Drafting a textile machine and method for its operation

The invention relates to a method for operating a drafting arrangement of a textile machine, especially a spinning preparation machine, such as a carding or drafting machine, a ring spinning machine, an air spinning machine or a flyer, with the drafting unit (1) a plurality of lower rollers and cooperating therewith top rollers for guiding to verstreckendem material and comprises at least one loading means which exerts during operation of the drafting unit (1) on at least one of the lower rolls and / or upper rollers a load. According to the invention that the degree of load on the basis of machine data of the textile machine and / or data of the material to be stretched by means of a controller (13) is controlled is proposed. Further subject of the invention is a drafting arrangement of a textile machine, especially a spinning preparation machine, such as a carding or drafting machine, a ring spinning machine, an air spinning machine or a flyer, comprising a plurality of bottom rolls and cooperating therewith top rollers for guiding to verstreckendem material and a loading means for exerting a load on at least one of the lower rolls and / or upper rollers, according to the invention it is proposed that the loading means at least one with a controller (13) connectable load element (16), by means of which the degree of loading of the loading means during machine operation by means of the controller (13) is adjustable.