associated with a guide driver. The driven guide is disposed at least partially within the guide driver so as to rotate therewith. The driven guide is configured to receive the strand elements from the stationary guide, individually guide the strand elements received from the stationary guide, and to further pass the core member. The controller is electrically coupled to the motor and configured to control the rotational speed and direction of the motor.

A maintenance device for servicing adjacent work stations of a textile machine includes an operating unit that further comprises at least one operating component configured to perform a service operation at the work stations. Driving rails are disposed alongside the workstations, and a guide moves the maintenance device on the driving rails in a direction of travel alongside the work stations. The maintenance device moves on the driving rails from a maintenance position in which one of the work stations is serviceable by the maintenance device into an inspection position in which the maintenance device can be inspected. For transport of the maintenance device from the maintenance position into the inspection position, the operating unit is pivotal relative to the guide unit and/or the operating component is movable relative to the operating unit.

A method for operating a work station of a textile machine that produces or rewinds yarn in a normal operation, wherein the normal operation is interrupted. The method includes performing at least one service step for restoring the normal operation, wherein a service result is specified for the service step. A standard service operation is carried out with a service device until the service result has been achieved or a predetermined number of failed attempts has been reached. When the predetermined number of failed standard service operation attempts has been reached, an extended service operation is carried out.

Workstation of a two-for-one twisting or cabling machine for production of carpet yarn, including winding device having package cradle with two frame arms for rotatable mounting of an empty tube or twisting package, package drive roller for frictionally driving twisting package, yarn traversing device for traversing transfer of a yarn to the twisting package, advance roller for regulating a yarn tension, and cover in area of the advance roller with an opening for yarn guided through the yarn traversing device to the twisting package. Package cradle has at least one movable, partially rotatable frame arm and designed so an empty tube with length of at least 315 mm is insertable, that the package drive roller has length of at least 286 mm, that yarn traversing device has traversing stroke of at least 11 inches, and that opening in cover corresponds with the yarn path arising due to the traversing stroke.

A textile machine that produces take-up packages with control valves 1, whereby the control valves 1 each have a valve body 2, a piston 3 and a plunger 4, whereby the plunger 4 comprises a front seal seat 5 and a rear seal seat 6 as well as seals 9, with which outlets, such as a main line 14, a pilot line 19, a connection 16 and at least one vent 15 are alternately sealable in the valve body 2, and the piston 3 has a piston seal 8 that separates two air circuits from each other. Contact surfaces 11 are designed in the valve body, at which the corresponding surfaces 12 of the front and rear seal seats 5, 6 of the plunger 4 can be brought into abutment.

A hybrid tire cord has more uniform physical properties, and improved strength and fatigue resistance. The hybrid tire cord can easily be manufactured. The hybrid tire cord includes a nylon primarily twisted yarn and an aramid primarily twisted yarn, wherein the nylon primarily twisted yarn and the aramid primarily twisted yarn are secondarily twisted together, and after untwisting of the secondary twisting of the hybrid tire cord having a predetermined length, a length of the aramid primarily twisted yarn is 1.005 to 1.025 times a length of the nylon primarily twisted yarn.

A hybrid tire cord has more uniform physical properties, and improved strength and fatigue resistance. The hybrid tire cord can easily be manufactured. The hybrid tire cord includes a nylon primarily twisted yarn and an aramid primarily twisted yarn, wherein the nylon primarily twisted yarn and the aramid primarily twisted yarn are secondarily twisted together, and after untwisting of the secondary twisting of the hybrid tire cord having a predetermined length, a length of the aramid primarily twisted yarn is 1.005 to 1.025 times a length of the nylon primarily twisted yarn.

A method and system detect and remotely manage sensors and/or devices for feeding textile and/or metallic yarns on textile machines. Each textile machine includes an electronic control unit electrically connected to the sensors and/or feeding devices for receiving identifiers associated with a sensor and/or feeding device, and data and operating parameters representing a sensor and/or feeding device operating state. A first communication system is associated with the electronic control unit. Wireless communication between the electronic control unit and a portable electronic device is by a second wireless communication system with a display interface. The electronic control unit transmits the identifiers to the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device processes the identifiers to generate menus with selectable entries associated with the textile machines. Each menu represents the number/type of sensors and/or feeding devices installed. The main menu is displayed with selectable entries on the portable electronic device display interface.

A method and associated spinning machine for maintaining spinning units of the spinning machine includes a plurality of the spinning units arranged next to one another and at least one maintenance device that is movable along the spinning units to perform maintenance procedures on the spinning units. Prior to maintenance of a spinning unit by the maintenance device, a housing of the spinning unit is opened. Subsequently, the maintenance is performed and then the housing is closed. One or both of the opening and the closing of the housing is carried out autonomously with a sealing device operably configured at the spinning unit.

A method and associated spinning machine for maintaining spinning units of the spinning machine includes a plurality of the spinning units arranged next to one another and at least one maintenance device that is movable along the spinning units to perform maintenance procedures on the spinning units. Prior to maintenance of a spinning unit by the maintenance device, a housing of the spinning unit is opened. Subsequently, the maintenance is performed and then the housing is closed. One or both of the opening and the closing of the housing is carried out autonomously with a sealing device operably configured at the spinning unit.