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BOMwiki maps 115 textiles & apparel machinery products, each exploded into a recursive bill of materials: 131,239 parts in total, down to individual fasteners and cells. The largest is the jacquard loom at 19,450 parts across 10 top-level assemblies; the simplest is the clicker press at 26. Across the domain the same components recur: ball bearing, fastener set, microcontroller and relay appear in most of these machines, and each is a single shared page here, so a correction to one fixes every product that uses it. Open any product for its parts diagram, the function of each part, and the full bill of materials.

115 textiles & apparel machinery products

Air-Jet Loom A high-speed weaving machine that inserts weft by blowing it across the shed on jets of compressed air: a main nozzle launches the yarn and a row of relay nozzles in the reed channel relay it to the far side, while servo let-off and take-up feed warp and wind cloth and a crank-driven sley beats each pick up. 4,509 parts · 9 subsystems

Air-Jet Spinning Machine A high-speed spinning machine that turns drafted sliver into yarn by twisting the fiber bundle with two opposed air vortices instead of a ring and traveller, so it spins at delivery speeds several times faster than ring spinning while doing away with the spindle and bobbin. 689 parts · 10 subsystems

Automated Fabric Cutter A CNC automated multi-ply fabric cutter: a moving X-Y gantry drives a reciprocating-knife head across a conveyorized bristle bed while a zoned vacuum holds spread plies flat for high-speed cutting. 1,237 parts · 9 subsystems

Automatic Fabric Cutting Machine CNC machine that cuts stacked fabric plies to pattern shapes. 1,695 parts · 9 subsystems

Automatic Pocket Setter A robotic assembly machine folding, positioning and sewing pocket flaps and linings onto garment fronts with pneumatic precision. 94 parts · 8 subsystems

Automatic Pocket Welt Machine Programmable industrial machine automatically folding, stitching, and trimming welted pockets on garment panels using twin needles, folding blades, and clamp-transport feed. 98 parts · 7 subsystems

Automatic Winding Machine A machine that rewinds yarn from ring-spun bobbins onto large cross-wound packages, clearing yarn faults out as it runs and splicing the cut ends back together so the finished package holds a long, clean, knot-free length ready for weaving or knitting. 288 parts · 12 subsystems

Automatic Yarn Winder An automatic winding machine that transfers yarn from small supply packages onto large cones: a grooved traverse drum lays the yarn in a stable cross-wound pattern while an electronic clearer detects faults and a splicer joins the ends, all under tension and waxing control. 261 parts · 10 subsystems

Bartack Sewing Machine Machine that sews reinforcing bartacks at stress points on garments. 168 parts · 9 subsystems

Belt Loop Attaching Machine Specialized machine automatically feeding, positioning, and stitching belt loops onto garment panels with bartack head and programmable clamp transport. 84 parts · 7 subsystems

Blindstitch Hemming Machine Specialized flat-bed machine with curved needle, skip-stitch mechanism, and ridge former creating invisible stitches inside fabric folds for blind hems. 67 parts · 7 subsystems

Braiding Machine A horizontal braiding loom that interlaces multiple yarn carriers in a fixed circular pattern to produce rope, cord, or tubular braid. 125 parts · 8 subsystems

Button Attaching Machine An industrial sewing machine specialized to sew buttons onto garments: a clamp holds the button over the fabric while a single needle and rotating looper lay a programmed group of chainstitches through the button holes, then a trimmer cuts the thread and the cycle ends with the button secured in about a second. 280 parts · 9 subsystems

Buttonhole Sewing Machine Machine that stitches and cuts buttonholes automatically. 110 parts · 9 subsystems

Carding Machine A spinning-preparation machine that opens a feed lap into individual fibres, lays them parallel on a wire-clothed main cylinder worked against revolving flats, then strips and condenses the cleaned web into a continuous sliver coiled into a can under autoleveller control. 464 parts · 11 subsystems

Carpet Tufting Machine A broadloom carpet tufting machine: a full-width needle bar punches hundreds of yarn-threaded needles through a moving backing cloth while loopers (or hook-and-knife sets) catch each loop to build cut or loop pile, with servo yarn feeds metering each end for pattern. 4,780 parts · 11 subsystems

