Various examples are provided related to transporting and sewing material in, e.g., automation of sewing robots. An automated sewing process feed control system is disclosed in which a material aligner is utilized. An omni-chain material aligner can include a circular roller chain in which the rollers allow for a controlling force to be applied to a material. An omni-belt material aligner can include a belt with attached perpendicular rollers which allow feed control and active motorized steering control. The material aligner can control the pressure applied onto the material to facilitate control of feeding the material.

Various examples are provided related to transporting and sewing material in, e.g., automation of sewing robots. An automated sewing process feed control system is disclosed in which a material aligner is utilized. An omni-chain material aligner can include a circular roller chain in which the rollers allow for a controlling force to be applied to a material. An omni-belt material aligner can include a belt with attached perpendicular rollers which allow feed control and active motorized steering control. The material aligner can control the pressure applied onto the material to facilitate control of feeding the material.

An assistance system that can be used for prosthetic heart valve manufacturing or suturing procedures includes an automated fixture that can comprise an articulation arm and a target device holder. The target device holder can be positioned and oriented to reduce operator strain during a manufacturing or inspection process. The assistance system includes a user input device enabling the operator to move between positions to assist in such processes. The assistance system can also be trained by capturing sequences of position data corresponding to a manufacturing or inspection process.

According to the sewing system of the present embodiment, the sewing machine and the robot arm are fixedly supported at the fixed positions by the base. Therefore, when a target position of the robot arm for the sewing operation is set once, a relative positional relation between the robot arm and the sewing machine is kept by the base even though the sewing system is entirely moved. Therefore, it is not necessary to again perform a setting operation of the target position for the sewing operation, so that the burdens on the teaching operation and the other setting operations are reduced.

A sewing machine according to the present disclosure includes a base and a support member that is movable with respect to the base between multiple use positions. The support member is configured to support multiple tools such that a selected one of the tools is useable when the support member is positioned in each of the use positions.

An assistance system that can be used for prosthetic heart valve manufacturing or suturing procedures includes an automated fixture that can comprise an articulation arm and a target device holder. The target device holder can be positioned and oriented to reduce operator strain during a manufacturing or inspection process. The assistance system includes a user input device enabling the operator to move between positions to assist in such processes. The assistance system can also be trained by capturing sequences of position data corresponding to a manufacturing or inspection process.

A flip-over assembly for automatic hat-making production line equipment includes an installation seat, a flip-over component, two groups of driving components, a translation component, and an angle adjustment component. The flip-over component is correspondingly installed at a top end of the installation seat. The two groups of driving components are matchingly installed on both side walls of the installation seat. Output ends of the driving components are in a transmission connection with the flip-over component. The angle adjustment component is installed on a lower surface of the installation seat. The translation component is matchingly installed on a lower surface of the angle adjustment component. The flip-over assembly can collect cloth using a left side plate and a right side plate, and can clamp and open the cloth and perform double-needle sewing on the cloth and subsequent cloth opening, which can be controlled by the operator.

A flip-over assembly for automatic hat-making production line equipment includes an installation seat, a flip-over component, two groups of driving components, a translation component, and an angle adjustment component. The flip-over component is correspondingly installed at a top end of the installation seat. The two groups of driving components are matchingly installed on both side walls of the installation seat. Output ends of the driving components are in a transmission connection with the flip-over component. The angle adjustment component is installed on a lower surface of the installation seat. The translation component is matchingly installed on a lower surface of the angle adjustment component. The flip-over assembly can collect cloth using a left side plate and a right side plate, and can clamp and open the cloth and perform double-needle sewing on the cloth and subsequent cloth opening, which can be controlled by the operator.

A presser foot tube maker apparatus includes a hollow form with a first end and a second end and an inside and an outside and a presser foot configured for attachment to a sewing machine. And an adjustment base is provided where the hollow form is connected with the adjustment base and where the presser foot is connected with the adjustment base such that location of the hollow form and the presser foot relative to the adjustment base is adjustable.

A presser foot tube maker apparatus includes a hollow form with a first end and a second end and an inside and an outside and a presser foot configured for attachment to a sewing machine. And an adjustment base is provided where the hollow form is connected with the adjustment base and where the presser foot is connected with the adjustment base such that location of the hollow form and the presser foot relative to the adjustment base is adjustable.