SEWN PRODUCTS MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

Assignment-II
POST BED SEWING MACHINE

SUBMITTED TO: SUBMITTED BY:

MR. KAMALJEET SINGH BARKHA ARORA
SANIYA ARSHI
SARTHAK JAIN
SAURAV KUMAR
UJJAWALA JAIN

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

In performing our assignment, we had to take the help and guideline of some
respected persons, who deserve our greatest gratitude. The completion of this
assignment gives us much Pleasure. We would like to show our gratitude Mr.
Kamaljeet singh, NIFT kangra for giving us a good guideline for assignment
throughout numerous consultations. We would also like to expand our deepest
gratitude to all those who have directly and indirectly guided us in writing this
assignment.
In addition, a thank you to Professor Mr. Kamaljeet singh, who introduced us to the
sewn products machinery and equipment, and whose passion for the “underlying
structures” had lasting effect. We also thank NIFT for consent to include copyrighted
pictures as a part of our paper.
Many people, especially our classmates and team members itself, have made
valuable comment suggestions on this proposal which gave us an inspiration to
improve our assignment. We thank all the people for their help directly and indirectly
to complete our assignment.

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 CONTENT

S.NO. TOPIC Pg No.

1. Types of sewing machines used in garment industry. 4

(classification according to bed type)

2. Types of feed mechanism 4

3. Post bed sewing machine 5

a. Uses 6

b. Stitch type 6

c. Feed mechanism 6-7

4. Bibliography 8

Types of sewing machine used in garment industry

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There are four main types of industrial sewing machines. The differentiation between
them is based on the design of the arm and needle post. These four different kinds
of sewing machine and their uses are as follows:
1. Flatbed: the most common type, these machines resemble traditional sewing
machines in the arm and needle extend to the flat base of the machine.
Workers typically use this machine for sewing flat pieces of fabric together.
2. Cylinder bed: these machines feature a narrow, horizontal column as
opposed to a flat base. This allows fabric to pass around and under the
column. The diameter of the cylinder-bed varies from 5 cm to 16 cm. workers
employ the cylinder-bed machine for sewing cylindrical pieces such as cuffs,
but it is also useful for bulky items such as saddles and shoes.
3. Post-bed: these machines feature bobbins, feed dogs and/or loopers in a
vertical column that rises above the flat base of the machine. The height of
this column ranges from 10cm to 45 cm. applications that make access to the
sewing area difficult, suxh as attaching emblems, boot making and glove
making utilize the post bed machine.
4. Off the arm: the least common group, these machines require workers to
feed material along the axis of a horizontal column. The design limits the
length of the seam sewn to the length of the column, but it is useful for
applications sich as sleeve and shoulder seams.

Types of feed mechanism

Industrial sewing machines that deliver numerous feed capabilities are more
expensive. The main types of feed mechanisms are:
 Drop feed: The feed mechanism lies below the machine's sewing surface.
This is probably the most common feed type.
 Needle feed: The needle itself acts as the feed mechanism, which minimizes
slippage and allows workers to sew multiple layers of fabric.
 Walking foot: The immobile presser foot is replaced with a foot that moves
with the feed, which allows easier performance on thick, spongy or cushioned
materials.
 Puller feed: The machine grips and pulls straight-seemed material as it is
sewn and can perform on large, heavy-duty items such as canvas tents. 
 Manual feed: The feed is controlled entirely by the worker, who can do
delicate, personal work such as shoe repair, embroidery and quilting. On
industrial sewing machines, it is sometimes necessary to remove the feed
dogs to obtain a manual feed.
The application of an industrial sewing machine is also an important factor to
consider. For example, some machines come with an automatic pocket setter, while
others include pattern programmability or electronic eyelet buttonholers.
Furthermore, the strength and design of the machine needs to complement the type
of material. Higher quality machines will likely be necessary for medium to heavy
materials, such as denim, while base level industrial machines may be adequate for
lighter materials, such as cotton.
Post bed sewing machine

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Post bed machine is a sewing machine with raised bed and is used for stitching of
three dimensional products.

Post machines allow you to sew in any direction by rotating the work.

It has relatively smaller sewing area than other bed types.

Its bed is titlted so that the stitch could be seen from the top.
Some of the older Singer post machines were purpose built with fixed short stitch
lengths (especially those intended to sew decorative stitches on shoes). This might
be a limiting factor about old post bed machines. A good post machine let you
change the stitch length to 5 per inch by turning a knob or moving a lever. Another
thing about the old post machines is that some are limited in their thread size
capacity to no more than #69 bonded thread, or less. This would be a negative factor
for sewing bags that would require #92 or #138 bonded thread for structural integrity.

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Modern post machines are usually more flexible in thread handling and stitch length
specs.
Uses
Post bed sewing machines are used to sew leather products, shoes and bags.
Stich type
Lock and chain stitch
Feed mechanism in post bed sewing machine
Variable top and bottom feed

One feeding foot at top and one feed dog below the throat plate feed the fabric plies
together. The bottom of the feeding foot has a toothed surface. Feeding takes place
while the needle is outside the fabric plies. Here, the top feed and bottom feed
amounts can be independently adjusted to create inter-ply slackness or tension in
the fabric being sewn. The presser foot is in two sections, one holding the fabric in
position while the stitch is being formed and the other having teeth on the lower side
and moving or walking in such a way that the top ply is taken along positively while
the needle is out of the material Positive control of the top ply allows for adjustments
so that the fabric plies will either be fed through exactly together or, if required, the
top ply is gathered into the bottom ply

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The feeding foot works before the needle to create a gather in the top ply, for
example giving fullness while sleeve setting in the armhole of a blazer, and works
behind the needle to create smooth seams, for example centring the back seam of
blazer. The feed difference that can be created between top and bottom ply at best
create fullness but cannot create visible gathers in one ply.

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 BIBLIOGRAPHY

https://leatherworker.net/forum/topic/80593-post-bed-machines/
https://clothingindustry.blogspot.com/2017/12/classification-sewing-
machines.html?m=1
https://textilelearner.blogspot.com/2013/07/different-sewing-machine-feed-
mechanism.html
https://dir.indiamart.com/impcat/post-bed-sewing-machine.html