Disclosed is a guiding apparatus for use with a machine to facilitate performing an action along a self-guided path on a substrate. The guiding apparatus may include a support member configured to be attached to at least a portion of the machine. Further, the guiding apparatus may include one or more of lighting units, optical sensors, controllers, and user interface components, mounted on the support member, configured to identify an object, obtain position of the object on a substrate and perform an action along a self-guided path in association with that object on the substrate.

Disclosed is a guiding apparatus for use with a machine to facilitate performing an action along a self-guided path on a substrate. The guiding apparatus may include a support member configured to be attached to at least a portion of the machine. Further, the guiding apparatus may include one or more of lighting units, optical sensors, controllers, and user interface components, mounted on the support member, configured to identify an object, obtain position of the object on a substrate and perform an action along a self-guided path in association with that object on the substrate.

A garment station including a first guide separated from a second guide by a repositionable gap. The garment station further includes a head carrier disposed between the first guide and the second guide. The garment station further includes a first tool head and a second tool head attached to the head carrier and configured to join webs of fabric disposed across the gap. The head carrier is configured to maintain the first tool head and the second tool head aligned in the gap as the gap is repositioned.

A garment station including a first guide separated from a second guide by a repositionable gap. The garment station further includes a head carrier disposed between the first guide and the second guide. The garment station further includes a first tool head and a second tool head attached to the head carrier and configured to join webs of fabric disposed across the gap. The head carrier is configured to maintain the first tool head and the second tool head aligned in the gap as the gap is repositioned.

The present disclosure provides high tensile strength FCL seams, as well as methods for forming high tensile strength FCL seams by laser welding. The present disclosure also provides weldable FCL tabs for the reinforcement of both linear and curved sections of seams, as well as methods for reinforcing linear and curved sections of seams with weldable FCL tabs.

A symmetric-pleat flat mask with an expression window, and a manufacturing method and production equipment thereof, are disclosed. The present invention is a flat mask after being collected. The flat mask is provided with a flat body, and is replaceably combined with a flexible refractive diaphragm at a location corresponding to a user's mouth while the user is wearing the flat mask, so that an expression of the user's mouth can be seen from outside. In addition, two side surfaces on the pleats that are symmetric upward and downward are planned obliquely with a contour line, respectively. The pleats, along with the flat body, are unfolded to construct a three-dimensional sheathing shelf, thereby improving the shielding effect.

A symmetric-pleat flat mask with an expression window, and a manufacturing method and production equipment thereof, are disclosed. The present invention is a flat mask after being collected. The flat mask is provided with a flat body, and is replaceably combined with a flexible refractive diaphragm at a location corresponding to a user's mouth while the user is wearing the flat mask, so that an expression of the user's mouth can be seen from outside. In addition, two side surfaces on the pleats that are symmetric upward and downward are planned obliquely with a contour line, respectively. The pleats, along with the flat body, are unfolded to construct a three-dimensional sheathing shelf, thereby improving the shielding effect.

An aftermarket device for attachment to a facial mask includes a support layer and an adhesive segment. The support layer is sized to fold over and under a central portion of an upper edge of the facial mask and to extend laterally from centrally along the upper edge of the mask. The adhesive segment is connected to the support layer configured to connect to the facial mask. The device supports the facial mask during wear to conform the upper edge of the mask to a wearer's face along the nose and the cheeks under the eyes. The device extends the facial mask along bridge of the wearer's nose. The device may assist in comfort of mask wear, avoidance of irritation of the mask against skin, and limit frequent hand adjustment of the mask during wear.

An aftermarket device for attachment to a facial mask includes a support layer and an adhesive segment. The support layer is sized to fold over and under a central portion of an upper edge of the facial mask and to extend laterally from centrally along the upper edge of the mask. The adhesive segment is connected to the support layer configured to connect to the facial mask. The device supports the facial mask during wear to conform the upper edge of the mask to a wearer's face along the nose and the cheeks under the eyes. The device extends the facial mask along bridge of the wearer's nose. The device may assist in comfort of mask wear, avoidance of irritation of the mask against skin, and limit frequent hand adjustment of the mask during wear.

Disclosed are various systems and features for use with a machine, such as a sewing machine, to facilitate 3-dimensional vision systems that may enable operations on non-flat objects and paths. Such systems and features may be useful in the context of performing an action along a self-guided path on a substrate.