Needles for manufacturing zip fasteners Product: Needles with a flat area on the left and right. Different flat areas make different needle point spacings possible Needles are used in pairs Stitching technique Double chain stitch Endless manufacture Applications: Needles for manufacturing zip fasteners by sewing Plastic spirals onto textile strips Needles for the (special) manufacture …
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Stitching of leather and other materials with a closed structure Leather, paper & plastics are materials, which on account of their closed structure can only be stitched using cutting-point needles. Schmetz has carefully developed needles with cutting points for numerous applications, e.g. The leather processing industry with the sectors: Ø Garment making Ø Footwear manufacture …
Continue reading Cutting Points Needles for Stitching LeatherNeedle with eccentric point Stitching technique “Invisible” seams(blind seams) can be optimally stitched for a host of different types of material using special blindstitching needles. Product: Curved formEcentric point on the outer curve of the needle Blindstitching needles are characterized by : Demand Schmetz blindstitching needles Exact,punctiform”blindstitching” Of the woven / knitted materials Greater …
Continue reading Needles for blind-stitching of textilesOptimum stitching of a wide variety of textile materials requires needles, which avoid damage to the material by having a displacement point (round point). Types of Material Ø Woven fabrics Ø Knitwear Ø Elastic materials Ø Composite materials Ø Laminated materials Ø Films Ø Material combinations Ø Fields of application Field of Use Ø Manufacture …
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