What is a Fusing Machine?

1. Bacterias thrive in cold climates, and washing your laundry machine with cold water will not do much to sanitise the machine, and the garments would still be prone to both odour and germs. So, even though lower temperature fabric washing or machine cleaning can be environmentally friendly, it is not hygienic. This is especially true for garment industrial laundry machines or hospital laundry machines that deploy large-scale fabric cleaning.
2. Therefore, besides using the detergent, make sure you use slightly warm water and disinfectant while garment washing. For machine cleaning, use a laundry cleaner and sanitiser every once in a while or every two months, depending upon the cycles of machine usage, to make sure the machine is thoroughly clean.
3. There is a myth that surrounds people that the more soap you use, the more clean and sanitised your clothes will come out of the washing machine. However, using more suds only builds up as residue in the wash cycle, which is not entirely removed and becomes a breeding ground for bacteria and moulds. This also increases the odour of the garments and brings down the hygienic level of your fabric.

Flatbed Fusing Press

In this machine, there are generally two beds; one bed is static called ‘BUCK,’ and the other is moveable called ‘HEAD.’

The interlining and garment component is positioned first and placed on the BUCK. The top of the BUCK is covered by some soft beads made of fabrics, blankets, or silicone rubbers. The surface buck and head are covered with fabrics having a coating of PTFE. For this coating, the melted resins, dust, or spots can easily be cleaned.

The heating system may be electrical or steam. Application of temperature, pressure, and time could be pre-set in this machine; hence fusing conditions are adequately maintained.

First, the part of the garment, which is for fusing, is placed flatly. Then the resin surface of the interlining is placed carefully on this. Due to switch operation, the HEAD moves downward and comes in contact with BUCK, and pressure is applied on the component (interlining). Temperature is applied through HEAD on the whole surface, and after a specific time, the HEAD moves upward.

After applying pressure and heat up to a specific time, the HEAD is separated from the BUCK. Then for cooling of the fused parts, an air sucking fan in the buck is made operative. For sucking the air within the buck, the fused parts are cooled very swiftly. Going up off the HEAD and sucking of the air within the BUCK for a specific time. These jobs are set in cyclic order in many machines.

Advantages

1. Temperature, pressure, and fusing time can be set again as per will.
2. Except for pile fabrics, mostly for all fabrics, this machine can be used.
3. Low cost.
4. The natural ironing of garments can also be done with this machine.
5. Tends to reduce fabric shrinkage.
6. Easily cleanable.

Disadvantage

1. Not suitable for large-scale production.
2. To get good quality fusing, the temperature, pressure, and fusing time has to be checked.
3. Sometimes, HEADS and BUCKS have to be changed.

High-Frequency Fusing

1. This type of machine is quite different from a continuous fusing machine. Because in this machine, heat is created the same as a microwave cooker.
2. Fabrics and interlining are arranged in stacks and placed between two metal plates of the fusing machine. The upper plate exerts pressure on the plies of the fabrics and the interlining with the help of spring pressure.
3. The material between the plates moves at high speed. So high friction heat is generated within the material. This heat is generated uniformly at the same time on every corner of the fabric and interlining.
4. For the generation of heat, water is a must. The difference between water vapour, the difference in heat may also happen.
5. The required fusing time depends on the electrical power of the machine and the height of the lay of the fabric. But in this type of machine, it takes 1to 3 minutes for fusing

Advantages

1. Production rate is high

Disadvantages

1. Before fusing this type of machine lots of caution has to be taken care of. E.G., the setting, nature of the fibre, the height of the lay of the fabric, amount of water vapour in the fabrics.
2. Proper settings of this machine are the main problem. Because of complicated settings, there may be over fusing or under fusing
3. This type of machine is minimal
4. Bigger risk of defective products.

Hand Iron

The interlining, which are fused comparatively in low temperature and pressure, are fused by using a hand iron. These are mostly used for applying lightweight fusible interfacing for applique.

There are various troubles during fusing; none of the three parameters of temperature, pressure, or fussing time can be adequately controlled. The operator approximates the time in this manner.

So, the strength of the bond in this method is weak. For better results after sewing the garment with the fusing, again, the final fusing is done

Just little parts can be fused with any level of progress, and afterward, only by pressing the iron for a fixed time onto the fusible, covering the region bit by bit, and utilizing steam to enable the warmth to move.

During the washing of the garments, the bond between interlining and garments may be separated.