Spinning preparation machine

A spinning preparation machine, comprising:

• a consolidating means for producing a roving having a protective twist from a fiber bundle supplied to the consolidating means;
• a drafting system arranged upstream of the consolidating means in a running direction of the roving to draft the fiber bundle;
• a winding device arranged downstream of the consolidating means in the running direction to wind the roving onto a tube;
• a movably mounted traversing element adjacent the winding device to guide the roving being wound onto the tube;
• in a side view of the spinning preparation machine, the consolidating means arranged vertically between at least one feed roller of the drafting system and the traversing element;
• in the side view of the spinning preparation machine, the feed roller and the traversing element arranged on a same side of the consolidating means so that in operation of the spinning preparation machine, the roving experiences a change in direction after exiting the consolidating means and prior to being wound onto the tube;
• and
• a tube transfer device disposed to transfer the tubes from a tube transport device to the winding device or from the winding device to the tube transport device, wherein the traversing element, in the side view, is arranged horizontally between the consolidating means and the tube transfer device.