AF-103 Boarding Machine

The AF-103 Automatic Finishing Machine was invented to solve the ergonomic and production problems of the hosiery industry. This new machine eliminates the pairing and clipping department from your production cost. Each sock is directly contacted by the electrically heated presses that effectively set the sock to the ergonomically designed horizontal boarding form. By heating the sock rather than the work environment, available energy is used to the maximum efficiency, cutting energy consumption to about a third of what is used by competitive units. The automatic stacker will present a pair of socks with strings detached, or you may choose to have them stacked up to twelve pairs. At 21 boards per minute, the operator will inspect each sock as it is boarded and choose to eliminate a poor quality sock from production by selecting it to go off-line. An operator interface keeps count of the total number of pairs produced as well as the total number of rejects. To further automate statistical process control, there is an available option that will report from each machine the product count and reject count to a PC workstation located in your office or a remote location. By drastically cutting costs and producing a more consistent product, the AF-103 makes traditional boarding processes obsolete.

TMC Automation (Todd Motion Controls), a subsidiary of Speizman Industries, 5511 Reynolda Rd., PO Box 11966, Winston-Salem, NC 27116-1966. Tel: 336-924-2222; Fax: 336-924-1750.