Chainstitch Machine Single-needle industrial sewing machine that forms a chain stitch through coordinated needle bar and looper mechanisms driven by a servo motor. 82 parts · 7 subsystems

Circular Knitting Machine A high-speed circular knitting machine: a rotating needle cylinder draws yarn from an overhead creel through tensioned feeders, and cam-actuated latch needles work against a dial to knit a continuous fabric tube that a take-down winds into a roll. 958 parts · 12 subsystems

Clicker Press A hydraulic cutting press that uses hardened steel dies to cut and stamp shoe leather components from large hides with single-stroke precision. 26 parts · 7 subsystems

Cloth Inspection Machine Quality-control machine with backlit inspection screen, motorized batching rollers, meter counter, and fault marker for detecting defects in fabric. 70 parts · 8 subsystems

CNC Contour Foam Cutter Automated machine tool that cuts foam into custom contours using an oscillating blade or hot wire, guided by XY gantry motion and optional turntable for 3D profiling. 63 parts · 8 subsystems

Combing Machine A cyclic spinning-preparation machine that combs short fibre and remaining neps out of a feed lap: a nipper grips a tuft while a circular comb cleans its fringe, a top comb cleans the rear, detaching rollers piece the combed tufts into a continuous web, and the drafted sliver is coiled into a can. 342 parts · 11 subsystems

Computerized Flat Knitting Machine A weft-knitting machine with two opposed flat needle beds whose latch needles are raised and lowered by cam systems on a traversing carriage, with electronic needle selection, motorized yarn carriers and a servo take-down letting it knit shaped panels and whole garments under program control. 6,577 parts · 10 subsystems

Cotton Blowroom Line The first line in a spinning mill: a chain of machines linked by air ducting that plucks cotton from the pressed bales, tears the big tufts down into small ones, beats and screens the trash and dust out, blends fibers from many bales, and delivers a clean even tuft mat to the cards. 258 parts · 10 subsystems

Digital Textile Printer A computer-controlled machine that deposits colored ink directly onto fabric using piezo or thermal inkjet print heads, enabling custom prints without screen preparation. 1,093 parts · 8 subsystems

Down Filling Machine Specialized equipment that precisely fills pillows and duvets with down or down-blend feathers using an agitated chamber, precision weighing, and dust extraction. 47 parts · 8 subsystems

DTY Texturing Machine A machine that imparts crimp and bulk to polyester or nylon filament yarn using false-twist texturing, creating stretchy textured yarn. 118 parts · 8 subsystems

Embroidery Machine A 6-head computerized multi-needle embroidery machine. 797 parts · 9 subsystems

Eyeleting Machine A press machine that sets metal or plastic eyelets into shoe uppers by stamping a setting punch and clinching die around a pre-cut hole. 27 parts · 8 subsystems

Fabric Coating Machine A continuous line that unwinds a web of fabric, spreads a measured film of liquid or paste coating across it, dries and cures the coating in a hot-air oven, cools the web, and rewinds it into a finished roll for technical textiles such as tarpaulins, airbags, awnings and membranes. 316 parts · 12 subsystems

Fabric Inspection Machine A roll-to-roll machine that transports fabric at controlled tension over a backlit inclined screen so an inspector (or camera system) can find and grade defects, while an edge guider keeps the web aligned, an encoder wheel measures length, and marking devices flag each fault for cutting room avoidance. 264 parts · 10 subsystems

Fabric Spreading Machine An automated carriage system laying fabric in parallel plies across a cutting table, aligning edges and detecting misalignment. 97 parts · 8 subsystems

Fabric Spreading Table Industrial-scale long table with motorized spreading carriage, layered fabric cradle, and integrated end cutter for stacking and cutting multi-ply fabric lays. 76 parts · 7 subsystems

FDY Filament Spinning Line A melt spinning line that extrudes polyester or nylon polymer through spinnerets, quenches and oils the filaments, draws them between heated godet rolls to set molecular orientation in a single pass, and winds the result as fully oriented filament yarn ready for weaving or knitting. 679 parts · 11 subsystems

Feed-Off-the-Arm Machine Single-needle flat-bed machine with cylindrical arm, twin chainstitch loopers, and puller mechanism for seamless seaming of tubular fabrics and garment construction. 87 parts · 7 subsystems

