Patent ID: 11939714
Assignee: SOFTWEAR AUTOMATION, INC.
Field: Textile and paper machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC D  A  B | IPC A  B  D

Claim 0:
1. A method, comprising:
supporting, by a garment holding system, a garment;
positioning, by the garment holding system, an opening of the garment over a band positioned on a band guide of a band positioning system, where edges of the opening of the garment and the band are controlled with ply aligners of the band positioning system; and
attaching the band to the garment along the edge of the opening using a joining device, where positions of the edge of the band and the edge of the opening are maintained by the ply aligners during attachment, comprising adjusting position of the edge of the band during the attachment of the band to the garment using a first ply aligner, wherein the adjustment by the first ply aligner is in response to an indication from an edge sensor monitoring the position of the edge of the band.