If You Don’t Produce the Robot Arms or the Sewing Machine Heads, What Do You Do?

Harsh, but a fair - and important - question.

We didn’t invent robot arms, or sewing machines for that matter, but what we are at the forefront of is developing, customising, and implementing textile automation solutions that use these technologies to their full potential.

Sewbotics® combines years of hands-on experience in the textile industry, working with materials from delicate silk to high-strength Kevlar®, across sectors from fashion to aerospace, to design bespoke, high-performance automated systems.

The truth is, it’s not as simple as buying a robot arm and a sewing machine and letting them loose in your workshop!

When Approached by Customers Looking to Automate Production, Our Process Includes:

Developing an original concept tailored to the product and production goals.
Designing a bespoke collaborative robot system to seamlessly integrate robot arms, sewing machines, and any other required process (e.g. label printing, packing).
Producing detailed technical drawings and 3D models for review and refinement.
Prototyping and testing the concept, making continuous improvements for real-world conditions.
Building a full self-contained production cell from scratch, including structural framework.
Designing and fabricating custom jigs and additional components for precise handling.
Program the robots (pathways, interactions, etc.) for maximum efficiency and consistency.
Developing compatible sewing machine programs and drawing up digital patterns.
Synchronising the robot(s) and sewing machine(s) so they work perfectly in unison.
Fine-tuning the system until all parts operate harmoniously, achieving smooth, continuous production.
Designing and installing comprehensive safety systems including emergency stop protocols.
Building custom safety screens to protect human operators from the moving robot arms during operation.
Conducting rigorous testing to ensure reliability, performance, and safety.
Delivering and installing the completed cell at the customer’s site, ensuring minimal workflow disruption.
Conducting hands-on operator training to ensure that the machine can be used safely and effectively.
Providing full after-sales technical support, including telephone troubleshooting, remote diagnostics, spare parts supply, and on-site service visits.

To Put it Another Way...

Think of it a bit like LEGO (hear us out). Sure, you could buy a big bucket of bricks and have a go at building something on your own. But if you're aiming to construct something as complex and precise as the Death Star, you’d want a detailed plan, the right combination of pieces (and definitely a few custom components too!). That’s where the experts come in: to design it properly, make sure everything fits together perfectly, and deliver a result that works every time.

It’s the same with Sewbotics®. Yes, robot arms and sewing machines are commercially available, but without the knowledge to integrate, program, and customise them for your exact needs, you're just piecing things together and hoping for the best. We bring the technical expertise, industry experience, and engineering finesse needed to turn your idea into a complete working solution that’s worth the investment.

(Granted, with LEGO, the fun is in the building, but building robot cells is hard work, so we do that for you!).