Mechanisms of sewing machines

McLoughlin, John; Manchester, A. Mitchell

doi:10.1533/9780857093967.1.123

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“…Again, the same output can also be produced using an entirely automated, costly, high-level system, with minimal operator input. However, in the case of needlework there exists a range of lower cost interim labour-saving automation options between these two extremes, such as motor driven stitching machinery, or manually powered mechanisms, exemplified in the Singer sewing machine (McLoughlin and Mitchell, 2013). This is not currently the case for cell culture, there are no examples of commercially available low-cost machinery (Figure 4).…”

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Automation in the Life Science Research Laboratory

Holland

Davies

2020

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

116

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Section: The Laboratory Automation Interim Technology Gapmentioning

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Automation in the Life Science Research Laboratory

Holland

Davies

2020

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

116

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“…The machines of chainstitches 104 use bottom feeding system [3], can be equipped with a clutch or a servo motor [4]. If servo motor is used, the machine can have automatic thread trimmer and needle positioning [5]. Lubrication is mostly manual.…”

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Chain type hand stitch imitation machines for men suit manufacturing

Nemeša¹

2022

Tekstilna industrija

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Machines of chainstitches 104 create imitation of hand stitches 209 from one material side. Every hand stitch is formed from two threads, therefore the seams are more accented and very short length pick stitches are larger than created seams from real hand stitches 209. The length of the hand stitches is determined by the distance between a sewing needle and a hook needle of the machine. To create different length hand stitches a gauge set of the machine has to be changed. Because of different appearance of the stitches on top and bottom fabric surfaces the machines are used for top stitching of seams which are seen on a ready garment from one side only. In men suit manufacturing there are: top stitching of a jacket's lining, top stitching on pockets, fronts, etc. of jackets, vests, trousers. There are also available chainstitch 104 machines which create different variations of the hand stitches: double row hand stitches, parallel hand stitches, angular hand stitches. Comparing with the machines of real hand stitches 209, the machines of chainstitches 104 are much lower priced and have much higher productivity .

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“…Historically, defence diversification has found favor or met with resistance from various groups and for different reasons over time. In the 20th century, defence was closely intertwined with foreign policy goals, such as deterring the Soviet Union and strengthening NATO (McLoughlin, 2022). This led to a close relationship between the defence sector and the governments in both the UK and the US.…”

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Converting the United States and United Kingdom defence sector to civil production: The views of defence workers

Bell,

Price,

McLoughlin

et al. 2023

Peace & Change

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There are many social, environmental, and economic reasons for converting from defence manufacturing to civil production. Importantly, such a transformation could support more peace in the world while still ensuring the secure jobs that the defence sector has historically provided. The views of defence workers on such a transition are important to understanding how this change could effectively and equitably occur. To capture some of these views, the research project on which this paper is based involved interviewing 58 former and current defence sector workers in the United States and the United Kingdom and convening key leadership focus groups which included their trade union representatives. Though these workers' opinions were not entirely polarized and some interviewees had mixed and nuanced views, they loosely fell into three categories (a) opposed to defence diversification, (b) supportive of defence diversification, and (c) supportive in principle but thought that it would be unlikely to happen. The (a) category of defence workers primarily based their view on the idea that the defence sector is necessary for security and a feeling of pride in supporting this endeavor. The (b) category views were built on the perceived harm of the sector, the potential ‘peace dividend’ that would arise from transition, and feelings of guilt about working in the sector. The (c) group of workers identified the profit motive, worker attachment to defence jobs, technological issues, and the economic and political power of the defence companies as the key barriers to change. Proposals for effectively converting included economic incentives, government regulation, and organizing trade unions to push for change. A unified view was that workers want to be involved in discussions about these issues in their workplace and unions.

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Mechanisms of sewing machines

Cited by 10 publications

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Automation in the Life Science Research Laboratory

Automation in the Life Science Research Laboratory

Chain type hand stitch imitation machines for men suit manufacturing

Converting the United States and United Kingdom defence sector to civil production: The views of defence workers

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