Case study
Development of a complete production line for awnings
THE PROJECT
A newly set-up company from Northern Italy reached out to us for the development of a complete production line for quality awnings. They asked to supply not only a series of cutting, welding and sewing machines, but integrate the manufacturing stations with a custom developed software to keep track of orders, production progress, and available stock of fabrics and other materials.
THE PROCESS
Based on the volumes our customer required, we calculated how many units of each cutting, welding and sewing machine would have been necessary.
We also planned the set-up of the entire factory: materials flow, from the raw material warehouse into the production hall and, once the awnings were made, into the finished products warehouse, up to shipment to the end-customers. Our team of automation engineers designed the software that, with a simple “click” of the barcode reading gun at each production station, monitors the various stages in the production process of each individual product while, at the same time, keeping track of the materials remaining in stock.
We supplied:
- 3 cutting machines, one of which features the infrared stabilization system for crystal (clear) PVC
- 2 linear sewing machines for the overlaps and the hems
- 2 linear welding and gluing machines (one with combined hot air and liquid glue technology, the second with liquid glue for awnings)
- 3 sewing stations to put the decorative braid on the awning valances
- 2 machines to make the top and bottom pockets-with-rope
- 1 X-Y cutting machine to square the awnings after the panels are joined
