A review of automated cutting machines considers equipment by GGT-Niebuhr, Lectra, Rimoldi, Investronica, and Bullmer. New machines by GGT-Niebuhr include the Synchron 100, which continually spreads fabric for the Gerber S-3200 cutting machine, and an automated plaid and stripe matching system. Lectra offers the Eclipse system, which allows the cutting process to contiue during conveyor advance of the fabric, the Graphic Pilot software for cutting management, the automated Progress Ⅱ spreading machine, and the RollerCut, which is a fast, single ply cutting system. Besides the new range of AMP Die Cutting machines for lace and tubular fabrics, Rimoldi offers the highly successful 928 Matic fabric spreading machine. Investronica supplies a completely automatic cutting line that comprises the Inves CVS synchronized feeder, the Invescut CV020 cutting machine, and the Invesmatch automatic pattern matching system. Bullmer's ECVⅡ and ECVⅢ bar feed spreading machines spread fabric rolls with an unrolling bar. also offers two quick magazines for fabric rolls with bars (SW-A4/500) and fabric rolls without bars (SW-M 6/500).