Automated production of simple sewn goods in a transportable 40-foot high-cube factory.
The Sewbo™ Containerized Sewing Microfactory combines robotic fabric handling, cutting, sewing, joining, controls, and finishing equipment in a compact system that can be configured for a specific product and production requirement.
Available for commercial sale. Systems are built to order.
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A factory in a shipping container
The microfactory packages an automated textile production line into a modified ISO 40-foot high-cube container. It can travel as intermodal freight and place production capacity close to where it is needed.
The container includes dedicated production and utility areas, insulation, HVAC, lighting, electrical distribution, plumbing, pneumatics, and onboard wash/dry equipment.
The reference configuration produces reusable fabric face masks. The same platform can be configured for other simple sewn goods by adapting product tooling, material handling, sewing operations, and the process sequence.
From fabric to finished product
Sewbo’s water-soluble fabric-stabilization process temporarily makes flexible textiles rigid enough for reliable robotic handling. Stabilized material can be cut, positioned, joined, and sewn using conventional industrial automation. After assembly, the stabilizer is rinsed away and the fabric returns to its normal flexible state.
- Stabilize: Fabric is temporarily stiffened for repeatable robotic handling.
- Cut: Automated cutting equipment prepares components for assembly.
- Assemble and sew: Robots position components and present them to joining and industrial sewing operations.
- Rinse and finish: Onboard processing removes the stabilizer and prepares the sewn product for use.
Sewbo™ automated sewing equipment
Sewbo systems integrate industrial machinery for automated textile production, including robotic sewing workcells, fabric cutting equipment, industrial sewing equipment, and industrial robots configured for sewing and material handling.
- Automated fabric cutting and handling
- Industrial sewing equipment
- Industrial robots and sewing robots
- Ultrasonic joining
- Thread and process sensing
- Siemens PLC, industrial PC, and HMI controls
- Product-specific textile handling and insertion tooling
- Integrated pneumatics and onboard finishing equipment
Sewbo™ CAD/CAM software for sewn goods
Sewbo offers downloadable computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacturing (CAM) software tools for fashion, garment, apparel, and sewn-product design and manufacturing. The tools support sewn-product design and the preparation of automated manufacturing operations for cutting, robotic handling, assembly, and sewing.
Sewbo™ CAD/CAM software is available for commercial licensing and download. Contact Sewbo to purchase a license and receive download access.
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Sewbo™ automated sewing engineering services
Sewbo provides custom design and development of automated sewing hardware and software, technological consultation for automated sewing systems, and technical support for software used in automated sewing installations.
Services can include system architecture, robotic workcell design, sewing-machine integration, controls and software development, product-specific tooling, commissioning, and troubleshooting.
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Reference microfactory configuration
Each microfactory is configured to the customer’s product, material, site, production target, and desired degree of automation. The specifications below describe the current 40-foot container platform; final specifications are stated in the quotation.
| Product | Sewbo™ Containerized Sewing Microfactory |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Sewbo, Inc. |
| Applications | Simple sewn textile goods; reusable fabric face masks in the reference configuration |
| Enclosure | Modified ISO 40 ft high-cube container suitable for intermodal freight |
| System mass | Approx. 4,720 kg (10,400 lb), reference configuration |
| Connected load | Approx. 13.6 kW; 77 A peak, reference configuration |
| Controls | Siemens PLC, industrial PC, and HMI |
| Onboard systems | HVAC, lighting, electrical distribution, plumbing, pneumatics, water heating, filtration, and wash/dry equipment |
| Safety | Emergency stops and automatic fire suppression in the laser enclosure |
| Availability | Built to order; configuration, lead time, commissioning, acceptance criteria, and warranty stated in quotation |
Purchase a Sewbo™ system
Pricing is provided by quotation. Contact Sewbo with the product you want to manufacture, material requirements, target production volume, installation location, and anticipated delivery schedule.
Sewbo™ automated sewing systems and Containerized Sewing Microfactories are available for commercial purchase directly from Sewbo, Inc.