A transfer rack is provided, including a rack, a pushing mechanism, and a stabilizing mechanism. The rack includes a base, a vertical plate, and hanging rods. The hanging rods are hierarchically hanged above the base. The pushing mechanism includes a push plate and a first power component connected with the push plate. The push plate has through-holes matched with the hanging rods, the push plate is slidably arranged on the hanging rods through the through-holes, and the first power component is provided to drive the push plate to move the goods to be transferred. The stabilizing mechanism includes support pillars, support beams, and second power components. The support beams cross the hanging rods under layers of the hanging rods respectively, two ends of one of the support beams are connected with the support pillars, and the support beams are lifted and lowered under driving of the second power components.

Provided is a yarn spindle coding method including: when determining that yarn spindles are fully wound, sleeving the yarn spindles in the winding machine sequentially outside a yarn connecting rod of a doffer, and updating the number of unloading times of the winding machine and recording first doffing time of each yarn spindle; generating a first information code of each yarn spindle based on identification information of the winding machine, the updated number of unloading times, the first doffing time and position information of each yarn spindle; and sending each first information code to the doffer, so that the doffer determines a corresponding target yarn spindle among the yarn spindles according to a matching degree between the first doffing time and second doffing time of each yarn spindle recorded by the doffer and code the information code on a corresponding target yarn spindle.

Provided is a yarn spindle coding method including: when determining that yarn spindles are fully wound, sleeving the yarn spindles in the winding machine sequentially outside a yarn connecting rod of a doffer, and updating the number of unloading times of the winding machine and recording first doffing time of each yarn spindle; generating a first information code of each yarn spindle based on identification information of the winding machine, the updated number of unloading times, the first doffing time and position information of each yarn spindle; and sending each first information code to the doffer, so that the doffer determines a corresponding target yarn spindle among the yarn spindles according to a matching degree between the first doffing time and second doffing time of each yarn spindle recorded by the doffer and code the information code on a corresponding target yarn spindle.

A creel assembly having an outer wall defines an interior space, a plurality of yarn package engagement locations distributed within the interior space, a gantry that is movable secured within the interior space, and at least one processor. The gantry is positioned to selectively engage yarn packages within the interior space. In use, the gantry can selectively access the plurality of yarn package engagement locations. The processor is communicatively coupled to the gantry and receives an input corresponding to a selected action by the gantry. Modular creel systems can be formed from a plurality of the disclosed creel assemblies. Methods of using and assembling the disclosed creel assemblies and modular creel systems are also disclosed.

An autonomously mobile device (12) for loading bobbins (18) in a manufacturing facility (10) comprises a first autonomously mobile carriage (30) on which a robotic arm (32) for moving at least one bobbin is mounted, the first autonomously mobile carriage also comprising a control unit, autonomous movement means controlled by the control unit, and an electrical energy storage device, the autonomous movement means and the robotic arm being supplied with electrical energy by the electrical energy storage device of this first carriage (30), the first autonomously mobile carriage (30) also comprising means (40) for electrically recharging its electrical energy storage device by mechanical friction contacts or contactlessly by electromagnetic induction.

An autonomously mobile device (12) for loading bobbins (18) in a manufacturing facility (10) comprises a first autonomously mobile carriage (30) on which a robotic arm (32) for moving at least one bobbin is mounted, the first autonomously mobile carriage also comprising a control unit, autonomous movement means controlled by the control unit, and an electrical energy storage device, the autonomous movement means and the robotic arm being supplied with electrical energy by the electrical energy storage device of this first carriage (30), the first autonomously mobile carriage (30) also comprising means (40) for electrically recharging its electrical energy storage device by mechanical friction contacts or contactlessly by electromagnetic induction.

An apparatus for servicing a twisting machine. The apparatus includes an automated guided vehicle (AGV), a robotic arm having an end effector coupled to the AGV, and a rack carried by the AGV. The rack is configured to hold a plurality of empty tubes and a plurality of yarn packages. A controller that is configured to cause the robotic arm to grip, by the end effector, a handle of a row of the twisting machine, lower a receptacle of the twisting machine to a loading position, remove an empty tube from a first receptacle of the at least one receptacle, place the empty tube on the rack, lift a yarn package from the rack, place the yarn package on the first receptacle, grip the handle of the row of the plurality of rows of the twisting machine, and raise the at least one receptacle to the operational position.

A yarn storage container for storing a yarn, said storage container comprising a, preferably tubular, container, having an axial length, a, preferably tubular, wall and a first and second axial extremity, the first axial extremity of said container having an opening for receiving an end of a yarn, said second axial extremity of said container being air-permeably closed, said wall is air permeable by means of a plurality of openings present along the axial length of said container. The invention further relates to a yarn storage system comprising a plurality of containers, to a textile production assembly and to methods of producing yarn and textiles.

A yarn storage container for storing a yarn, said storage container comprising a, preferably tubular, container, having an axial length, a, preferably tubular, wall and a first and second axial extremity, the first axial extremity of said container having an opening for receiving an end of a yarn, said second axial extremity of said container being air-permeably closed, said wall is air permeable by means of a plurality of openings present along the axial length of said container. The invention further relates to a yarn storage system comprising a plurality of containers, to a textile production assembly and to methods of producing yarn and textiles.

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.