Garment Fusing Press A heated press with conveyor system bonding interfacing fabric to garment components using pressure and temperature. 93 parts · 8 subsystems

Garment Needle Detector Safety-critical inspection machine using magnetic induction to detect and reject garments containing broken or embedded sewing needles. 61 parts · 8 subsystems

Glove Knitting Machine A specialized circular knitting machine that simultaneously produces glove fingers and palm on multiple needle beds, controlled by programmed cams for five-finger sequence. 366 parts · 8 subsystems

Handloom A mechanical frame loom for weaving cloth from parallel warp threads using a shuttle and harnesses. 61 parts · 7 subsystems

Hank Yarn Dyeing Machine Batch machine that dyes yarn held in hank (skein) form by forcing dye liquor through hanks hung on removable carrier sticks inside a stainless dyeing vessel, giving soft, lofty, even shades. 272 parts · 12 subsystems

Industrial Flat Knitting Machine Computerized flat-bed machine that knits shaped garment panels. 4,009 parts · 7 subsystems

Industrial Garment Washer A large-capacity rotary drum laundering finished garments with controlled temperature, chemical dosing and mechanical action. 204 parts · 8 subsystems

Industrial Quilting Machine Multi-needle machine that stitches padded quilted panels. 1,090 parts · 12 subsystems

Industrial Steam Press A commercial garment-finishing steam press: a padded lower buck and heated upper head close on a garment, injecting boiler steam through both surfaces and pulling vacuum through the buck to set and dry the fabric. 133 parts · 12 subsystems

Industrial Zigzag Machine High-speed flat-bed sewing machine with a swing-motion needle bar cam and hook mechanism forming interlocking stitches in variable-width zigzag patterns. 88 parts · 7 subsystems

Jacquard Loom A weaving loom with an electronic jacquard head that controls every warp end individually: solenoid-selected hooks lift heald cords to form an intricate shed, weft is inserted by rapier, and the reed beats each pick up against the fell while the cloth is taken up, all sequenced from a stored design. 19,450 parts · 10 subsystems

Jet Dyeing Machine High-temperature jet dyeing machine that dyes fabric in continuous rope form, propelling the rope around a pressure vessel with a venturi nozzle fed by circulated dye liquor. 263 parts · 10 subsystems

Jigger Dyeing Machine Batch dyeing machine that processes open-width woven fabric by winding it back and forth between two batch rollers through a V-shaped dye trough until the shade is reached. 276 parts · 11 subsystems

Laser Fabric Cutting Machine Machine that cuts and seals fabric edges with a laser beam. 297 parts · 10 subsystems

Leather Embossing Press A heated hydraulic press that embosses decorative or functional patterns onto leather using die plates, creating texture and surface interest. 34 parts · 7 subsystems

Leather Splitting Machine A leather processing machine that shears hides into uniform thickness using a powered band knife, feed rollers, and feedback thickness gauge. 34 parts · 7 subsystems

Mattress Production Carousel Rotating multi-station platform that builds mattress layers sequentially: spring core, foam, cover, and surface treatments while distributing labor and improving throughput. 52 parts · 8 subsystems

Mattress Roll-Pack Machine Automated equipment that compresses finished mattresses into compact rolled packages and applies plastic film wrapping and heat-sealed closure. 53 parts · 8 subsystems

Mattress Tape Edge Machine Automated equipment that applies fabric border binding tape to mattress perimeters using a rotating needle frame and chainstitch head on an articulating arm. 39 parts · 8 subsystems

Mattress Tufting Machine Automated machine that drives needles through mattress layers and inserts buttons or anchors at regular grid intervals for surface quilting. 50 parts · 8 subsystems

Meltblown Nonwoven Line Line that blows molten polypropylene into micron-scale fibers and lays them as a self-bonded web for filter and barrier media. 933 parts · 9 subsystems

Mercerizing Range Line that treats cotton with caustic to add strength and luster. 585 parts · 9 subsystems

Multi-Needle Quilting Machine An industrial machine that stitches a three-layer sandwich of top fabric, wadding and backing into quilted cloth, driving a full-width bar of lockstitch needles vertically while servo axes shuttle the needle bar laterally and feed the fabric longitudinally to trace programmed patterns. 1,111 parts · 10 subsystems

