Simple Automatic Sewing Machine Used in Apparel Industry
Simple Automatic Sewing Machine Used in Apparel Industry:
A sewing machine is one of the most important pieces of equipment in the garments manufacturing industry. Simple automatic sewing m/c is one of the types of the sewing machine. Simple automatic sewing m/c includes button attaching sewing machine, buttonhole sewing m/c, and bar-tack sewing m/c. This article has presented those automatic sewing machines with their features.
Simple Automatic Sewing Machine:
Some machines are found to sew for special purposes such as buttonhole making, button attaching, bar-tack creating, and so on. In these machines, the predetermined work is done by cyclic order which is why called simple automatic is sewing m/c.
Various Simple Automatic Sewing Machine Used in Garment Industry:
The following are the description of some simple automatic sewing machines:
1. Buttonhole sewing machine:

Fig: Buttonhole sewing machine
- It is a simple automatic sewing m/c.
- Easy adjustment of hole size and stitch density is facilitated here.
- For heavy fabric, the hole is cut before sewing.
- For lighter fabric, the hole is cut after sewing.
- A special type of sewing thread is used for sewing.
- To raise the stitch is called gimp.
- Stitch type: lock or chain stitch may be used.
2. Button attaching sewing machine:

Fig: Button attaching sewing machine
- It is a simple automatic machine.
- Button positioning can be automatic.
- Sewing is done according to the hole in the button and maybe cross or parallel.
- Automatic feeding of the button.
- Stitch type: lock or chain stitch may be used.
3. Bar-tak sewing machine:

Fig: Bar-tak sewing machine
- Simple automatic sewing m/c.
- It is used for heavy fabric sewing.
- It is a cyclic operation.
- It is used where the garments in high pressure such as belt loop, pocket corner.
Speech from the writer:
If you read this article attentively then can answer the below questions easily in the interview:
- What do you understand by automatic sewing m/c?
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- Mention the characteristics of button attaching sewing m/c.
- Point out the features of bar-tack sewing m/c.