Abstract: The invention relates to a tufting unit for a tufting machine, wherein a yarn transport gripper positions yarn strands which after cutting thereof are used by insertion elements. Furthermore, the invention relates to a tufting unit having such a tufting machine.

Abstract: The invention relates to a tufting unit for a tufting machine, wherein a yarn transport gripper positions yarn strands which after cutting thereof are used by insertion elements. Furthermore, the invention relates to a tufting unit having such a tufting machine.

Abstract: Proposed according to the invention is a recycling device for removing filler material from a strip-shaped tape material having an upper side comprising projecting elements, and a lower side without projecting elements, in particular from artificial turf, having an unwinding means which is disposed at the entry side and is configured for unwinding a roll of the tape material; a transport system for conveying the tape material along a transport path from an entry side to an exit side, which comprises at least one transport means; and an emptying means for the tape material, said emptying means being disposed so as to face the lower side, and the transport path in said emptying means being redirected such that the filler material can drop out of the tape material.