APPAREL MANUFACTURING – II 3(3+0)

Lesson 33 : Commercial techniques of fabrication

Flat Bed Fusing Press

These are purpose-built fusing machines available in a variety of types from small table models to large, floor standing machines. There is also a wide choice of manual or mechanical loading and take-off systems for use with these presses.

Basically this type of press consists of padded top and bottom bucks with heating elements in one or both the bucks. The bottom buck is static, with the top buck raised or lowered to open or close trays, which move horizontally to feed work into and extract it.

There are many types of special purpose flat bed presses, which are built to suit a particular repetitive type of operation. They may even have a carousel action, which automatically moves the assembly from the loading position of the operator through the fusing and cooling processes and returns the fused components to the operator for unloading.