Production Process Improvement for Sewing Strip Labels to Collar Bands.

As prt of a search for better methods to attach care labels during the fabrication of collar bands, engineers at the Clemson Apparel Research Facility improved the design of the Clupicker, an auxiliary device that separates and pick up individual plies of fabric during sewing. Typically, collar bands for dress shirts and blouses consist o..

Improving the Clupicker. Phase 1.

Engineers at the Clemson Apparel Research Facility improved the design of the Clupicker, an auxiliary device that separates and picks up individual plies of abric during ewing, after extensive systems analyses. The redesign reduced the total number of parts from 80 to 39, decreasing assembly time by 50 percent. Field tests of a prototype,..

Optimizing the Cutting Process by Computer Aided Design (CAD) Cutting Pattern Production with Fabric Inspection and Length Cutting Machines.

The WSM V fabric inspection machine scans a fabric surface and redords the position of allfabric defects. This infomatin is relayed to a CAD system that is used for developing patterns. A length cutting machine cuts the appropriate fabric length for the pattern. The cutting pattern is designed by the CAD system to avoid fabric faults and ..

Flatbed Sewing Machines Introduced.

The Union Special Corporation introduced a new line of affordable flatbed sewing machines, the FS 1000 Series, at the 1993 Bobbin Show. In addition to the FS 1000 series, Union Special exhibited nearly 50 other sewing machines including a machine for attaching wide elastic to panties and lingerid, a machine for attaching elastic to men's ..

Eastman Cutting Equipment.

Eastman Machine Company recently introduced the Cutting Edge Digital Cutting System, a high speed, single ply cutter that features a rotary knife. The Cutting Edgy operates at speeds of up to 48 inches per second. The use of a laser cutting head increases penetration. The microprocessor control of the Cutting Edge is compatible with most ..

Computer Modeling for Fashion Design.

Powerful computer workstations and animation software can be used to present three dimensional simulation of fashion. TADAPS, SAMMIE, and WERNER are three biomechanical models of the human body based on the stick-man model. Animation of clothed figures involves the use of algorithms to set the body in motion and to simulate fabric texture..

Three Dimensional Computer Aided Design (CAD) System for Automatic Pattern Making.

Researchers developed a CAD system for the three dimensional simultino of apparel, including the automatic generation of patterns, from two dimensional feehand fashion sketches and drawings. An analysis of the methodology underlying the design of three dimensional CAD patterning algorithms focused on kinematic representations of apparel w..

First Fully Automatic Loading And Unloading Station - The Veit Finishmaster.

The Veit Finishmaster is the first apparel finishing station with fully automatic loading and unloading. It can finish apparel of all sizes, including bousons, parkas, short coats, and long jackets. Up to 800 garments can be finished in a normal 8 hour working shift. The garments are on hangers, which ae transferred to the loading system...

MIDA - A System for Made-To-Measure Garments.

The MIDA is a computer system is capable of maintaining a large database of measurements that characterize a population. The system can be used in the production of apparel, relation the morphological characteristics of the human body to garment design with the aim of achieving satisfactory fit. MIDA can be used by manufacturers that prod..

Travel to Japan to Observe State of the Art Robotics in the Apparel Industry.

Researchers from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory attended the japanese Interantional Apparel Machinery show in Tokyo to observe the current state of the art of fobotics in apparel machinery and equipment. Japan is the world leader in the development of robotics for this sector. The researchers also visited the corporate headquarters of ..