Automatic stitching of footwear parts
AssigneeECCO Sko A/S
InventorsThomas GOGSIG, Jorgen Knese, Jens Peter Bredvig
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Abstract
A method and a system for manufacturing footwear. The footwear including at least two footwear parts. The footwear parts are at least partly connected together by stitching for forming at least part of an upper part of the footwear. The method includes providing a base layer and providing the at least two footwear parts. The at least two footwear parts are positioned on the base layer. The at least two footwear parts are fixated on the base layer in respective relative positions corresponding to predefined connected positions. The at least two footwear parts are connected with each other by an automated stitching. The at least two footwear parts in connected form to provide the footwear.
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A method of manufacturing footwear, said footwear comprising at least two footwear parts, which are shoe parts, and which footwear parts are at least partly connected together by stitching for forming at least part of an upper part of said footwear, said method comprising:
- providing a base layer,
- providing said at least two footwear parts and positioning said at least two footwear parts on said base layer,
- fixating said at least two footwear parts on said base layer in respective relative positions corresponding to predefined connected positions,
- connecting said at least two footwear parts with each other by an automated stitching, and
- processing the at least two footwear parts in connected form to provide said footwear.
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A system for manufacturing footwear, said footwear comprising at least two footwear parts, which are shoe parts, and which footwear parts are at least partly connected together by stitching for forming at least part of an upper part of said footwear, said system comprising:
- a base layer holding device configured for holding a base layer,
- a positioning device for positioning at least two footwear parts on said base layer,
- an adhering activating device configured for fixating said at least two footwear parts on said base layer in respective relative positions,
- an automated stitching device configured for connecting said at least two footwear parts with each other, and
- at least a further processing device for facilitating further processing of the at least two footwear parts in connected form to provide said footwear.
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