Yarn Detection Systems
AEI TuftX technology
TuftX is a yarn monitoring system to stop a process automatically when a yarn goes tight or breaks. The TuftX system or "X-technology" is built into modules capable of controlling 10 ends per module, so it checks every single end on the tufting machine or other continuous yarn consuming process separately. TuftX is an optical system which works with an InfraRed sensor that "looks" at the yarn. By using our magic algorithm, we can then determine changes to the yarn during production.
This patented technology is special to other systems because it combines the ability to catch tight ends with detection of broken ends. This is important because every broken end was first a tight end! Another advantage is that it is extremely easy to use. No calibration of the system is needed, and you can run any kind of yarn with any dtex through the modules (Carpet yarns / artificial grass bundles / natural yarns /…). The sensors learn what to look for by themselves. Therefore this is truly an automatic system.
There are 2 options for the positioning of the system:
- As a replacement of the intermediate yarn guide on the yarn feed side of the tufting machine
- Between the collectorboard and the yarn feed rollers of the tufter
AEI TuftinSight / CEPA Data collection technology
The AEI TuftinSight™ Platform, powered by TuftX™, combines proven single-end yarn defect detection with CEPA (Continuous Environmental Process Analysis) to deliver machine-wide visibility into yarn quality, stitch formation, and tufting machine operation. By integrating TuftX™ collector-based defect detection with CEPA distributed sensors at critical machine locations including yarn guides, needles, and feed rollers, TuftinSight™ provides comprehensive insight into both yarn behavior and machine performance — delivering quality and performance monitoring approaching 100% coverage.
Key Benefits:
- Works on carpet or artificial turf machines
- Ethernet enabled for data collection
- Easy retrofit or new machine installation
- Simple threading and no dramatic yarn angles
- Separate yarn quality from machine performance issues
- Replaces legacy defect detection equipment
- Works with variable speed single end yarn feed
- Easy set-up with no calibration
AEI TuftX — system detail
To play with the sensitivity of the system, there are 2 parameters you can adjust from the HMI: a time delay on the tight end detection, and a sensitivity value to the broken end detection. Both parameters are there to ensure you do not get "false" stops on the machine and only stop the machine when you have a tight or broken yarn.
The system is also very easy to install. This enables us to detect when a yarn gets tight or breaks and stop the machine. This way, you increase the OEE of the tufting machine, gain production time and reduce the faults in the carpet which need to be repaired or are discarded as waste.
TuftX is used for both carpet and artificial turf solutions.
AEI Tuftight LX
Employing the same detection principle as the industry-proven Tuftight Gen 1, reconfigured in a simpler, more integrated, and easier to maintain design. Tuftight LX is a tight-end detection system that operates using pressure feet. When the yarn begins to run under excessive tension, the pressure feet are depressed, creating an electrical contact. The system sensitivity is adjusted via a time-delay setting, ensuring that the tufting machine automatically stops in the event of a tight end.
Set the angle of the yarn and adjust detection sensitivity with a unique rack-and-pinion mechanism. Select programmable stop delay for the entire rail or each meter section. The Tuftight LX accommodates various creel and header layouts by normalizing the tight-end response across the machine. (LXg / LXs)
AEI Scannair 8X
Proven yarn-break detection technology for tufting. The Scannair 8X provides effective yarn-break detection performance for all yarn types and sizes. Available for single or dual sided machine configurations.
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