A spray device and a method of using the spray device are provided. The spray device facilitates the application of a liquid such as a pretreatment liquid to an area of a fabric material. The spray device can be positioned on or adjacent portions of the fabric material and/or a substrate supporting the fabric material. The spray device can be activated to spray the pretreatment liquid and move the spray device on portions of the fabric material and/or the substrate supporting the fabric material.

The present invention relates to a dyeing machine (1) having at least one each vertical guides (24) positioned at the two sides of at least one body (20) for realizing dyeing during wrapping of the yarn (223) from at least one first bobbin (21) to the second bobbin (22), at least one sprayer drive mechanism (17) which can move vertically on said vertical guide (24), at least one bobbin carrier (224), at least one drum (23) which contacts the surface of said second bobbin (22) positioned on said bobbin carrier (224), at least one first drive element (231) where said drum (23) is connected from one side for providing movement of said drum (23), at least one fourth drive element (171) for moving said sprayer drive mechanism (17), at least one sprayer (16) which realizes dyeing while the yarn (223), positioned on said sprayer drive mechanism (17), is wrapped onto the second bobbin (22), and at least one pump (14) connected to at least one dye kier (11) for obtaining the dye needed by said sprayer (16). The improvement of the present invention is that in order to provide realization of stamping dyeing, the subject matter dyeing machine (1) comprises at least one sensor (18) which detects the deviation between the position of the sprayer (16) and at least one predetermined stamping region (221) on said second bobbin (22), at least one second drive element (232) configured to rotate the second bobbin (22) in a direction which is opposite to the direction of the first drive element (231) in order to provide alignment of the sprayer (16) with said stamping region (221), and at least one control unit (30) associated to said sensor (18) in order to control the operation of said fourth drive element (171) by means of said second drive element (232).

Laser finishing of apparel products allows an operating model that reduces finishing cost, lowers carrying costs, increases productivity, shortens time to market, be more reactive to trends, reduce product constraints, reduces lost sales and dilution, and more. Improved aspects include design, development, planning, merchandising, selling, making, and delivering. The model uses fabric templates, each of which can be used to produce a multitude of laser finishes. Operational efficiency is improved.

Aspects hereof relate to a multi-frame manufacturing apparatus for manufacturing articles from non-rigid materials and methods for manufacturing articles utilizing a multi-frame manufacturing apparatus. The multi-frame manufacturing apparatus includes a plurality of discrete frames, each frame including a movement mechanism that enables it to move between sequentially arranged processing stations. Each movement mechanism permits substantially horizontal movement forward and backward. The movement mechanism for at least one of the frames permits substantially vertical movement both up and down. Actuation of the movement mechanisms for at least two frames may permit the frames to switch their relative positions. Each frame additionally includes at least one gripping mechanism for temporarily securing non-rigid material in place on the framed for processing.

A system for in-line treatment of thread for use with a thread consuming device is provided. The system comprises at least one treatment unit being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the at least one thread when activated and a thread speed sensor being driven by the motion of the at least one thread. A method is further provided.

A system for in-line treatment of thread for use with a thread consuming unit is provided. The system includes a treatment unit having a plurality of nozzles arranged at different positions relative the at least one thread, said at least one thread being in motion in use, each nozzle being configured to dispense one or more coating substances onto the at least one thread when activated, and a light detection system for illuminating the at least one thread in order to receive light which is reflected from the at least one thread when said at least one thread is illuminated.

A method for providing visual effects to a decorative thread pattern, is provided. The method includes determining an object to be produced as such decorative thread pattern, determining a thread arrangement comprising a plurality of consecutive thread portions, each thread portion having a thread portion direction, wherein the entire thread arrangement corresponds to said object to be produced, determining at least one visual effect of said object to be produced, said visual effect being associated with a set of thread portions of said thread arrangement and having a direction being different from at least one thread portion direction of the set of thread portions, and determining a colouring scheme for a specific thread such that the visual effect is obtained when production of the decorative thread pattern, using said thread according to said thread arrangement, is performed. A control unit is also provided.

Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. A technique includes using machine learning to create or extract a laser input file for wear pattern from an existing garment. Machine learning can be by a generative adversarial network, having generative and discriminative neural nets. The generative adversarial network is trained and then used to create a model. This model is used generate the laser input file from an image of the existing garment with the finishing pattern. With this laser input file, a laser can re-create the wear pattern from the existing garment onto a new garment.

Laser finishing of apparel products allows an operating model that reduces finishing cost, lowers carrying costs, increases productivity, shortens time to market, be more reactive to trends, reduce product constraints, reduces lost sales and dilution, and more. Improved aspects include design, development, planning, merchandising, selling, making, and delivering. The model uses fabric templates, each of which can be used to produce a multitude of laser finishes. Operational efficiency is improved.

A fabric has enhanced response characteristics for laser finishing. The fabric can be denim for denim apparel such as jeans. Software and lasers are used to finish apparel made of the fabric to produce a desired wear or distressing pattern or other design. The fabric allows for relatively fast color change in response to the laser, color changes in hue from indigo blue to white, many grayscale levels, and maintains strength and stretch properties. A method used to make the fabric includes spinning, dyeing, and weaving yarns in such a way to obtain the desired enhanced response characteristics for laser finishing.