What is a public tender?
Why many specialists do not bid in textile machinery tenders from schools, the armed forces, town councils and hospitals, and how we help prepare a technical specification that can be met.
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Demonstration videos
Just-in-time production islands in garment making
How to set up a just-in-time production island in a garment factory to run small batches without stopping the main line, and which machines and stands it uses.
Decorative stitching on leather and slush skin dashboards: which machine to use
Which machine to use for decorative stitching on a leather or slush skin dashboard: one or two needles, lockstitch or chainstitch, and cold-bonded tape with the PFAFF 8303ix.
How a jacket is made on an industrial production line
Video: how a jacket is made on an industrial production line and which machine does each step, from KURIS cutting to buttonholes on the Dürkopp Adler 581.
Industrial technology
Flatbed, post bed or cylinder bed: which machine you need
Flatbed, post bed or cylinder bed: the shape of the part decides the machine. A comparison and three questions to help you choose.
PFAFF 4508: continuous production of tubular filters
Video of a PFAFF 4508 making tubular filters continuously, and what to look at when choosing a machine for tubular technical fabric products.
How we work at Maquinorya
How we work at Maquinorya: first we understand your work, material and production; then we choose the right industrial sewing machine.
What heat sealing is and when you need it
Heat sealing means covering with tape the hole the needle leaves in a waterproof fabric. What it is, how the machine works, which materials take it and what goes wrong when water still gets in.
The history of the sewing machine (part 3)
Part three of our tour through the history of the sewing machine: the role of Germany and its precision engineering in industrial machinery.
The history of the sewing machine (part 2)
Part two of our tour through the history of the sewing machine: from the first patents and Isaac Singer to today’s industrial machinery.
Industrial technology
Heat sealing is not welding: which technology you need to join technical fabrics
Tape heat sealing, ultrasonic, hot air and hot wedge. How they really differ, why thick PVC is not welded ultrasonically and how to choose by material and application.
Industrial technology
Which machine you need to sew leather
Why a normal machine cannot sew leather, what compound feed is and which machine to choose for the part you make.