Heading machine for forming a head of a lace

A heading machine comprising:

• a base unit (1);
• a delivery unit (2) arranged on the base unit;
• two holding units (3) arranged on the base unit;
• a drive unit (4) arranged on the base unit;
• a cutting unit (5) arranged on the delivery unit;
• a computer control unit (6) arranged on the base unit;
• and
• a power supply (7) electrically coupled to the drive unit, the cutting unit and the computer control unit to provide an electric power;
• wherein:
• the base unit includes a track device (11) arranged transversely on an upper end of the base unit, and an adjusting frame (12) arranged on a side of the base unit;
• the delivery unit delivers a lace (8) which is wound around the adjusting frame which adjusts a tension of the lace;
• the two holding units are movable transversely on the track device of the base unit to pull the lace that is delivered from the delivery unit;
• the lace is clamped and disposed at clamped state by the two holding units;
• each of the two holding units has a holding portion (31) for holding the lace;
• the drive unit is arranged on the track device of the base unit and drives the two holding units;
• the cutting unit cuts the lace that is stretched from the delivery unit and forms a fray check on a rear end of the lace that has been cut, to prevent the lace from being dispersed due to fray;
• the cutting unit cuts the lace and forms a head on the lace;
• and
• the computer control unit is electrically coupled to the drive unit to control operation of the drive unit.