A method is provided for determining a functional status at a workstation of a textile machine that includes a plurality of the workstations, wherein each workstation includes at least one drive associated with a treatment device configured at the workstation to treat a fiber material. The method includes measuring a load variable of the drive and determining the functional status of the treatment device based on the measured load variable.

A textile machine and related method of operation include a plurality of adjacently arranged workstations divided into a plurality of sections, each workstation having a plurality of communication-capable units, and each section comprising at least two section busses and a section control system. The communication-capable units of the workstations in the section are in communication with the section control system via one of the section busses. A first portion of the communication-capable units of the workstations in each section are configured in communication with a first one of the section busses and a second portion of the communication-capable units of the workstations in the same section are configured in communication with a second one of the section busses.

An electronic device and associated method are used to detect a fault in a spinning mill and to estimate one or more sources of the fault, the spinning mill including a plurality of textile machines that sequentially process textile materials. With the electronic device, the method receives parameter information of one or more of the textile machines and of one or more of the textile materials. The electronic device detects faults and location of the faults by identifying parameter information of the textile materials deviating from reference information. The electronic device is used to access configuration information of the textile machines and knowledge-based information related to possible sources of faults in the spinning mill. The method incudes using the electronic device to apply parameter information, configuration information, and knowledge-based information to one or more machine-learning algorithms to estimate the sources of the faults.

A method is provided for operating a spinning machine or winder that includes a plurality of same-kind workstations and a plurality of input terminals situated with the workstations. The method includes at least intermittently configuring at least one of the input terminals as a master terminal. Commands are entered for operation of all or a group of the workstations via the master terminal. Designation of the master terminal is changed to one or more different ones of the input terminals at different points in time. A spinning machine or winder that practices the method is also provided.

A method is provided for the enabling of machine functions on a spinning-mill machine comprising multiple components. The method includes transfer of machine-specific data to an enabling device that is physically remote from the spinning-mill machine; evaluation of the machine-specific data through the enabling device; selection of enabling data through the enabling device depending on the machine-specific data; transfer of the enabling data to the spinning-mill machine; and enabling of specific machine functions depending on the enabling data.

In the case of a textile machine (1), in particular a spinning machine or winder, comprising a plurality of adjacently arranged workstations (3), which are combined to form multiple sections (2) and each include multiple communication-capable units, wherein the sections (2) each comprise a section control system (13), and wherein the communication-capable units of the workstations (3) of a section (2) are connected to a section bus (15, 16) for communication with the section control system (13), the sections (2) each comprise at least two section busses (15, 16) connected to the section control system (13). A first portion of the communication-capable units of the workstations (3) is connected to a first one (15) of the at least two section busses (15, 16) and a second portion of the communication-capable units of the workstations (3) is connected to a second one (16) of the at least two section busses (15, 16). In the case of a corresponding method for controlling such a textile machine (1), a first portion of the communication-capable units of the workstations (3) communicates via a first one (15) of the at least two section busses (15, 16) with the section control system (13) and/or further communication-capable units of the workstations (3), and a second portion of the communication-capable units communicates via a second one (16) of the at least two section busses (15, 16) with the section control system (13) and/or further communication-capable units of the workstations (3).

A method is provided for determining a functional status at a workstation of a textile machine that includes a plurality of the workstations, wherein each workstation includes at least one drive associated with a treatment device configured at the workstation to treat a fiber material. The method includes measuring a load variable of the drive and determining the functional status of the treatment device based on the measured load variable.

A web jam detector and associated method are provided for detecting a jam of feedstock material in a scrap chopper. A web detection bar, mounted to the scrap chopper, includes a plurality of web detection fingers. The plurality of web detection fingers are made of an electrically conductive material, are electrically connected to and extend outwardly from the web detection bar, and are positioned to contact the feedstock material when the scrap chopper is in a closed position. A web jam detection circuit is electrically connected to the web detection bar. In operation, the web jam detection circuit supplies direct current electricity to the web detection bar and generates feedback signals based on a voltage of the web detection bar. The feedback signals are indicative of the presence or absence of the feedstock material at the plurality of web detection fingers.

Provided is a control method for a yarn route inspection equipment, an electronic device and a storage medium. The method includes: detecting whether a first workstation in an initial yarn route inspection path is in a shoveling state; when the first workstation is not in the shoveling state, controlling the yarn route inspection equipment to inspect the first workstation; when the first workstation is in the shoveling state, controlling the yarn route inspection equipment to bypass the first workstation to inspect a second workstation and mark the first workstation as an uninspected state; and when inspection of the initial yarn route inspection path is completed and there is a workstation in the uninspected state, controlling the yarn route inspection equipment to perform supplementary inspection on the workstation in the uninspected state in the initial yarn route inspection path.

A web jam detector and associated method are provided for detecting a jam of feedstock material in a scrap chopper. A web detection bar, mounted to the scrap chopper, includes a plurality of web detection fingers. The plurality of web detection fingers are made of an electrically conductive material, are electrically connected to and extend outwardly from the web detection bar, and are positioned to contact the feedstock material when the scrap chopper is in a closed position. A web jam detection circuit is electrically connected to the web detection bar. In operation, the web jam detection circuit supplies direct current electricity to the web detection bar and generates feedback signals based on a voltage of the web detection bar. The feedback signals are indicative of the presence or absence of the feedstock material at the plurality of web detection fingers.