Narrow Fabric Needle Loom A shuttleless loom that weaves tapes, webbing and elastics by carrying a doubled weft across the narrow warp on an oscillating curved needle, locking the loop at the far selvedge with a knitting needle, with several weaving heads running side by side off one main shaft. 616 parts · 9 subsystems

Needle Punch Machine A vertical punch loom repeatedly driving rows of barbed needles through a web of loose fibers to tangle them into a consolidated nonwoven fabric. 126 parts · 8 subsystems

Nonwoven Needle Loom Machine that drives thousands of barbed needles up and down through a loose fiber web to mechanically entangle it into a coherent nonwoven felt. 6,777 parts · 9 subsystems

Open-End Spinning Machine Rotor machine that spins yarn from fiber without a continuous roving. 8,784 parts · 8 subsystems

Overlock Serger An industrial overlock (serger) sewing machine: a servo-driven main shaft drives twin needles, upper and lower loopers and a trimming knife to wrap and finish a seam edge in one pass. 96 parts · 15 subsystems

Package Yarn Dyeing Machine Machine that dyes yarn wound on perforated tubes under pressure. 1,036 parts · 10 subsystems

Pattern Grading System Computer-controlled digitizer and plotter system for scaling garment patterns across size ranges with proportional or graded increments. 57 parts · 7 subsystems

Pillow Filling Machine Automated equipment that opens compressed fiberfill, blows it into pillow covers, and applies pneumatic or thermal sealing to close openings. 35 parts · 8 subsystems

Pleating Machine An industrial press that folds fabric into uniform pleats using heated roller sets and paper patterns, then heat-sets the folds. 133 parts · 10 subsystems

Pocket Spring Assembler Automated line that encapsulates individual coil springs in nonwoven fabric pockets and bonds rows together via ultrasonic welding and glue application. 53 parts · 9 subsystems

Post-Bed Sewing Machine An industrial sewing machine with a vertical post arm allowing access for stitching seams on pre-assembled shoe uppers with walking foot mechanism and servo motor control. 29 parts · 7 subsystems

Power Loom A high-speed air-jet weaving loom: a heavy steel frame carries warp let-off, dobby shedding and air-jet weft insertion while the sley beats each pick up against the fell, all sequenced by a microcontroller from the warp beam through to the cloth roller. 9,897 parts · 14 subsystems

POY Spinning Machine Machine that spins partially oriented polyester filament yarn. 2,277 parts · 10 subsystems

Projectile Weaving Machine Loom that fires a gripper projectile to insert weft across the warp. 164 parts · 9 subsystems

Raising Machine A machine that raises and teases fiber tips from fabric surface using wire-covered cylinders, creating soft napped or brushed textures. 73 parts · 8 subsystems

Rapier Loom A weaving machine that inserts weft with rigid or flexible rapier tapes: a giver rapier carries the yarn to mid-shed and hands it to a taker rapier that draws it across, while servo let-off and take-up feed warp and wind cloth, a dobby opens the shed, and a crank-driven sley beats each pick up. 5,473 parts · 10 subsystems

Raschel Knitting Machine Warp knitter that makes lace, nets and technical open fabrics. 259 parts · 9 subsystems

Ring Spinning Frame A long ring spinning frame that drafts roving and twists it into yarn on hundreds of spindles, winding onto bobbins via ring-and-traveler. 11,740 parts · 9 subsystems

Rope Making Machine A stranding and closing machine that twists yarns into strands and lays strands into rope: bobbins ride in a rotating flyer cage that applies twist, the strands converge through a closing die that sets the lay, and a capstan and traverse winch haul off and coil the finished rope at constant tension. 308 parts · 9 subsystems

Rotary Screen Textile Printer Machine that prints fabric continuously through rotating screen cylinders. 3,441 parts · 8 subsystems

Rotor Spinning Machine A spinning machine that twists short fibers into continuous yarn using a rotating cup-shaped rotor, enabling higher speeds than ring spindles. 74 parts · 8 subsystems

Roving Frame A spinning-room machine that takes the heavy sliver from the draw frame, drafts it down to a thin strand called roving, puts in a small amount of twist so it holds together, and winds it neatly onto a bobbin ready to feed the ring spinning frame. 619 parts · 10 subsystems

