TABLE OF CONTENTS

AUTOMATION IN TEXTILE MACHINERY – DESIGN PRINCIPLE OF

INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS

1. INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROL SYSTEM ENGINEERING

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Electrical Terminology
1.3 Principle of Control Systems
1.3.1 Open loop control systems
1.3.2 Closed loop control systems
1.3.3 Automatic control systems
1.4 Measurement Systems and Their Characteristics
1.5 Order of Control Systems
1.6 Temperature Measurement Systems
1.7 Pressure Detectors
1.8 Angular Displacement
1.9 Encoders
1.10 Linear Position
1.11 Level detection
1.12 Flow measurements
1.13 Position indicators
1.14 Switches
1.15 Variable Output

2. PLC & AUTOMATION SYSTEM

2.1 Introduction
2.2 PLC Hardware
2.3 Logical Sensors
2.4 Logical Actuators
2.5 Boolean Logic Design
2.6 PLC Operation
2.7 Latches, Timers, and Counters
2.8 Structured Logic Design
2.9 Flowchart Based Design
2.10 PLC Memory
2.11 Analog Inputs and Outputs
2.12 Continuous Actuators
2.13 Continuous Control

3. TEXTILE MACHINERY & MANUFACTURING PROCESS

3.1 Spinning Machinery and Manufacturing Process
3.1.1 Blow Room Machinery
3.1.2 Carding Machine
 3.1.3 Draw Frame, Combing and Speed Frame Machinery
3.1.4 Ring Frame Machine
3.1.5 Rotor Spinning Machinery
3.1.6 Cone Winding
3.2 Weaving Machinery and Process
3.2.1 Warping and Sizing Machinery
3.2.2 Weaving Machinery
3.3 Knitting Machinery and Manufacturing Process
3.4 Textile Wet Processing Machinery
3.5 Textile Testing Machinery
3.6 Garment Machinery and Manufacturing Process

4. AUTOMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS IN BLOWROOM MACHINERY

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Fibre Bale Management
4.3 Mixing Bale Opener
4.4 Bale Plucker
4.5 Unimix
4.6 Compact Blow Room
4.7 Detection and Removal of Contamination
4.8 Dust metal Extraction System
4.9 Automatic Waste Evacuation System
4.10 Chute Feeding System

5. Automation AND CONTROL SYSTEMS in CARDING machine

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Measuring System
5.3 Sensofeed and Webfeed
5.4 Automatic Precision Flat Setting devices
5.5 Top Automatic Grinding System
5.6 Autoleveller
5.7 Card Drives by PLC
5.8 Coiler Sliver Stop Motion
5.9 On Card Filter
5.10 Continuous Quality and Production Monitoring System
5.11 Card Manager

6. Automation AND CONTROL SYSTEMS in IN DRAWFRAME, COMBER AND

SPEED FRAME

6.1 Draw frame

6.1.1 Introduction
6.1.2 Autoleveller
6.1.3 Sliver Data
6.1.4 Sliver Alarm
6.1.5 Sliver Watch
 6.1.6 Monitoring of Sliver Passage
6.1.7Automatic Material Transport System
6.1.8 Expert System
6.1.9 Integrated Draw Frame Passage

6.2 Comber
6.2.1 Controls in Sliver Lap Machine
6.2.2 Controls in Ribbon Lap Machine
6.2.3 Computer Aided Top Performance
6.2.4 Automatic Lap Transport System

6.3 Speed frame

6.3.1 Introduction
6.3.2 Multi Motor Drive System
6.3.3 Automatic Winding Tension Control
6.3.4 Monitoring of Speed Frame
6.3.5 Automatic Doffing System

7. AUTOMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS IN RING FRAME AND ROTOR

SPINNING MACHINERY

7.1 Ring frame

7.1.1 Introduction
7.1.2 Automations
7.1.3 Individual Spindle Monitoring
7.1.4 Automatic Piecing Device
7.1.5 Auto Doffing System
7.1.6 Ring Data System
7.1.7 Magnetic Spinning
7.1.8 Monitoring and Control of Energy

7.2 Rotor spinning

7.2.1 Introduction
7.2.2 Compact Spinbox
7.2.3 Automatic Piecing Devices
7.2.4 Event Identification System
7.2.5 Automatic Suction Devices
7.2.6 Foreign Fibre Detection System
7.2.7 Fault Recoginisation and Cleaning
7.2.8 Moiré and Nep Detection
7.2.9 Sliver Stop Function
7.2.10 Monitoring Devices

