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Quilt making automatic scheduling system and method

A technology for manufacturing systems and scheduling subsystems, applied in sewing machines for quilting, program-controlled sewing machines, textiles and papermaking, etc., can solve problems such as failure to achieve work efficiency, and achieve the effect of increasing productivity and eliminating sources of errors and waste.

Inactive Publication Date: 2002-03-20
L & P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO
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As a result, optimal productivity is not achieved

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[0025] Figure 1 is a diagram of a plant 100 such as a quilt manufacturing plant comprising a plurality of quilting machines 10, which may be of various types 10n, but which preferably have a programmable controller A quilting machine 10a, 10b of the multi-needle type, the programmable controller is capable of automatically operating the machine to produce various assortments or series of assortments, such as mattress covers of different sizes and types. Quilting machines of this type include, for example, the Paragon 4 modelmachine manufactured by Gribetz international Corporation of Sunrise, Florida (Sunrise Gribetz International Company of Florida). The other quilting machine is that of model 4300,3. One quilting machine 10a of the plurality of quilting machines included in the preferred embodiment of the present invention is diagrammatically illustrated in FIG. Compensating Programmable Quilter and Molding Cutting System) is described in more detail...

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A quilt manufacturing facility having a plurality of quilting machines is provided with an automated scheduling system which automatically generates and distributes schedules for the making of quilted products listed in input customer orders. The generated schedules are distributed in the form of computer files downloaded to the controllers of the machines. The generation of schedules is carried out by a programmed central scheduling computer which considers stored data identifying each of the machines and their capabilities, the materials available for production of the products and the product specifications, and determines the machine setting and material requirements for each product on the customer order list as well as the required completion times for each of the ordered products. Schedules for each machine are generated so as to schedule each product with other products having similar machine setting or material requirements in a manner that is consistent with the required completion or delivery times for each product. The scheduling optimizes the use of the quilting machines and operator time by reducing the number of machine setups and material changes. Information is collected from each machine which records all downtime of the machines and the reasons therefor and which records a history of the actual performance of the machines for use by the scheduling computer in more accurately evaluating future schedules.

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field of invention [0001] The present invention relates to quilt making and, in particular, to the scheduling, management and evaluation of quilt production in a quilt making facility using a plurality of automatically controllable quilt making machines. Background of the invention [0002] Quilting is a specialized technique in the field of sewing in general, in which multiple layers of material are stitched to form a pattern on both sides of the material. A multi-ply material generally includes at least three layers, one is a woven main or facing sheeting of a decorative finishing quality; one is a usual woven backing, which may or may not be a finishing quality; and one or An inner layer of multiple layers of thick filler material, usually a mess of guided fibers. The stitched pattern maintains the physical relationship of the layers of material to one another while still providing a decorative quality. For example, quilting is done on the original comforter or wool sca...

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IPC IPC(8): D05B11/00D05B19/00D05B19/12
CPCD05B19/00D05B19/12D05B11/00
Inventor 詹姆斯·T·弗雷泽小冯·霍尔M·布尔·怀特
Owner L & P PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO
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