The invention relates to a textile machine for producing roving (1), comprising at least one consolidating means, by which a roving (1) having a protective twist can be produced from a fiber bundle (3) that is fed to the consolidating means, and comprising a winding device (5), arranged downstream of the consolidating means in a transport direction (T) of the roving (1), for winding the roving (1) produced by the consolidating means onto a tube (7) which can be driven by a tube drive (6). The textile machine is characterized in that it has an arrangement by which the roving (1) leaving the consolidating means during a start of roving production can be brought into contact with the tube (7), wherein said arrangement comprises a movably mounted suction unit (8) with a suction opening (9), by means of which the roving (1) can be sucked up during ongoing roving production, wherein said arrangement comprises means by which the roving (1) running between the consolidating means and the suction opening (9) can be brought into contact with the tube (7) during ongoing roving production, and in that said arrangement comprises means by which the roving (1), during ongoing roving production, can be cut such that the section (19) of the roving (1) that is grasped by the suction unit (8) can be conveyed away by the suction unit (8) and the section of the roving (1) running between the consolidating means and the tube (7) can be wound onto the tube (7). A method for starting roving production on such a textile machine is also proposed.

A system has at least one winder configured to wind yarn to form a yarn package. At least one sampling and tying machine is configured to remove a portion of the yarn of the yarn package and tie off a free end of the yarn around the yarn package to inhibit the yarn package from unwinding. A dunnage supply area has therein at least one support structure for receiving a plurality of yarn packages thereon. A robotic arm is configured to: move the yarn package from the at least one winder to the at least one sampling and tying machine; move the yarn package from the at least one sampling and tying machine to at least one case assembly area; and stack the yarn package on a support structure in the at least one case assembly area.

A filament coiling device is provided. The filament coiling device includes: an automatic winding mechanism configured to drive a filament reel to rotate; an automatic filament arranging mechanism disposed opposite to the automatic winding mechanism and configured to automatically thread a front end of a filament into a bottom hole of the filament reel and guide the filament to be wound around the filament reel in a preset filament arranging manner; an automatic tail filament cutting and fixing mechanism disposed on the automatic winding mechanism and configured to cut off a tail end of the filament that has been wound and fix the tail end of the filament to the filament reel; and an automatic loading and unloading mechanism configured to convey and mount a filament reel not wound with a filament to the automatic winding mechanism and transfer the filament reel wound with a filament for storage.

A system has at least one winder configured to wind yarn to form a yarn package. At least one sampling and tying machine is configured to remove a portion of the yarn of the yarn package and tie off a free end of the yarn around the yarn package to inhibit the yarn package from unwinding. A dunnage supply area has therein at least one support structure for receiving a plurality of yarn packages thereon. A robotic arm is configured to: move the yarn package from the at least one winder to the at least one sampling and tying machine; move the yarn package from the at least one sampling and tying machine to at least one case assembly area; and stack the yarn package on a support structure in the at least one case assembly area.

A spool, spooling system and associated method for winding media onto a spool includes a flange provided with a tie-off feature for retaining a finish end of the media on the spool. The spool includes a barrel and at least one flange extending outwardly from the barrel. The tie-off feature includes a receiving portion for receiving the finish end of the media and a retaining portion for retaining the finish end of the media within the tie-off feature. The tie-off feature may be in the form of a deflecting tab or a flexible membrane. The spooling system includes a feed arm for feeding the media to the spool and a drive unit for rotating the spool to wind the media onto the spool. The method includes winding the media onto the spool and retaining the finish end of the media within the tie-off feature provided on the flange.

Disclosed is a system for fastening the free end of a thread of a spool, the system including a support means for a spool, a needle having at its end a hook associated with a mechanism for opening/closing the hook, the needle being oriented along an axis substantially parallel to the axis of the spool, a mechanism for axial pivoting and axial translation of the needle, and a retaining mechanism in position of a turn of the thread of the spool.

A system has at least one winder configured to wind yarn to form a yarn package. At least one sampling and tying machine is configured to remove a portion of the yarn of the yarn package and tie off a free end of the yarn around the yarn package to inhibit the yarn package from unwinding. A dunnage supply area has therein at least one support structure for receiving a plurality of yarn packages thereon. A robotic arm is configured to: move the yarn package from the at least one winder to the at least one sampling and tying machine; move the yarn package from the at least one sampling and tying machine to at least one case assembly area; and stack the yarn package on a support structure in the at least one case assembly area.