Systems and methods for automated manufacturing of flexible goods and related technologies
AssigneeSewbo, Inc.
InventorsJonathan Michael Zornow, Peter Pruyn Malarkey
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Abstract
Systems and methods for automated manufacturing of flexible goods and related technologies are disclosed. A workpiece can be processed to temporarily change its physical properties for facilitating handling and assembly operations. The system can include one or more automated handling apparatuses for transporting workpieces between workstations. Each workstation can perform a different stage of the manufacturing process. After the goods have been manufactured, the goods can be processed such that is returns to its original physical properties.
Claims7
A method for manufacturing a garment, the method comprising:
- applying one or more stiffening treatment films to a flexible material to form a stiffened material by:
- feeding, by a first roller assembly, the one or more stiffening treatment films to a third roller assembly;
- rolling, by a second roller assembly, the flexible material to the third roller assembly;
- compressing, via the third roller assembly, the one or more stiffening treatment films and the flexible material to form a multilayer workpiece;
- and
- applying a solvent to the one or more stiffening treatment films to partially dissolve the one or more stiffening treatment films and to form a stiffened material from the multilayer workpiece;
- robotically transporting the stiffened material to a garment assembly workstation;
- robotically coupling the stiffened material to another piece of material to form at least a portion of a garment;
- and
- removing substantially all of the one or more stiffening treatment films from the stiffened material.
A method for manufacturing a garment, the method comprising:
- applying one or more stiffening treatment films to a flexible material to form a stiffened material by:
- feeding, by a first roller assembly, the one or more stiffening treatment films to a third roller assembly;
- rolling, by a second roller assembly, the flexible material to the third roller assembly;
- applying a solvent to the one or more treatment film to partially dissolve the one or more stiffening treatment films;
- compressing, via the third roller assembly, the one or more partially dissolved stiffening treatment films and the flexible material to form a multilayer workpiece;
- and
- removing the solvent from the multilayer workpiece to form a stiffened multilayer workpiece;
- and
- robotically transporting the stiffened multilayer workpiece to a garment assembly workstation;
- robotically coupling the stiffened multilayer workpiece to another piece of material to form at least a portion of a garment;
- and
- removing substantially all of the one or more partially dissolved stiffening treatment films from the stiffened multilayer workpiece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.