Abstract: There is described an automatic device for restarting a two-for-one twisting station after yarn interruption, the device being provided on a carriage which patrols the twisting machine faces and is equipped to discharge a completed bobbin, seize the yarn ends from the feed side and the bobbin side and convey them to a joining device, join said ends, pick up a new tube and position it on the bobbin carrier arm, bring the yarn ends on the feed side up to it and restart the station, so restoring the yarn flow.

Abstract: An automatic device for positioning a mechanical yarn feeler against a yarn. An extendable arm is provided with a magnet at one end. The magnet is held in a pivotable base which pivots within a limited range on the arm. The magnet actively engages the feeler when the arm is extended and as the arm retracts to lower the feeler onto the yarn, the magnet rotates with respect to the arm. When the magnet rotation reaches its limit, the magnet disengages the feeler and the feeler becomes passively supported on the base. The feeler is then further lowered to rest against the yarn and the arm retracted out of engagement with the feeler.

Abstract: A device for feeding a conical tube to a bobbin support arm and positioning it thereon, consisting of a rotatable extendable arm having an articulated wrist provided with three fingers which grip the picked-up tube, the axes of rotation of the arm and wrist being both parallel to the axis of the bobbin drive cylinder.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for automatically engaging and inserting sliver fed from a spinning can into a spinning unit by means provided on a movable unit which comprises providing a spinning can containing a quantity of sliver and positioning a segment of sliver located between a coiler and the spinning can on a vertical plane and a horizontal plane. A first portion of the segment of sliver is clamped, engaged and gripped by gripping means at a second portion other than at the first portion. The sliver is broken at a portion between the first and second portions to leave a first broken end of the sliver adjacent the first portion and a second broken end of the sliver adjacent the second portion. The second broken end of the sliver is positioned in correspondence with an intake of a condenser of the spinning unit, and is introduced in the intake of the condenser. Substantially simultaneously air is introduced under pressure downstream of the intake of the condenser.

Abstract: A device which automatically distributes new sliver to spinning machines. The device includes movable units which run in a track along parallel banks of spinning machines stopping at the machines which need to be refilled. Generally, these units transport full cans of sliver from a storage facility to the specific empty spinning machine where the units feed the silver into the spinning machine by placing the end of the sliver into a feed conduit. The units then transport the empty can to a facility where it can be refilled.

Abstract: Device (10) to doff yarn packages on ring spinning machines (12) which is able to doff the yarn packages (15) automatically and to replace them with empty tubes (16), and which comprises a movable gripper (17), a station (20) to engage tubes and means (31) to remove yarn packages, the gripper (17) comprising an element (25) to engage yarn packages and an element (26) to engage tubes and being able to rotate about a horizontal shaft (24) so as to bring one or the other engagement element (25-26) to cooperate with the spindle shaft (23) momentarily, the gripper (17) being able to move vertically and normally staying in a position (17B) where it does not interfere with the zone of the spindle (13).

Abstract: A process for replacing spent roving packages with new roving packages, with automatic splicing and reattachment of the rovings, on machines to spin carded wool is disclosed. The new roving package is removed from a conveyor and brought to a waiting position, where the end of the new roving is manually placed in a gripper. When the old roving package is almost exhausted, the spindle of the spinning machine is stopped and the roving is sheared. The end of the roving still attached to the spinning machine is retained with an aspirator. The new roving package is then brought to the working position, causing the automatic discharge of the spent roving package, and the gripper brings the new roving to the aspiration site causing the intermingling of the fibers of the two rovings. The spindles are restarted and the spliced segments of the roving receives a false twist and subsequent real twists.