A creel threader for use with a creel system that holds a plurality of spools where each spool carries a filamentary material includes a guide supported by the creel, an endless loop carried by the guide, a drive assembly coupled to the endless loop and at least one gripper carried by the endless loop. The gripper receives the filamentary material from at least one of the spools, and the drive assembly moves the gripper and the received filamentary material from the spool to an output end of the creel system for further processing. Related methods of operation are also disclosed.

A spool holding device configured to fold upon itself in a storage mode and to support a spool of wound material in an operation mode. The device includes a base upon which a pair of feet, a pair of legs, a hoop segment and a horizontal axis are detachably connected for quick set-up and take-down of the device. The hoop segment is positioned a clearance distance from the horizontal axis and includes a wide hoop through which the wound material may pass such that unwinding of the material without undue force is achieved; the hoop also includes a contact surface having a large bend radius.

A device for transporting elongated metal material comprises two chain drive units with a continuous chain, which are arranged such that the elongated material is passed through between the chains with frictional contact so that the elongated material is moved; two controllable pressure units configured to apply pressure forces to the chains towards each other; at least one controllable adjusting unit which is mechanically connected to at least one of the chain drive units and which is configured to move same in a longitudinal direction of the elongated material during operation. A plant can have such a device, and a process is used for controlling such a device.

It is intended to provide a cable pulling machine that can avoid, even when installed at a high place, a stop of pulling and a cable installation method. A cable pulling machine according to the present invention includes two roller portions c having outer peripheries between which a cable a is to be held and a guide f that introduces the cable a between the roller portions c. The guide f adjusts an angle θ formed between a straight line connecting respective centers o of the roller portions c and the cable a introduced between the roller portions c to a value of not less than 45° and not more than 90°.

The present invention discloses a bead wire wrapper device and a wrapper method. The bead wire wrapper device comprises a rack body; the rack body is provided with a winding unit, an H-shaped wheel assembly, a paper cutting mechanism, a paper guiding mechanism and a rubber applying mechanism; the winding unit comprises a first winding shaft and a second winding shaft; the H-shaped wheel assembly comprises an H-shaped wheel and a drive unit driving the H-shaped wheel to rotate; the paper cutting mechanism is configured to cut off film materials directly or indirectly fed by the winding unit; the paper guiding mechanism comprises a motion mechanism, the motion mechanism is provided with an adsorption assembly and a pressing assembly, the adsorption assembly is configured to adsorb the film materials through negative pressure and send the cut-off tail ends of the film materials to the H-shaped wheel under the action of the motion mechanism, and the pressing assembly is configured to move to the H-shaped wheel under the action of the motion mechanism and press the film materials; and the rubber applying mechanism is configured to paste rubber strips to the film materials on the H-shaped wheel.

A wire winding device includes a lock jig including a pair of tip end portions configured to approach each other or separate from each other. A control portion of the wire winding device is configured to execute: a step of winding a wire onto a winding drum; and a step of making the lock jig sandwich a pulled-out part of the wire, inserting the lock jig into a clip, and opening the tip end portions of the lock jig against biasing force of the clip to open the clip.

Disclosed is a system for feeding welding wire for welding-type applications. The system includes a welding wire feeder and a separate wire source including a wire source housing. The wire source is connectable to and disconnectable from the wire feeder.

A single box type electric wire pushing and pulling machine is disclosed herein. It comprises a U-shaped shell having a first panel and a second panel, and an assembling socket accommodated in the U-shaped shell and having a first holder, a second holder, an adjusting rod disposed between the first holder and the second holder for adjusting the spacing, two extension parts respectively extended from an upper end and a lower end of the second holder, a gear axle hole defined by front ends of the two extension parts, two long troughs respectively disposed at a front end and a rear end of the second holder and two limit members correspondingly assembled to the two long troughs for respectively connecting with the first panel and the second panel of the U-shaped shell.

A winding device includes: a winding core having a winding body and flanges provided on both sides of the winding body in a rotation-axis direction, the winding core being configured such that a wire rod supplied from a supply source is wound around the winding body being rotated; a guide member configured to be rotated together with the winding core, the guide member being configured to guide the wire rod to the winding body; and an axial-direction moving mechanism configured to move the guide member in the rotation-axis direction of the winding core.