TS 7179

TS 7179 is a standard for warp creels within the field of textile machinery and accessories, focusing on the terminology used for these devices and their main dimensions. A warp creel is a key auxiliary assembly used to hold and feed warp yarns in an orderly manner, so a shared vocabulary and common dimensional references help ensure clarity across design, cataloguing, and technical communication.

What a warp creel is in technical terms

In general technical usage, warp creels are support structures that arrange many warp ends and guide them toward the machine under controlled order. In textile processing, this kind of equipment helps maintain proper layout and consistent feeding of yarns. Terminology for creels typically distinguishes the carrier arrangement, geometry, spacing, axes, and other defining dimensions so that engineers and users can describe the same component precisely.

What this standard covers

According to its scope, this document covers the terms and main dimensions of warp creels. Its emphasis is on vocabulary consistency and basic dimensional identification rather than on machine performance, test procedures, or operating requirements. That makes it useful for reading drawings, comparing product information, and interpreting the same type of accessory across different textile applications.

• Belongs to the textile machinery and accessories family.
• Focuses on warp creel terminology.
• Supports common naming of main dimensions.
• Provides a technical reference for design and comparison.