Apparel Online Bangladesh Magazine November Issue 2018 | Page 48

Popular 10 welt pocket making
automat brands
There are certain operations in garment making that can be termed as ‘critical’. These operations require
high skill set and guides and folders to be of superior quality. They are more prone to defects and rework if
manually operated and sabotage the entire aesthetic of the garment. In such cases, the specialised sewing
automats for different operations can be taken into account to ensure high productivity and high quality. The
making of a Piped Pocket (also called double bone pocket) is one such crucial operation of garment making.
There are a number of automats of different brands available in the market for this particular operation. Team
Apparel Online presents to its readers the popular 10 brands in sewing automats known for welt pocket making.
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Juki Brother AMF Reece
Juki has been a well-known
name offering sewing
machines ranging from
lockstitch, overlock and
coverstitch machines, to
electronic bartackers and
automated sewing systems.
Juki’s automatic welting
machine, APW-895N, can
stitch straight pockets (with
flaps) on suits, jackets
and pants. Brother’s sewing machine
- BAS-612A also offers an
automatic lockstitch slant
pocket welt sewer that has
a sewing speed of 2,500
RPM. The machine has been
graded up so that condensed
stitching can be done even
on slant welting. Due to this
change, the machine rotates
reverse about 70 degrees at
the time of sewing start and
sewing end due to needle
bar engage-and-disengage
movement. This enables
BAS-612A to be able to stitch
slant pockets with flaps. AMF Reece is a manufacturer
of specialty industrial
sewing machines such as
mechanical and electronic
eyelet buttonhole machines,
chainstitch machines,
decorative handstitching
machines, button stitching and
wrapping machines, autojig
machines and trouser sewing
units including pocket welting
machines. The company’s
lockwelt series – LW7000
can be used for all types of
welted pockets and is ideal for
all segments of the apparel
industry. It can be used for
suits, trousers, jackets, coats,
skirts, vests, leather jackets,
sportswear, workwear, etc.
An easy-to-use operation
panel allows to switch from
single welt sewing to double
welt sewing with a single tap.
Equipped with direct-drive
motor causing less vibration,
APW-895N can run at a
maximum speed of 3,000
SPM.
Another model, APW-896NS
can be used to stitch slanted
pockets. With the same
SPM as of APW-895N, this
model has an LCD panel that
facilitates easy adjustment of
the knives with world’s first
computer-controlled sidewise
cutting position of the corner
knives.
It comes with an automatic
stacker and an operating
panel from which different
operating modes can be
selected, such as automatic,
manual, program, knife
change and cycle program.
It is capable of sewing at a
speed ranging up to 1,500-
3,000. Stationary tab knives
combined with the AC servo
motor controlled carriage
movement ensure high quality
corner cutting on all kinds
of fabric. Amongst its other
features, cycle sewing allows
up to 5 pocket styles that can
be selected from the control
panel.
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Atlanta
Attachment
Company
Atlanta Attachment Company
is a suitable choice for
stitching a welt pocket in
garments like sweat pants
and knit shorts. 3800P
is an automatic set-in
pocket workstation that can
simultaneously load and
sew overlapping operations
with the help of electronic
controls and automatic
garment transfer. Consisting of
two-needle lockstitch sewing
head, 3800P is capable of
automatic sizing, automatic
under trimming and automatic
stacking.
It can stitch approximately 360
pockets per hour, depending
on material and size of parts.
Apart from this, Atlanta offers
a range of machines for
belt loop attachment, collar
setting, cuff setting, waistband
attachment, bottom hemming,
zipper attachment and more.
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Duerkopp Adler  
Duerkopp Adler, the German
pioneer in automated and
engineered workstations, has
a heritage of more than 150
years in delivering innovative
solutions to the apparel
industry. One of its innovation
is 745-35-10-S, an automatic
piped pocket making unit,
that Duerkopp Adler claims to
be the fastest.
Suitable for welt pocket
making in jackets and
trousers, it can sew up to
2,400 pockets (without flaps)
and about 1,900 pockets
(with flaps) in an 8-hour shift.
The maximum speed of the
machine is 3,000 SPM.
The maximum precision of
corner incisions is achievable
with 745-35-10-S, due to
easily adjustable corner
knife system which can be
swivelled out for cleaning
and maintenance purposes.
It is even equipped with
three laser lights for fast and
precise loading of fabrics.
The sewing unit also reduces
the frequency of bobbin
change because of the
double bobbin capacity.