Design and Development of 3D Mechanism for Automatic Production Line of Hosiery Waterproof Coating

Abstract

Waterproof and breathable socks are the focus of hosiery development. The greater demand prompts the need for automated systems and production line planning to further reduce manpower requirements in the process of technological development. We discuss production line planning in this paper. A textile permeation operation is carried out in a circular production line. The permeation process includes three processes: soaking water-based PU resin, drying and removing moisture, and hosiery cooling. By the above production process, the development of the production line requires the integration of six modules to form a complete production line. The purpose of increasing the production capacity and reducing the floor space is achieved by the closed chain circulation production line. When the sock mold enters each process workstation, the angle is adjusted by the auxiliary guide rail, so that the sock body can enter the drying process and the cooling process after being permeated. Integrating the modular design of the above mechanisms with a variety of mold combinations, a variety of products are produced to achieve the purpose of flexible manufacturing and automated production by replacing the modules and molds.