Recently, the demand of wire quality improvement has been increasing due to the development of the textile market, and the demand for round type flat wire having superior performance compared to the existing reed wire is also increasing greatly. The round wire requires equal spacing and precise alignment of the wire at reed knitting. So, there is a need for a method for measuring the flatness of Reed in real time. In this paper, it is shown how the contact and non - contact methods for the flatness of Reed used in a power loom are easy to measure in real - time process. The contact-type method provides excellent measurement accuracy and precision because it directly touches the object. The non-contact type does not touch the object, so it does not scratch the surface, and the result can be obtained faster than the contact type. Contact type measuring device was used as contact type and laser displacement sensor was used as non - contact type. It was confirmed that the measurement method using the laser displacement sensor (non-contact type) is suitable for the real time process.

In this paper, we investigated the change of sectional shape according to the tension when the reed wire was rolled. When rolling is performed, the tension acting on the reed wire acts in the opposite direction of the rolling progress and prevents twisting or bending phenomenon. The shape of the cross section was changed according to the tension acting on the reed wire, and the reed wire was rolled by continuously rolling the flat rolled wire and the tension was applied to the reed wire to control the simulation. As a result of the experiment, it was confirmed that the dimensions of the thickness and width after rolling can be adjusted through the tension acting on the lead wire. It was also confirmed that as the tension increased, the length of the lead wire increased and the residual stress increased.