8. Automation AND CONTROL SYSTEMS in CONE WINDING machine

8.1 Introduction
8.2 Electronic Yarn Clearer
 8.3 Electronic Anti-patterning Device
8.4 Length and Diameter Measurement
8.5 Auto Vacuum Control
8.6 Automatic Tension Control
8.7 Yarn Clearer
8.8 Variable Material Flow Control
8.9 Full Cone Monitoring
8.10 Package Doffing System
8.11 Cleaning and Dust Removal System
8.12 Automation Variants
8.13 Caddy Identification System
8.14 Package Quality Control
8.15 Variopack Measuring System

9. Automation AND CONTROL SYSTEMS in WARPING AND SIZING MACHINE

9.1 Warping machine
9.1.1 Introduction
9.1.2 Automatic Feed Control System
9.1.3 Automatic Tension Controller
9.1.4 Warp Dividing System
9.1.5 Automatic Warp Stop Motion
9.1.6 Length Measuring Unit
9.1.7 Automatic Braking System
9.1.8 Beam Pressing System
9.2 Sizing machine
9.2.1 Introduction
9.2.2 Pre-wet Sizing
9.2.3 Temperature Control
9.2.4 Size level Control
9.2.5 Automatic Tension Control
9.2.6 Automatic Stretch Controlling Device
9.2.7 Size add-on Controlling Devices
9.2.8 Slasher Control Module
9.2.9 Auto Moisture Control
9.2.10 Automatic Evaluation of Sized Yarn
9.2.11 Automatic Measuring System
9.2.12 Digital Shrinkage Meter

10. Automation AND CONTROL SYSTEMS in WEAVING machinery

10.1 Introduction
10.2 Electronic Shedding Devices
10.3 Electronic Jacquard
10.4 Automatic Pick Controller
10.5 Air Guiding Devices
10.6 Controls in Weft Insertion
10.7 Electronic Let Off Motion
 10.8 Electronic Take up Motion
10.9 Weft Stop Motion
10.10 Warp Stop Motion
10.11 Electronic Monitoring Devices
10.12 Yarn Tension Control
10.13 Loom Data
10.14 SUMO Drive System
10.15 Electronic Selvedge Motion
10.16 Weave Master Reporting
10.17 Production Scheduling

11. Automation AND CONTROL SYSTEMS in KNITTING machinery

11.1 Introduction
11.2 Designing and Patterning
11.3 Electronic Jacquard
11.4 Feed Package Indicator
11.5 Individual Needle Selection
11.6 Automatic Needle Detector
11.7 Length Controller
11.8 Knit Master System
11.9 Simo Drive Sensor
11.10 Monitoring Devices
11.11 Warp Knitting Machine Control System

12. Instrumentation and CONTROL SYSTEMS IN textile testing machinery

12.1 Introduction
12.2 Digital Fibrograph
12.3 Fibre Diameter Analyser
12.4 Fibre Fineness Testing
12.5 Fibre Maturity Measuring Devices
12.6 High Volume Instrument
12.7 Advanced Fibre Information System
12.8 Auto tenser
12.9 Electronic Yarn Twist Tester
12.10 Yarn Evenness Tester
12.11 Electronic Inspection Board
12.12 Hairiness Measurement System
12.13 Yarn Strength Tester
12.14 Optical Trash Analyser
12.15 Yarn Thickness Measurement System
12.16 Fabric Evaluation System

13. Automation AND CONTROL SYSTEMS in textile WET PROCESSING machinery

13.1 Gas Singeing Machine Control
13.2 Combined Desizing and Singeing
13.3 Continuous Scouring and Bleaching
 13.4 Open Width Bleaching Machine Control
13.5 Controls in Dyeing
13.5.1 Introduction
13.5.2 Automatic Spraying Systems
13.5.3 Temperature Control
13.5.4 Auto Jigger Control System
13.5.5 Automatic Dispensing System
13.5.6 pH Measuring and Controlling Devices
13.5.7 Indigo Dyeing Controls
13.5.8 Automatic Control of Dyeing Dosing Agents
13.5.9 Automated Dye House
13.5.10 Plant Management Systems
13.6 Control Systems in Textile Finishing Machinery
13.7 Controls in Drying and Felt Finishing
13.8 Digital textile Printing System

14. Automation in GARMENT MANUFACTURING

14.1 Introduction
14.2 Automatic Fabric Inspection
14.3 Automatic Pattern Making System
14.4 Body Measurement Systems
14.5 Automatic Fabric Spreading Machine
14.6 Automatic Fabric Cutting Process
14.7 Automatic Sewing Sequences
14.8 Fusing Machine Controls
14.9 Automatic Material Transport

15. ROBOTICS IN TEXTILE ENGINEERING

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