A device and method for cutting-to-length surgical suture material uses a thread spool having a continuous thread of the surgical suture material, a thread advancing gripper for drawing off a defined length of surgical suture material, and a cutting unit for cutting the surgical suture material. By way of a deflection installation, the surgical suture material is placeable so as to be angled to the primary transport direction in at least one open loop. The length of the open loop can be variably adjusted. The cutting unit is positioned between the thread spool and the deflection installation.

A device and method for cutting-to-length surgical suture material uses a thread spool having a continuous thread of the surgical suture material, a thread advancing gripper for drawing off a defined length of surgical suture material, and a cutting unit for cutting the surgical suture material. By way of a deflection installation, the surgical suture material is placeable so as to be angled to the primary transport direction in at least one open loop. The length of the open loop can be variably adjusted. The cutting unit is positioned between the thread spool and the deflection installation.

An automatic filament ending device is provided, which includes a device base plate, a plurality of composite motion module pillars are provided on the device base plate. The top of the composite motion module pillars is provided with a mounting top plate. A Y-axis linear motion module is provided the mounting top plate and is movably connected with a module mounting plate. The module mounting plate is provided with an X-axis linear motion module. A filament winding module is provided on a bottom plate. A filament threading module is provided on the X-axis linear motion module. The filament threading module includes a rotation platform connected to a platform mounting plate. A lower side of a main mounting plate is provided with a filament cutting module, a filament feeding module and a filament tensioning module.

An automatic filament ending device is provided, which includes a device base plate, a plurality of composite motion module pillars are provided on the device base plate. The top of the composite motion module pillars is provided with a mounting top plate. A Y-axis linear motion module is provided the mounting top plate and is movably connected with a module mounting plate. The module mounting plate is provided with an X-axis linear motion module. A filament winding module is provided on a bottom plate. A filament threading module is provided on the X-axis linear motion module. The filament threading module includes a rotation platform connected to a platform mounting plate. A lower side of a main mounting plate is provided with a filament cutting module, a filament feeding module and a filament tensioning module.

A method and a system of winding a continuous elongate element onto cylindrical elements. The continuous elongate element is wound from a feeder onto a first cylindrical element. The first cylindrical element rotates with the same rotational speed as a second cylindrical element provided on the other side of a central rotatable member. During the rotation, the feeder is displaced from being aligned with the first cylindrical element to being aligned with the second cylindrical element, wherein the displacement causes the continuous elongate element to come into engagement with an engagement portion of the central rotatable member, preventing the already wound portion of the continuous elongate element from being unwound from the first cylindrical element. The continuous elongate element from the feeder is continued to be wound onto the second cylindrical element by continuing to rotate the second cylindrical element.

A method and a system of winding a continuous elongate element onto cylindrical elements. The continuous elongate element is wound from a feeder onto a first cylindrical element. The first cylindrical element rotates with the same rotational speed as a second cylindrical element provided on the other side of a central rotatable member. During the rotation, the feeder is displaced from being aligned with the first cylindrical element to being aligned with the second cylindrical element, wherein the displacement causes the continuous elongate element to come into engagement with an engagement portion of the central rotatable member, preventing the already wound portion of the continuous elongate element from being unwound from the first cylindrical element. The continuous elongate element from the feeder is continued to be wound onto the second cylindrical element by continuing to rotate the second cylindrical element.

A wire body winding device that winds a wire body around a bobbin includes a bobbin pivoting mechanism that pivotally supports and pivots the bobbin, a wire body holding mechanism that holds the wire body, and a wire body moving mechanism configured to move the wire body holding mechanism. When the wire body is pulled out, the wire body moving mechanism moves the wire body holding mechanism between a take-up position where the wire body holding mechanism is capable of holding the wire body and a wire body winding position where the wire body is woundable around the bobbin.

A wire body winding device that winds a wire body around a bobbin includes a bobbin pivoting mechanism that pivotally supports and pivots the bobbin, a wire body holding mechanism that holds the wire body, and a wire body moving mechanism configured to move the wire body holding mechanism. When the wire body is pulled out, the wire body moving mechanism moves the wire body holding mechanism between a take-up position where the wire body holding mechanism is capable of holding the wire body and a wire body winding position where the wire body is woundable around the bobbin.

A filament winding device includes a fiber bundle retainer that temporarily retains fiber bundles. The fiber bundle retainer includes: a reel member including an outer peripheral portion having pins movable in the axial direction relative to the fiber bundles supplied through fiber bundle guides and rotatable about the axis of the liner, the reel member capable of winding the fiber bundles onto the outer peripheral portion; a first cutting unit configured to cut a part of each of the fiber bundles in the circumferential direction, the part being between a part of the fiber bundle wound on the outer peripheral portion and a part of the fiber bundle wound on the liner; and a second cutting unit different from the first cutting unit and configured to cut a part of each of the fiber bundles in the axial direction, the part being wound on the outer peripheral portion.

Yarn-tension influencing device for a twisting or cabling machine for feeding a yarn via a traversing yarn guide to a take-up package, the yarn-tension influencing device having a first deflection roller, arranged downstream of a yarn handling device in the yarn transport direction and is provided for guiding the yarn from a balloon yarn guide through the yarn handling device and for deflecting the yarn; a second deflection roller, arranged downstream of the first deflection roller in the yarn transport direction and is provided for further deflection of the yarn; a third deflection roller, arranged downstream of the second deflection roller in the yarn transport direction and is provided for adjusting the angle of wrap of the yarn around an advance roller; and an advance roller, arranged downstream of the third deflection roller in the yarn transport direction and is provided for regulating the yarn tension. The yarn handling device is a yarn clamping and cutting device, and a sensor device is provided for monitoring the yarn, the second deflection roller being arranged on a plane different from a horizontal plane formed by the axis of rotation of the first deflection roller.