摘要 |
A yarn feed system, enabling the control of individual yams to the needles of a tufting machine, and which system can be manufactured as a substantially standardized unit or attachment that can be removably mounted to a tufting machine. The yarn feed unit includes a series of yam feed devices for feeding each of the yams to the needles of the tufting machine, and a series of yam feed controllers that monitor and control the operation of the yam feed devices to control the feeding of the yams to the needles according to programmed pattern instructions.
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