Leicester-based The T-Shirt Guy has invested in a Texfinity folder supplied by Friedheim Packaging to maximise efficiencies for its vast clothing range.
The T-Shirt Guy specialises in the design & manufacture of clothing, including ranges for children, and has developed a sizeable graphics/design team, and in-house plant list to support its operation.
With the capacity to supply over a million garments a year (or twenty thousand per week) at the 18,000sq ft Leicester facility, the company needed a robust folding solution to improve process quality and save costs in the processing area. The Texfinity folder manufactured by CLM, was therefore installed as it is designed for the folding and stacking of all sorts of fabric products such as clothing & bedding.
The machine can fold up to 1,800 items per hour on the fly with an intelligent stacking feature for ergonomic and smart product delivery. “A robust construction and attention to detail provides the buyer with extremely accurate folds and a library of folding patterns to suit a wide range of applications, says Martin Howells, UK national sales manager at Friedheim Packaging. Fitted with RFID and barcode readers, the Texfinity can be integrated with overhead bag systems and smart conveyors for a seamless production experience while data logging and troubleshooting reduce down-time to a minimum.
It is also available in more specialised formats, for the folding of towels for example.
At The T-Shirt Guy the folder is supported by a Beck Packautomaten Multiplex packaging machine, also supplied by Friedheim International, which wraps and labels the goods ready for consignment.
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