PFAFF displays 'Smart Seaming' solution at Techtextil

Thus was the summary of the management of the Messe Frankfurt in their final report. A crowded booth on all four days and the consistently positive feedback of the many PFAFF INDUSTRIAL-dealers and sales partners from around the world confirm this statement.

The trade show was a huge success for PFAFF INDUSTRIAL who were present at one of the big industry trade shows for the first time following their take over by ShangGong (Europe) Holding Corp. GmbH.

The synergies resulting from the concurrent trade shows Texprocess and Techtextil are of great importance for PFAFF INDUSTRIAL and their product portfolio. Using the motto “Excellence in Seaming” the company showed great solutions for sewing and welding that offer the many customers specific benefits respectively real added value in terms of quality, performance, process reliability.

It was evident that the trade show was not just embraced by the classic garment manufacturers, but also by many visitors from the fields of protective gear/protective clothing, functional apparel, environmental technology, filtration, protection against the sun and automotive looking for “joining solutions”.

The highlight at the predominantly red PFAFF INDUSTRIAL-booth was the presentation of the POWERLINE 3705 cylinder bed machine featuring “Smart Seaming”. “Smart Seaming” was the first ever presentation of a standard industrial sewing machine being controlled via a consumer tablet (featuring the known multi touch-functionalities).

But “Smart Seaming” is more. Smart Seaming realizes a functional extension of classical machine operation by service and management functionalities:

- Simpler and safer parameter setting versus the traditional operator panel
- Assignment of user-specific access rights
- Statistical analysis of current process data and historic data to enable preventive maintenance
- Visualization of current warning messages e. g. “Bobbin thread almost empty”, “Replace needle”, “Replace knife” etc.
- Expanded user assistance due to digital operator manuals, service manuals and video tutorials (in various languages)
- Communication media such as e-mail, Skype, Teamviewer etc. may be integrated due to the powerful electronics of mobile end devices.