Textile machinery — Noise test code — Part 6: Fabric manufacturing machinery

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.