Wollprogramm

Wollprogramm is a German term used in the textile industry to describe a processing profile, software module, or configuration optimized for wool fibers in manufacturing workflows. It is not a single standardized product, but a label applied in machine interfaces, process planners, and vendor catalogs to signify wool-specific settings.

In practice, a Wollprogramm may govern parameters used by textile machines during wool processing, such as fiber handling, draft, twist, feeding rate, moisture control, cleaning cycles, and quality checks. The exact parameters vary with the equipment—carding, combing, spinning, knitting, weaving, or finishing lines—so the profile is tailored to wool properties like fineness, crimp, felting tendency, and dye receptivity.

Different mills or machine manufacturers offer their own wool-specific presets or modules, and the term is common in German-language manuals and training materials. There is no universal standard for what a Wollprogramm contains, and the same machine can present different wool profiles in its user interface depending on the supplier.

Historically, the concept reflects the broader move toward process automation in textiles, where material-specific profiles help optimize throughput, product quality, and waste reduction. In contemporary practice, references to Wollprogramm appear in process documentation, shop-floor software, and vocational instruction related to wool textile production.