Method of identification of malfunctions or degradation of the operation of a textile machine, comprising the steps of: - providing in a spinning line at least one textile machine (2,4,6,8) provided with a control unit for processing management and with at least one detection device for detecting a physical value of a component of the textile machine, for example an operating parameter, constituting detected data, wherein the detection device provides i) a temperature value of support structures of moving organs of the machine; or ii) a pressure value in suction ducts of the machine; or iii) an acceleration value of the component; or iv) a distance value between two organs of the machine; or v) a current value of electric motors of the machine; or vi) a force value of tensioned belts of the machine; or vii) images relating to the machine or organs thereof; - providing main storage means, placed in a control room remote with respect to the spinning line, for storing detected data or status data of the spinning line or of said machine; - providing remote transmission/reception means for the transmission of collected data and/or status data from the detection device to the main storage means; - providing remote processing means operatively connected with the main storage means for processing the collected data and/or the status data stored; - correlating between them the trend of the collected data and/or status data of said machine to implement a predictive maintenance based on a huge amount of data, namely Big Data. - providing in a spinning line at least one textile machine (2,4,6,8) provided with a control unit for processing management and with at least one detection device for detecting a physical value of a component of the textile machine, for example an operating parameter, constituting detected data, wherein the detection device provides i) a temperature value of support structures of moving organs of the machine; or ii) a pressure value in suction ducts of the machine; or iii) an acceleration value of the component; or iv) a distance value between two organs of the machine; or v) a current value of electric motors of the machine; or vi) a force value of tensioned belts of the machine; or vii) images relating to the machine or organs thereof; i) a temperature value of support structures of moving organs of the machine; or ii) a pressure value in suction ducts of the machine; or iii) an acceleration value of the component; or iv) a distance value between two organs of the machine; or v) a current value of electric motors of the machine; or vi) a force value of tensioned belts of the machine; or vii) images relating to the machine or organs thereof; - providing main storage means, placed in a control room remote with respect to the spinning line, for storing detected data or status data of the spinning line or of said machine; - providing remote transmission/reception means for the transmission of collected data and/or status data from the detection device to the main storage means; - providing remote processing means operatively connected with the main storage means for processing the collected data and/or the status data stored; - correlating between them the trend of the collected data and/or status data of said machine to implement a predictive maintenance based on a huge amount of data, namely Big Data.