There’s good reason to consider doing so, says Steven Kaplan, president of S. Kaplan Sewing Machine Co. Inc. Headquartered in Newark, N.J., the company is a worldwide distributer of heavy-duty sewing machines to non-apparel industries.
But without adequate planning and preparation, the endeavor to become more versatile can backfire, resulting in businesses taking on expenses that don’t end up bringing in a good return on investment (ROI), especially if they have to hire more workers. Offering both can also mean entering somewhat unfamiliar manufacturing territory, leading to possible product failures; for example, when an item should have been sewn but was sealed instead, or vice versa. Evaluating, purchasing and learning to operate
Many realities factor into the decision about whether it makes sense to add sewing or sealing to your menu of services. One of these is the kind of projects you anticipate attracting by doing so. For example, says Evling, welded seams, rather than sewn, are typically superior for products that must be water -or tair-tight. They’re also likely the best route for medical applications involving antimicrobial requirements. Products destined for extreme weather are also good candidates for welding, she says, as thread might be prone to degradation under particularly harsh conditions.
In fact, a welded seam can be stronger at the seam than the one-ply material itself, While many threads are very strong today, the fact that the material must be punctured in a sewing process makes it weaker at each stitch point.”
On the other hand, materials requiring a stretch at the seam might be better sewn, since a welded seam won’t stretch.
He emi maʻamau nā kumukūʻai kūʻai no nā mīkini humuhumu. Akā, hiki i nā mea humuhumu ke hoʻonui i nā lilo ʻē aʻe, e like me ke kaula. He mea noʻonoʻo nō hoʻi ka hana, ʻoiai e pili ana kēia i ka mīkini.
Automated sewing and welding solutions don’t require a skilled operator, so labor costs can be reduced with these machines. Manual sewing typically carries the highest long-term labor costs. But one thing to consider is maintenance. Sewing machines require consistent maintenance and adjustment to keep the machine running properly.
If a sewing machine breaks down, specialized services are typically necessary to get it back up and running, which can affect production. However, sealing solutions need much less attention, perhaps requiring servicing once a year or so, which can usually be managed in-house at a time when production won’t be affected.
ʻO ka ʻoiaʻiʻo, ʻoi aku ka ikaika o kahi wili wili ma ka hili ma mua o ka mea hoʻokahi-ply ponoʻī. ʻOiai ua ikaika loa nā lola i kēia mau lā, ʻo ka ʻoiaʻiʻo e pono ke ʻoki ʻia ka mea i loko o ke kaʻina humuhumu ʻoi aku ka nāwaliwali o kēlā me kēia wahi humuhumu.
On the other hand, materials requiring a stretch at the seam might be better sewn, since a welded seam won’t stretch.
Aia ke kumu maikaʻi e noʻonoʻo ai e hana pēlā, wahi a Steven Kaplan, ka pelekikena o S. Kaplan Sewing Machine Co. Inc. Headquartered in Newark, NJ, ʻo ka hui he mea hāʻawi honua i nā mīkini humuhumu kaumaha i nā ʻoihana lole lole ʻole.
Akā me ka ʻole o ka hoʻolālā kūpono a me ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana, hiki ke hoʻihoʻi hou ka hoʻoikaika ʻana e lilo i mea maʻalahi, e hopena ana i nā ʻoihana e lawe i nā koina ʻaʻole i pau i ka hoʻihoʻi maikaʻi ʻana i ka hoʻopukapuka (ROI), ʻoiai inā pono lākou e hoʻolimalima hou i nā limahana. ʻO ka hāʻawi ʻana i nā mea ʻelua, ʻo ia hoʻi ke komo ʻana i ka ʻāina hana ʻano ʻike ʻole ʻia, e alakaʻi ana i nā hemahema o ka huahana; no ka laʻana, i ka wā i humuhumu ʻia ai kekahi mea akā ua hoʻopaʻa ʻia, a i ʻole. Ka loiloi, kūʻai a aʻo ʻana i ka hana
Nui nā mea ʻoiaʻiʻo i ka hoʻoholo e pili ana i ke kūpono o ka hoʻohui ʻana i ka humuhumu a i ʻole ke sila ʻana i kāu papa inoa o nā lawelawe. ʻO kekahi o kēia ke ʻano o nā papahana āu e manaʻo nei e huki ʻia ma ka hana ʻana pēlā. No ka laʻana, wahi a Evling, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o nā hili i hoʻopaʻa ʻia, ʻaʻole i humuhumu ʻia, no nā huahana pono e paʻa i ka wai-a i ʻole ka huelo. ʻO lākou paha ke ala maikaʻi loa no nā noi lapaʻau e pili ana i nā koi antimicrobial. ʻO nā huahana i manaʻo ʻia no ka ʻinoʻino he mau moho maikaʻi nō hoʻi no ka wili, ʻōlelo ʻo ia, no ka mea hiki ke hoʻohaʻahaʻa ʻia ke kaula ma lalo o nā kūlana koʻikoʻi.
ʻO ka ʻoiaʻiʻo, hiki ke ʻoi aku ka ikaika o kahi wili wili ma ke kaʻina ma mua o ka mea hoʻokahi-ply ponoʻī, ʻoiai he nui nā kaula i ikaika loa i kēia lā, ʻo ka pono o ka mea e pono ai ke ʻoki ʻia i ke kaʻina humuhumu ʻoi aku ka nāwaliwali ma kēlā me kēia wahi humuhumu.
Ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻē aʻe, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka humuhumu ʻana i nā mea e koi ana i ka hoʻopololei ʻana, no ka mea, ʻaʻole e kikoo ka hili ʻana.
He emi maʻamau nā kumukūʻai kūʻai no nā mīkini humuhumu. Akā, hiki i nā mea humuhumu ke hoʻonui i nā lilo ʻē aʻe, e like me ke kaula. He mea noʻonoʻo nō hoʻi ka hana, ʻoiai e pili ana kēia i ka mīkini.
ʻAʻole pono nā mea humuhumu ʻakomi a me ka hoʻoheheʻe ʻana i ka mea hana akamai, no laila hiki ke hoʻemi ʻia nā kumukūʻai hana me kēia mau mīkini. ʻO ka humuhumu lima maʻamau e lawe i nā koina hana lōʻihi loa. Akā hoʻokahi mea e noʻonoʻo ai ka mālama. Pono nā mīkini humuhumu i ka mālama mau ʻana a me ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i mea e holo pono ai ka mīkini.
Inā haʻihaʻi ka mīkini humuhumu, pono nā lawelawe kūikawā e hoʻihoʻi a holo, hiki ke hoʻopilikia i ka hana. Eia nō naʻe, ʻaʻole pono ka nānā ʻana i nā hoʻonā hoʻopaʻa ʻana, e koi ana paha i hoʻokahi manawa i ka makahiki a i ʻole, hiki ke mālama ʻia i loko o ka hale i ka manawa e hoʻopilikia ʻole ʻia ai ka hana.
ʻO ka ʻoiaʻiʻo, ʻoi aku ka ikaika o kahi wili wili ma ka hili ma mua o ka mea hoʻokahi-ply ponoʻī. ʻOiai ua ikaika loa nā lola i kēia mau lā, ʻo ka ʻoiaʻiʻo e pono ke ʻoki ʻia ka mea i loko o ke kaʻina humuhumu ʻoi aku ka nāwaliwali o kēlā me kēia wahi humuhumu.
Ma ka ʻaoʻao ʻē aʻe, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka humuhumu ʻana i nā mea e koi ana i ka hoʻopololei ʻana, no ka mea, ʻaʻole e kikoo ka hili ʻana.