APPAREL MANUFACTURING – II 3(3+0)

Lesson 13 : Cutting

Cutting equipment – Continuous, Intermittent

Numerous attempts have been made over the years to develop methods of cutting cloth other than by means of some kind of metal blade. Today, in the majority of cutting rooms, the cutting process makes use of hand shears, a mechanized knife blade in one of several possible types, or a die press which stamps out the garment shapes. In all these methods, a sharp blade is pressed against the fibers of the fabric.(pdf)

From the stand point of cutting stroke action, there are two basic types of cutting machines:

1. Continuous
2. Intermittent

The major continuous types are:

• Vertical blade reciprocating cutting machines
• Rotary blade cutting machine
• Band knife machines

The major intermittent types are:

• Die cutters: clickers and presses
• Shears
• Cutting knives: short knives & table sword knives
• Notchers
• Drills