ISO/TC 72 - Textile machinery and accessories

This document covers the different types of weaving and knitting machines defined in ISO 5247 (all parts)[2] and ISO 7839[3], respectively. It is applicable to: full-width weaving machines with weft insertion by: shuttles; rigid, telescopic or flexible rapiers; projectiles; hydraulic (waterjet) or by pneumatic (airjet) nozzle; narrow fabric weaving machines with weft insertion by shuttles or needles; jacquard machines; knitting machinery including: circular knitting; flat bed knitting; warp knitting; raschel; cotton (flat weft weaving); other fabric manufacturing machines e.g.: multi-phase weaving machines; circular weaving machines; stitch bonding machines. NOTE Because of the high requirements on measurement conditions, grade 1 methods are normally not feasible for textile machinery.

ISO 368:2017 specifies the dimensions (length and inner diameter) and permissible total run-out tolerances of tubes with taper 1:38 and 1:64 for ring-spinning, doubling and twisting spindles used in the textile industry. It also specifies the dimensions and tolerances of the gauges for checking the tubes.

ISO 96-1:2016 specifies the principal dimensions of T- and SF-rings, and the mass and tolerance on the mass, of the appropriate travellers for flange rings employed on ring spinning and ring twisting machines. It also specifies the method of designation of the travellers.

ISO 11111-1:2016 specifies safety requirements for frequently occurring hazards common to the types of textile machinery and the hazards of certain machine elements covered by ISO 11111‑2 to ISO 11111‑7. The standard series is complemented by the type C standards ISO 9902 (all parts) with respect to noise emission measurement and ISO 23771 with respect to measures for the reduction of noise emissions. ISO 11111-1:2016 is applicable to machinery plant and related equipment intended to be used in the textile industry for the following purposes: - opening, cleaning, blending, carding, preparation subsequent to carding, spinning and other processing of fibres (staple and filament) and other materials to form yarn or nonwoven material (including felts); - winding, doubling, twisting, texturing, etc., of yarns and the processing of yarns preparatory to weaving and knitting; - weaving, knitting, lace-making and similar utilization of yarn, etc., to form fabric; - forming of braid, cord, strand, rope, twine, net, etc., except take-up reels of stranding and laying machinery; - processing, including the pretreatment, bleaching, dyeing, printing and finishing of fibre, yarn, fabric, braid, cord, etc., and final assembly for dispatch; - piece-dyeing of made-up goods; - finishing of warp and weft knitting, including hosiery, other than assembly of the finished product (e.g. sewing); - manufacturing of carpets by weaving, tufting and other processes. ISO 11111-1:2016 applies to all machinery, plant and equipment used during the processes listed above, including equipment to enable automated operation of the machines and processes in either free-standing or complex installations, such as pneumatic fibre transportation, but excluding other transportation between the interfaces of the machines. NOTE 1 The standard for a specific textile machine will normally consist of two parts: this part of ISO 11111 and the specific part of ISO 11111 relevant to that machine. However, in the case of nonwoven lines, which are covered by ISO 11111‑3, ISO 11111‑2, ISO 11111‑6 and ISO 11111‑7 are also to be taken into account. ISO 11111-1:2016 does not deal with specific requirements for pressure containment. NOTE 2 In the EU and EFTA, specific directives for pressure vessels and electromagnetic compatibility, among others, exist. ISO 11111 (all parts) addresses hazards arising from the transport, assembly and commissioning of the machinery, its adjustment, use, maintenance, decommissioning, dismantling and disposal. Manual loading/unloading is considered to be part of the normal operation of the machinery. ISO 11111-1:2016 and the other parts of ISO 11111 are not applicable to machinery, plant and related equipment used for - manufacturing continuous filaments and man-made fibres up to and including the formation of the first textile package (e.g. continuous filament cheese, staple fibre bale), - hackling and carding of flax and similar, - manufacturing of spun-bonded and melt-blown nonwovens, - forming and making up of garments, household and industrial textile goods, and the pressing and die cutting of nonwoven fabric, - laundering and dry cleaning of made-up textile goods, - servicing of textile machines (e.g. machines for card wire mounting, cleaning machines for components of printing machines), and - certain cutting devices, e.g. log-slitting device, laser cutting, high pressure water jets, ultrasonic device. NOTE 3 The machines and equipment listed in Annex E are used in the textile industry but are not within the scope of this part of ISO 11111. ISO 11111-1:2016 and the other parts of ISO 11111 are not applicable to machinery intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres. ISO 11111-1:2016 and the other parts of ISO 11111 are not applicable to machines which are manufactured before the dates of publication of the International Standards.

ISO 18600:2015 defines terms of the card with a web-forming method using staple fibres for non-woven machinery.

ISO 18599:2015 specifies the dimensions and execution of strips for water nozzle solidification including their designation.

ISO 23771:2015 provides technical information on the design of textile machinery with reduced noise emissions. Textile machines with a significant noise hazard are defined in ISO 11111 (all parts). ISO 23771:2015 supports the technical designer with the development of low-noise textile machinery. For this purpose, the significant sources of noise of the individual types of textile machines and suitable noise control measures are described.

ISO 12912:2014 establishes a vocabulary of terms and a system of classification for circular knitting machines used in the textile industry for the production of weft-knitted fabrics.

