Abstract: A machine controller for operation of a spinning mill machine includes a storage of an operating system code, container daemon code, and a plurality of container images. A processor section performs the following: provide a running operating system based on the operating system code; provide a running container daemon based on the container daemon code; and provide running containers based on the plurality of container images. The running operating system includes access functions for accessing the machine of the spinning mill and each one of a set of the running containers provides a service for controlling operation of the spinning mill machine. The running container daemon concurrently interfaces services of the running containers with access functions of the running operating system. The machine controller further includes an update service that updates the container images of the machine controller.

Abstract: An electronic device (eD) configurable with a textile machine, and associated method of operation, includes a user display that displays an operational readiness index (ORI) related to the spinning mill. The electronic device (eD) is configured to: collect operating information of the spinning mill; from the operating information, determine the operational readiness index (ORI); access the operational readiness index; and display the operational readiness index (ORI) on the user display.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A machine controller for operation of a spinning mill machine includes a storage of an operating system code, container daemon code, and a plurality of container images. A processor section performs the following: provide a running operating system based on the operating system code; provide a running container daemon based on the container daemon code; and provide running containers based on the plurality of container images. The running operating system includes access functions for accessing the machine of the spinning mill and each one of a set of the running containers provides a service for controlling operation of the spinning mill machine. The running container daemon concurrently interfaces services of the running containers with access functions of the running operating system. The machine controller further includes an update service that updates the container images of the machine controller.

Abstract: An electronic device (eD) configurable with a textile machine, and associated method of operation, includes a user display that displays an operational readiness index (ORI) related to the spinning mill. The electronic device (eD) is configured to: collect operating information of the spinning mill; from the operating information, determine the operational readiness index (ORI); access the operational readiness index; and display the operational readiness index (ORI) on the user display.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for winding a roving provided with a protective twist onto a roving bobbin, containing a bobbin mounting for the rotatable mounting of a roving bobbin and a traversing device for traversing in the bobbin axial direction the roving to be wound. The traversing device comprises a driven pair of winding delivery rollers arranged directly in front of the roving bobbin and having a nip line through which the roving to be wound is guided.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for winding a roving (15) provided with a protective twist onto a roving bobbin (12), containing a bobbin mounting (19) for the rotatable mounting of a roving bobbin (12) and a traversing device (11) for traversing in the bobbin axial direction (16) the roving (15) to be wound. The invention is distinguished in that the traversing device (11) comprises a driven pair of winding delivery rollers (17, 18) arranged directly in front of the roving bobbin (12) and having a nip line (20) through which the roving (15) to be wound is guided.