Manufacturing Technology for Apparel Automation — Lay up Module: PART I: SLAT DESIGN

Describes a novel principle of the automatic cloth layup module. Discusses the optimum design requirement of the slat, and the main element of the cloth stacking conveyor. Using Bernoulli‐Euler beam theory, calculates the maximum deflection of the slat for different materials and different cross‐sections of various dimensions. For the range of dimensions studied under the constraints set by the requirement of the slat, concludes that C or a hollow rectangular beam made of aluminium is the optimum selection among the cases considered.