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Flexible Automation from Vibemac – VIII

Vibemac is known for its jeans and casual trouser automation machineries and innovative solutions to upgrade product consistency. Automation means mechanization in process to deskill the operation, thus enhancing product consistency and increase in productivity. As the operation becomes more and more specialized, the solution becomes more specific, thus reducing flexibility. Automation introduces specialization, and in turn reduces flexibility in a process. Traditionally automated workstations used to address a specific operation, with a specific stitch type for a specific fabric type, whereas a new trend is emerging among machinery manufacturers to offer flexibility in the automated workstations, which can handle a wide range of specifications. Team Apparel Online explored some of the automated yet flexible machines.
Automatic Pocket Hemming Unit( 007V-006VLS)
This machine has the flexibility to stitch on all kinds of fabrics, from stretch to polyester, from nylon to the heaviest jeans materials, with the maximum consistency of quality. And all this can be done by making a quick and easy mechanical adjustment to the machine because all the main regulations are electronic and therefore made through the control panel. There will no longer be any wave effect or arching of the pocket hem, which eliminates quality problems and creates a considerable gain in sewing speed along with very high production rates.
All these units are also equipped with an innovative transport system which is driven by a stepping motor. The operator places the material to be hemmed on a base where a photoelectric cell reads the presence of the pocket and activates the belt transport system. When the pocket comes out from the hemming cycle perfectly sewn, the photoelectric cell positioned at the end of the transport belt commands the unit to stop the cycle. The length of the thread at the beginning and at the end of the pocket can also be easily adjusted by means of a control panel.
The 1010V4 / V3 range machines are more flexible and economical, saving on delivery time and expenses. They can be indistinctly used by both manufacturers and even large factories.
At the end of the stitching cycle, the transporter belt and an unloader automatically stacks the pockets either to an inclined belt where a maximum of about 200 pockets can be stored or on a rotating disk of large productions, where up to 600 pockets are perfectly stored.
This unit offers flexibility in using either two-needle chainstitch( model 007V), or two-needle lockstitch( model 006VLS) or three-needle chainstitch( model 007K). It also offers three flexibility options in label attaching while hemming. In Manual Label Application, the operator manually inserts the pre-cut label into a guide during the sewing operation which is then inserted into the correct position using a suction pipe device. In Automatic Label Application, the label is cut to the proper size using a heat cutting device, and automatically inserted into the pocket hem sewing cycle. In Automatic Loader Robot Model R6H, the operator loads the pockets on the robot and lets the machine do the rest! This allows 2400 pockets per hour with no operator, and only requires a helper to collect the hemmed pockets from the rotating disk every 15 minutes( capacity 600 hemmed pockets). R6H robot is sold separately as an integration of the standard manual loading unit. The
machine has adjustable ergonomic stand with wheels, offering flexibility of height adjustment based on operator.
1010V4 Automatic Embroidery and Labelling Unit Double Colour
The whole 1010V4 range machines have benefited from adoption of improved performance and versatility of the PLK-G VMAC stitching head.
The programmable pattern tacking unit has a wider stitching field( 256 mm x 159 mm for the PLK-G Vmac head), which allows applications such as flap stitching, embroidering rear pockets or applying labels and hook and loop, sewing coin pockets, and performing other types of ornamental stitching. These modular, programmable units are extremely flexible and have a very simple design and construction distinguishing them from other products in the market. Available also in double colour( DC technology), these units enable the end user to stitch 2 colours at the same time!
By using the double grip( patented system), it is possible to use the most varied jigs which not only provide high performance but also extreme flexibility of usage.
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