Sanforizing Machine A machine that shrinks and stabilizes fabric by mechanical compression, controlling residual shrinkage in subsequent washing. 53 parts · 8 subsystems

Seamless Knitting Machine Circular machine that knits tubular garments without side seams. 1,821 parts · 8 subsystems

Sectional Warping Machine Machine that arranges warp yarns in sections onto a beam for weaving. 1,044 parts · 8 subsystems

Shoe Finishing Machine An automated multi-spindle buffing and polishing station that applies rotating brush and abrasive wheels to shoe uppers, creating uniform sheen and surface preparation. 58 parts · 7 subsystems

Shoe Lasting Machine A mechanical system that stretches and molds shoe uppers over a last (form), using pincers, cement applicators, and hydraulic pressure to achieve permanent shape. 54 parts · 8 subsystems

Shuttleless Loom High-speed loom that inserts weft without a traditional shuttle. 126 parts · 9 subsystems

Singeing Machine A machine that removes surface fibers (fuzz) from fabric by controlled flame or hot surface exposure, improving fabric appearance and printability. 52 parts · 8 subsystems

Single-Needle Lockstitch Machine Industrial sewing machine that makes a lockstitch seam. 97 parts · 9 subsystems

Skiving Machine A precision leather edge-thinning machine that uses a rotating bell knife to taper leather edges, enabling seamless overlapping during assembly. 30 parts · 7 subsystems

Sock Knitting Machine A computerized circular knitting machine with a hemispherical needle cylinder and specialized cams for knitting tubular socks from start to finish, including heel and toe. 114 parts · 9 subsystems

Sole Attaching Press A hydraulic press system that applies controlled pressure to bond shoe soles to uppers via adhesive or mechanical stitching, with heated pressing plates and programmable dwell timers. 41 parts · 8 subsystems

Sole Injection Machine A rotary-station injection molding system that dispenses molten polyurethane or rubber into shoe last molds, solidifying uppers and soles in one integrated process. 64 parts · 7 subsystems

Spring Coiling Machine Automated machine that winds wire into compression, tension, and torsion springs at production volumes, with programmable pitch and diameter control. 46 parts · 8 subsystems

Spunbond Nonwoven Line An integrated production line that extrudes polymer into fine filaments, quenches and orients them, forms a web on a moving belt, and thermally bonds fibers into nonwoven fabric. 2,062 parts · 8 subsystems

Spunlace Nonwoven Line Line that bonds loose fiber webs into fabric by firing curtains of high-pressure water jets through the web, a process called hydroentanglement. 1,735 parts · 9 subsystems

Stenter (Tenter Frame) A textile finishing range that grips fabric by its selvedges on pin and clip chains, carries it through hot-air drying chambers under controlled width and overfeed, and sets the dried, heat-set fabric to a precise final dimension. 939 parts · 11 subsystems

Terry Towel Loom Loom that weaves looped pile fabric for towels. 114 parts · 9 subsystems

Textile Calendering Machine Machine that smooths and glazes fabric between heated rollers. 623 parts · 9 subsystems

Textile Carding Machine A spinning-room machine that takes the opened cleaned tuft mat from the blowroom, draws it across closely spaced wire-clothed surfaces to pull every clump apart into single fibers, removes the last short fiber and trash, and forms the fibers into a thin web that is gathered into the first sliver. 244 parts · 10 subsystems

Textile Combing Machine A spinning-room machine that combs short fibers and remaining trash out of a carded lap, leaving only the longer fibers laid parallel, then joins the combed tufts into a smooth even sliver, the step that lets a mill spin the finest and strongest yarns. 304 parts · 10 subsystems

Textile Draw Frame A spinning-room machine that feeds several card slivers side by side into a roller drafting head, doubles and drafts them into one even sliver, and coils it into a can, evening out the thick and thin places that the card leaves so the yarn made later is uniform. 231 parts · 10 subsystems

Textile Laminating Machine A machine that bonds multiple fabric or foam layers using adhesive and heat, creating composite textile structures for automotive, apparel, and industrial applications. 69 parts · 8 subsystems

Textile Lamination Machine A machine that bonds two or more fabric webs into one composite, either by melting a flame-softened foam skin between them or by laying a hotmelt adhesive on one web, then pressing the layers together through a heated nip and cooling the result before it is wound up. 267 parts · 12 subsystems

