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11.3.1.2 Conveyorized holding table

Table top is a movable band, which forwards the ready spread to the cutter (convey-
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orized tables by Cosmotex , Morgan Tecnica , Caron , IMA S.p.A. ‘EasyLoader’ by
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Pathfinder , Serkon Makina , and others). Its speed can be synchronized with other
conveyor tables used in the spreading line or directly with the automated cutter. Thus,
transfer of the ready spread can be performed in the most qualitative way avoiding
any stretch and displacement of the fabric plies. The conveyorized holding table also
significantly reduces the workload of the spreading operators. However, conveyorized
holding tables are more expensive than tables with air-blowing system, and in case
of short-time maintenance or unexpected breakdown of the cutter, the table surface
cannot be used for manual cutting (manual cutting machines will not skate on it, and
the band can be even damaged by them).
To reduce the costs and avoid any breakdown in a cutting room, it is recommended
to create the spreading line from both types of tables. For example, 20 m-long table
could be designed from 14 m air-blowing surface and 6 m conveyorized surface:
Table with air-blowing system: for material spreading and holding, also in case of necessity,
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as a surface for manual cutting.
Conveyorized table: placed next to the automated cutter to perform maximally qualitative
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transfer of the ready spreads to the cutter. (To start cutting process, the ready spread should
be introduced onto cutting surface 2–3 m. After it, the cutter pulls, and the conveyorized
table pushes the fabric spread in synchronized way.)
Multilevel holding table (stacker table) has work surfaces in 3–5 levels (see
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Fig. 11.6) (‘Multilevel storage table’ by Morgan Tecnica , ‘Transmove’ by Bullmer ,
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‘Multilevel table’ by IMA S.p.A. , and ‘Multitier table’ by Mable ). Changing
the height of the needed holding surface, it is coordinated with the height of the

Fig. 11.6 Multilevel holding table.

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http://www.cosmotex.net
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http://www.morgantecnica.com
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http://www.carontechnology.com
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http://www.imaitaly.biz
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http://www.pathfinderaus.com.au/
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http://www.serkonmakina.com
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http://www.bullmer.de
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http://www.mablesupplies.com