Abstract: The monitoring device for a weaving machine includes at least one camera and a weft-thread beat-up device. The weft-thread beat-up device includes at least one reed and/or a batten and the reed and/or the batten extends in a longitudinal direction of the weft-thread beat-up device. The at least one camera apparatus is fastened to the weft-thread beat-up device and includes sensor elements arranged adjacent to one another. The camera is designed to record an image using the sensor elements, wherein the sensor elements are arranged in a row that extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal direction of the weft-thread beat-up device.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a thread separating apparatus (11) for separating a thread (15) from a thread layer (13) comprising a first spindle (17) which is rotatable about an axis of rotation (18), in the circumference whereof a first helical guide track (27) is provided. The first spindle (17) during rotation is suitable for transporting a plurality of threads in the first helical guide track (27) along the first spindle (17). Located upstream of the first spindle (17) is a deflecting part (25) which provides for a deflection of the threads (15) from the first plane (16) into a second plane (35). At the rear end (33) of the first spindle (17), a first release edge (31) is provided for the release of the threads (15) from the second plane (35) into a third plane (39).