Textile Stenter Frame Machine that dries, stretches and heat-sets fabric to width. 1,683 parts · 8 subsystems

Tricot Warp Knitting Machine High-speed machine that knits fabric from many parallel warp yarns. 167 parts · 9 subsystems

Two-for-One Twister A high-speed yarn-processing machine that combines two singles yarns into a twisted double or plies them together with controlled tension and twist. 107 parts · 8 subsystems

Two-for-One Twisting Machine A twisting machine that inserts two turns of twist into the yarn for every revolution of the spindle, so it doubles output without doubling spindle speed. The yarn unwinds over a stationary supply package to take one twist, then runs out around the rotating spindle to take a second twist before it reaches the take-up package. 4,359 parts · 11 subsystems

Velvet Weaving Machine Loom that weaves two fabrics face-to-face and cuts them into pile velvet. 132 parts · 9 subsystems

Warp Knitting Machine A machine that interlocks yarn loops across the width of fabric using multiple parallel yarn threads controlled by guide bars and needle bars. 623 parts · 8 subsystems

Warp Sizing Machine A warp-preparation machine that coats thousands of warp ends with size to bind their fibres for weaving: the sheet is unwound from back beams, immersed and squeezed in a heated size box, dried over steam-heated cylinders, separated by lease rods and wound under controlled tension onto the weaver's beam. 248 parts · 8 subsystems

Warping Machine A direct beam warper that draws hundreds of yarn ends off a creel under controlled tension, spreads them to full width through an expanding reed, and winds them in parallel onto a warp beam ready for weaving preparation. 3,660 parts · 9 subsystems

Yarn Doubling Machine Machine that combines two or more single yarns into one plied package by running each end off its own supply package, through its own tensioner and stop-motion, into a common winding head that lays the assembled yarn onto a take-up package ready for twisting. 932 parts · 12 subsystems

Yarn Heat-Setting Machine Machine that heat-sets twisted yarn to lock in its structure. 416 parts · 10 subsystems

Zigzag Spring Former Automated machine that bends wire into a continuous zigzag (sinusoidal) profile and cuts individual springs, widely used for budget mattress and furniture construction. 35 parts · 8 subsystems

Zipper Making Machine An automated assembly line stamping or molding zipper teeth, affixing them to tape, and installing sliders to complete finished zipper units. 142 parts · 8 subsystems

Parts common across textiles & apparel machinery 12

Shared components ranked by how many of the 115 products in this domain contain them, directly or inside a sub-assembly.

Ball Bearing in 95 of 115 productsDeep-groove radial ball bearing.
Fastener Set in 90 of 115 productsBolts, nuts, and washers.
Microcontroller in 82 of 115 productsSingle-chip microcontroller combining a processor core, flash memory, RAM, and peripherals such as timers, ADCs, and serial ports to run the device's control firmware.
Relay in 81 of 115 productsElectromechanical switch in which a small coil current closes or opens contacts rated for a much larger load, isolating control circuits from what they switch.
Power Supply in 80 of 115 productsUnit that converts mains or battery input into the regulated DC voltages a machine's electronics and actuators need.
Copper Winding in 74 of 115 productsInsulated copper conductor wound into coils that carry the phase current and create the magnetic field in a motor, generator, or transformer.
Neodymium Magnet in 74 of 115 productsSintered neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnet, the strongest commercial magnet type, used for motor rotors, sensors, latches, and speakers.
Rotor Assembly in 74 of 115 productsRotating member of an electric motor: a laminated steel core carrying permanent magnets or conductor bars, pressed onto a shaft that delivers the torque.
Rotor Core in 74 of 115 productsStack of thin electrical-steel laminations that forms the magnetic body of a motor rotor and holds its magnets or conductor bars.
Rotor Shaft in 74 of 115 productsHardened steel shaft at the centre of a motor rotor that carries the core, runs in the bearings, and transmits torque to the load.
Slot Insulation in 74 of 115 productsSlot liners and phase paper that electrically separate the copper windings from the stator core and from each other.
Stator Assembly in 74 of 115 productsStationary part of an electric motor: a slotted laminated core wound with copper coils that produce the rotating magnetic field.