At a Glance
- Customer had to burning desire to know if automated stitching (surging) at speed was possible
- 6000 stitches a minute!
- Process parameters had to be developed before automation could begin
work samples
High Speed Stitching Experiment
"Experiments: Because guessing is for amateurs."
Impetus to Invent
Labor is skyrocketing, and shipping is skyrocketing. Cotton is picked here in the USA and shipped overseas, only to come back to the United States to be turned into products. So much waste! Why not Invent Automation for stitching? It’s a niche, booming industry, and Invent Automation is at the forefront. By developing the feeds, speeds, parameters, and understanding the loads, the customer is now fully equipped to begin their automation stitching journey full speed ahead. All it took was a state-of-the-art surging machine equipped with a high-performance servo, a variety of sensors, load cells, a needle chiller, and voila, automation is in their future!
Problem Solved
Automated surging of an elastic band solved
Process parameters for stitching understood
Lessons Learned
Evacuating the material at speed was the key!
What Was Unique
Stitching used to always be at the forefront of technology. With Invent Automation's overlay of modern digital technology, we did our part to push the limits in this field.
What Was Challenging
Outfitting the high-speed surge with load cells, a suite of sensors, needle chillers, etc. is what was really at the heart of making this project work.
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