Development of an algorithm for the reasoned selection of machines for leather garments manufacturing

Abstract

The technology of processing clothing elements is very mobile and changes with the appearance of new materials and equipment. The selected design and technological solutions that ensure the conformity of aesthetic properties and requirements can be satisfied through continuous improvement of sewing production technologies. This study aims to develop an algorithm for choosing the optimal equipment, taking into account the material parameters and the permissible requirements for the technological process of manufacturing sewing products from artificial leather. As a result of the analysis of the range of sewing machines and manufacturing companies, Juki sewing machines were chosen to build a complex matrix of machine equipment. A morphological scheme of the selection process and a mathematical description of the two-dimensional matrix of elements have been developed. That has made it possible to reflect the simultaneous consideration of all process components and their influence on the technological parameters of the machine. The database of the parameters of the equipment selection system was built in the form of matrix elements: a matrix of the type of operations, a matrix of material coatings, a matrix of the base of materials, a matrix of machine assignments, and a matrix of qualifications. Each matrix is a production rule for making a decision at a separate selection stage. The operation matrix was constructed using the TechLab mobile application, which includes 50 processing schemes for artificial leather products. The analysis of the schemes has made it possible to determine the frequency of occurrence of types of seams for processing artificial leather products: 1.01.01 (28.75 %), 2.01.01 (16.75 %), 1.06.02 (11.00 %), 2.02.01 (15.50 %), 5.01.01 (24.25 %), 6.02.01 (3.75 %). The mathematical notation of the algorithm for choosing the optimal machine equipment has made it possible to visualize the structure of the process using a graph. The graph was built using Gephi. Such a notation takes into account the qualification of the worker, the type of technological operation, and the material’s properties, including the material’s thickness, coating, and base.