A method and tooling for manufacturing flexible articles of manufacture such as garments, bags, backpacks and accessories that require hemmed edges. The method and tooling are compatible for use in an automated system and simplify the hemming process by performing the hemming operation on a flat pattern of material before the pattern of material has been joined with other patterns of material to form a finished or intermediate three-dimensional workpiece. This facilitates the formation of the hem by allowing the hem to be formed on a flat material pattern on a flat surface, thereby facilitating the folding, creasing and affixing of the hem without the requirement of human dexterity and labor.

A method and tooling for manufacturing flexible articles of manufacture such as garments, bags, backpacks and accessories that require hemmed edges. The method and tooling are compatible for use in an automated system and simplify the hemming process by performing the hemming operation on a flat pattern of material before the pattern of material has been joined with other patterns of material to form a finished or intermediate three-dimensional workpiece. This facilitates the formation of the hem by allowing the hem to be formed on a flat material pattern on a flat surface, thereby facilitating the folding, creasing and affixing of the hem without the requirement of human dexterity and labor.

A method of pleating a fabric, the method comprising pleating the fabric with a first pleating process to create a first set of pleats in the fabric along a first axis; pleating the fabric with a second pleating process to create a second set of pleats in the fabric along a second axis different to the first axis, wherein the second set of pleats are pleated over the first set of pleats, and wherein the first set of pleats is a set of in-plane pleats lying substantially in the plane of the fabric and the second set of pleats is a set of out-of-plane pleats which stand out of the plane of the fabric.

A method of pleating a fabric, the method comprising pleating the fabric with a first pleating process to create a first set of pleats in the fabric along a first axis; pleating the fabric with a second pleating process to create a second set of pleats in the fabric along a second axis different to the first axis, wherein the second set of pleats are pleated over the first set of pleats, and wherein the first set of pleats is a set of in-plane pleats lying substantially in the plane of the fabric and the second set of pleats is a set of out-of-plane pleats which stand out of the plane of the fabric.

A method and tooling for manufacturing flexible articles of manufacture such as garments, bags, backpacks and accessories that require hemmed edges. The method and tooling are compatible for use in an automated system and simplify the hemming process by performing the hemming operation on a flat pattern of material before the pattern of material has been joined with other patterns of material to form a finished or intermediate three-dimensional workpiece. This facilitates the formation of the hem by allowing the hem to be formed on a flat material pattern on a flat surface, thereby facilitating the folding, creasing and affixing of the hem without the requirement of human dexterity and labor.

A method and tooling for manufacturing flexible articles of manufacture such as garments, bags, backpacks and accessories that require hemmed edges. The method and tooling are compatible for use in an automated system and simplify the hemming process by performing the hemming operation on a flat pattern of material before the pattern of material has been joined with other patterns of material to form a finished or intermediate three-dimensional workpiece. This facilitates the formation of the hem by allowing the hem to be formed on a flat material pattern on a flat surface, thereby facilitating the folding, creasing and affixing of the hem without the requirement of human dexterity and labor.

The present invention relates to method for manufacturing disposable upper body garments having sleeves and a front portion. The method comprises feeding a main film in a longitudinal direction and forming an assembly comprising a first sleeve film and a second sleeve film arranged on an upper surface of the main film. The method further comprises, for a first one of the garments, welding the first sleeve film to the main film along an outline defining the sleeves of said first one of the garments, and for a second one of the garments, welding the second sleeve film to the main film along an outline defining the sleeves of said second one of the garments. After the welding steps, the method comprises punching through the assembly to define a neck opening of the first one and the second one of the garments; and punching through the assembly along an outline of the first one and the second one of the garments.

The present invention relates to method for manufacturing disposable upper body garments having sleeves and a front portion. The method comprises feeding a main film in a longitudinal direction and forming an assembly comprising a first sleeve film and a second sleeve film arranged on an upper surface of the main film. The method further comprises, for a first one of the garments, welding the first sleeve film to the main film along an outline defining the sleeves of said first one of the garments, and for a second one of the garments, welding the second sleeve film to the main film along an outline defining the sleeves of said second one of the garments. After the welding steps, the method comprises punching through the assembly to define a neck opening of the first one and the second one of the garments; and punching through the assembly along an outline of the first one and the second one of the garments.

A patch pocket folding apparatus (1) comprises: a template (2), moving means (3) of the template (2), a folding body (4), against which the template (2) pushes a fabric (T), folding blades (5), a folding unit (G) disposed under the folding body (4); the folding unit (G) is composed of a set of strips (6) made of an easily workable rigid material that are fixed under the folding body (4) and define an internal corresponding border having the same profile as the external border of the template (2).

A patch pocket folding apparatus (1) comprises: a template (2), moving means (3) of the template (2), a folding body (4), against which the template (2) pushes a fabric (T), folding blades (5), a folding unit (G) disposed under the folding body (4); the folding unit (G) is composed of a set of strips (6) made of an easily workable rigid material that are fixed under the folding body (4) and define an internal corresponding border having the same profile as the external border of the template (2).