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Tables fitted with conveyors are used in fully automated spreading and cutting
processes. These facilitate transport of prepared spreads to the cutting section and
significantly reduce the workload of the single spreading operator necessary for the
transportation process (see Section 11.3.1.2).
6.3.9 Loading and unloading of fabric
Special roll loaders may be used to move fabric rolls from the floor or table top to the
cradle of the spreading machine (see Fig. 6.17). The roll loaders can secure both the
loading and unloading operations (see Section 11.3.3).
6.3.10 Spreading machines for folded fabric processing
Spreading machines with both a movable bar and a cradle feed systems can have an
extra attachment where to put folded fabric in case that fabric is not kept in a roll form.
This attachment together with other special devices ensures feeding and spreading of
open-folded or double-folded fabrics (see Fig. 6.18).
Fig. 6.17 Fabric loader by Cosmotex to lift fabric rolls from the floor.
