A method and associated textile machine are provided to produce a roving having a protective twist from a fiber bundle fed to a consolidating means. The produced roving is wound with a winding device onto a tube arranged at a winding position. After the wound tube has been fully or partially wound with the roving, a tube change is initiated. During the tube change, the wound tube is removed from the winding position and an empty tube is moved into the winding position. During the tube change, the roving is wound onto the wound tube at least until the roving comes into contact with the empty tube as a result of the tube change such that the production of the roving is not interrupted during the tube change. During the tube change, the roving is wound onto the wound tube in a region that lies outside a region last wound prior to the tube change.

A method and associated textile machine are provided to produce a roving having a protective twist from a fiber bundle fed to a consolidating means. The produced roving is wound with a winding device onto a tube arranged at a winding position. After the wound tube has been fully or partially wound with the roving, a tube change is initiated. During the tube change, the wound tube is removed from the winding position and an empty tube is moved into the winding position. During the tube change, the roving is wound onto the wound tube at least until the roving comes into contact with the empty tube as a result of the tube change such that the production of the roving is not interrupted during the tube change. During the tube change, the roving is wound onto the wound tube in a region that lies outside a region last wound prior to the tube change.

A textile machine and associate method are provided for producing a roving, wherein a consolidating means produces a roving having a protective twist from a fiber bundle. A winding device is arranged downstream of the consolidating means in a transport direction of the roving and winds the roving onto a tube driven by a tube drive. An arrangement is disposed to bring the roving leaving the consolidating means during a roving production start procedure into contact with the tube. The arrangement includes a movably mounted suction unit with a suction opening that is configured to suck up the roving during ongoing roving production. Means are provided to bring the roving running between the consolidating means and the suction opening into contact with the tube during ongoing roving production. Means are further provided to cut the roving such that a section of the roving grasped by the suction unit is conveyed away by the suction unit and a section of the roving running between the consolidating means and the tube is wound onto the tube.

A textile machine and associate method are provided for producing a roving, wherein a consolidating means produces a roving having a protective twist from a fiber bundle. A winding device is arranged downstream of the consolidating means in a transport direction of the roving and winds the roving onto a tube driven by a tube drive. An arrangement is disposed to bring the roving leaving the consolidating means during a roving production start procedure into contact with the tube. The arrangement includes a movably mounted suction unit with a suction opening that is configured to suck up the roving during ongoing roving production. Means are provided to bring the roving running between the consolidating means and the suction opening into contact with the tube during ongoing roving production. Means are further provided to cut the roving such that a section of the roving grasped by the suction unit is conveyed away by the suction unit and a section of the roving running between the consolidating means and the tube is wound onto the tube.

A method and associated textile machine are provided to produce a roving having a protective twist from a fiber bundle fed to a consolidating means. The produced roving is wound with a winding device onto a tube arranged at a winding position. After the wound tube has been fully or partially wound with the roving, a tube change is initiated. During the tube change, the wound tube is removed from the winding position and an empty tube is moved into the winding position. During the tube change, the roving is wound onto the wound tube at least until the roving comes into contact with the empty tube as a result of the tube change such that the production of the roving is not interrupted during the tube change. During the tube change, the roving is wound onto the wound tube in a region that lies outside a region last wound prior to the tube change.

A method and associated textile machine are provided to produce a roving having a protective twist from a fiber bundle fed to a consolidating means. The produced roving is wound with a winding device onto a tube arranged at a winding position. After the wound tube has been fully or partially wound with the roving, a tube change is initiated. During the tube change, the wound tube is removed from the winding position and an empty tube is moved into the winding position. During the tube change, the roving is wound onto the wound tube at least until the roving comes into contact with the empty tube as a result of the tube change such that the production of the roving is not interrupted during the tube change. During the tube change, the roving is wound onto the wound tube in a region that lies outside a region last wound prior to the tube change.

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.