ISO 11676:2014 defines terms and marking of pattern disks and patterns chains for warp knitting machines.

ISO 21485:2013 establishes a vocabulary of terms related to, and the principles of construction of, draw frames and their components, used for cotton spinning in the textile industry.

ISO 13435:2011 specifies dimensions and tolerances for bars for drop wires for electrical warp stop motions with continuous contact rail (form E1) or inner split contact rail (form E2).

ISO 16853:2010 specifies the main dimensions, with tolerances, of rectangular sliver cans used in the textile industry. It also gives information about the right-angle position of cans according to ISO 1101.

ISO 96-2:2009 specifies the principal dimensions of HZ- and J-rings, and the mass and tolerance on the mass, of the appropriate travellers for HZ- and J-rings employed on ring spinning and ring twisting machines. It also specifies the method of designation of the travellers.

ISO 366-2:2009 specifies the dimensions and designation of metal reeds with plate baulk for weaving machines.

ISO 366-3:2009 specifies the dimensions and designation of metal reeds with double-spring baulk for weaving machines.

ISO 8116-5:2008 specifies the main dimensions, mechanical strength, designation and permissible values of tolerances of form and position for the main elements of sectional beams for warp knitting machines.

ISO 8116-4:2008 specifies the test procedure for flanges for weaver's beams, warper's beams and sectional beams and the quality classes in this respect.

ISO 8116-3:2008 specifies the main dimensions, mechanical strength and permissible tolerances of form and position for weaver's beams that are used for weaving preparation as well as for weaving. The main dimensions of the profile threads for weaver's beams and the specifications for connections for automation of beam changing are also given.

ISO 8116-2:2008 specifies the main dimensions, mechanical strength, permissible tolerances of form and position of the main elements of warper's beams, and the driving devices and designation for warper's beams with and without shafts.

ISO 8230-2:2008 specifies safety requirements for dry-cleaning machines that exclusively use perchloroethylene (or “perc”) as their cleaning medium. It is applicable to such dry-cleaning machines, within the scope of ISO 8230-1, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse that are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer. ISO 8230-2:2008, in conjunction with ISO 8230-1, deals with all significant hazards, significant hazardous situations and significant hazardous events that have been identified as being significant to the types of machines covered by ISO 8230-2:2008 and which require specific action by the designer or manufacturer to eliminate or reduce the risk. It deals with the following significant hazards specific to the use of perc, which can lead to the inhalation of unhealthy vapours, to perc contact with the skin (including of the feet) or eyes of the machine operator and those of other personnel and members of the public, as well as to water and ground contamination: perc emission to the workroom, seepage into the ground and sewer during operation and maintenance of the water separator; perc emission resulting from operation, cleaning and maintenance of the distilling installation.

ISO 8230-3:2008 specifies safety requirements for dry-cleaning machines that use a combustible solvent (CS) as their cleaning medium. It is applicable to such dry-cleaning machines, within the scope of ISO 8230-1, when they are used as intended and under conditions of misuse that are reasonably foreseeable by the manufacturer. ISO 8230-3:2008, in conjunction with ISO 8230-1, deals with all significant hazards, significant hazardous situations and significant hazardous events that have been identified as being significant to the types of machines covered by this part of ISO 8230 and which require specific action by the designer or manufacturer to eliminate or reduce the risk. It deals with the following significant hazards specific to the use of CS: hazards related to the entire dry-cleaning machine (electrical hazards, explosion hazards); hazards relating to the machine and tumblers (combustible solvent emission, explosion hazards during the cleaning phase, explosion hazards during the drying phase); hazards relating to the distilling equipment (combustible solvent emission, explosion hazards).

ISO 8230-1:2008 specifies common safety requirements for dry-cleaning machines. It is applicable to dry-cleaning machines of all sizes intended for industrial and commercial use for the cleaning of articles made of textile, leather, furs and skins, using exclusively either perchloroethylene or combustible solvent as the cleaning medium. It is not applicable to: machines placed at the disposal of the general public (self-service); barrier machines; transfer machines; ironing presses (see ISO 10472-1 and ISO 10472-6); ancillary equipment, e.g. room ventilation equipment, waste recuperation systems of the still, external water cooling systems or external systems for solvent recovery from the still sludge. ISO 8230-1:2008 deals with all significant hazards arising from the use of the dry‑cleaning machine, where “use of the dry‑cleaning machine” comprises both intended use and foreseeable abnormal situations and includes commissioning, use and maintenance. It defines the common safety requirements for dry‑cleaning machines and is intended to be used in conjunction with ISO 8230‑2 and ISO 8230‑3, as relevant. Specific requirements in ISO 8230‑2 and ISO 8230‑3 take precedence over the respective requirements of ISO 8230-1. ISO 8230-1:2008 does not deal with hazards caused by processing items that can create an explosive atmosphere (e.g. printers' wipers containing a low-flash solvent), nor with machines processing loads that can contain “foreign solvents”, which could lead to a change in a property (characteristic) of the cleaning solvent, e.g. cause foaming or make it carcinogenic.

ISO 28239:2008 establishes a vocabulary of terms related to, and the principles of construction of, openers and cleaners used in the textile industry in the preparation for spinning of cotton and other staple fibres.

ISO 26243:2007 specifies terms and definitions for the card with regard to spinning procedure for cotton and other staple fibres.