Since 1843, when the first hand-operated cable sewing machine was invented, innovation in the field has never stopped.As we all know, there are many kinds of machines that can be used to sew gloves. For example, thin sheepskin gloves and canvas gloves can be sewn by flat foot sewing machine, thick cowhide gloves, and deerskin gloves can be stitched by a synchronous (walking foot) machine, Shealing gloves or fleece gloves with long hair can be made by a whipstitch machine. But we found the glove materials we mentioned above are inelastic or less elastic, such as sheepskin, canvas, cowhide, deerskin, shearling, or fake fur.
So next we need to think about what kind of machine can we use to sew stretchy fabric gloves.
First of all, stretchy fabric gloves normally include PVC dotted cloth gloves, anti-static cloth gloves, polar fleece gloves, silk gloves, cashmere cloth gloves, polar fleece gloves, sweat cloth gloves, and other knitted fabric gloves. All the materials for these gloves are 2-way stretches or 4-way stretches which make it difficult to be sewn by a flat foot machine or walking foot machine. While the GMT-58 high speed chain type sewing machine is a new generation of machine specially developed for stretchy fabric glove production So Let’s see what are the merits compared to the other sewing machine.
First, this machine uses a straight needle and a curved needle to form a loop structure, which makes the stitch flexible and makes the sewing line structure tight. The speed is 4 times faster than the normal flat foot machine, while the failure rate is just 10% of them which has strongly proven its stable performance of it. I have seen many skilled workers that finish sewing a glove at a smooth speed without any pausing. If you have an interest in it, you can watch the video below how they make it happen.
Second, the main transmission parts are driven by needle roller bearings and ball bearings, which are smooth and durable, providing more guarantees for the machine’s quality.
Third, the newly designed oil pan has ensured good sealing, and no oil leakage occurred anymore. Most of the factory owners used to have headaches from oil contamination. If the contamination is just on a piece of component, you can change it easily. But if it was found on the finished glove, that would be a rejected product which is a waste of time and money. Sewing gloves with GMT-58, you won’t have the contamination problem any longer,
Fourth, a trimming cutter can be installed on the machine as per needed to achieve a clean edge while sewing. This is a good function I like, trimming can be done at the same time as sewing, and no additional workers are needed for further trimming operations.
Fifth, According to the thickness of the material to be sewn at the feeding position, the teeth can be replaced with coarse teeth or fine teeth to ensure smooth feeding.
Sixth, Stitching lines are continuous, with no jumping threads, and no floating lines.
Of course, as well as being good at sewing stretchy fabrics, the machine can also be used to sew thick glove linings, such as fleece fused with insulated cotton or Thinsulate.
Leave us a message if you have other good machines with the same functions.