Patent ID: 6899043

Claim:
A method of cutting and folding a fabric section starting from a continuous material sheeting for producing multilayer casings, wherein the front edge of the material sheeting is secured with a first gripper, the material sheeting is pulled off by a first partial amount by movement of the first gripper, the material sheeting is secured with a second gripper behind the front edge, forming a folded edge, the material sheeting is pulled off by a second partial amount by movement of the second gripper and at the same time resetting the first gripper and at the same time it is folded in multiple layers. the material sheeting is cut with a cutting device to form a fabric section the length of which between the front edge and the rear edge corresponds to the sum of the first and second partial amounts, wherein the first gripper is retracted a short distance to release the tension on the material sheeting before and/or during the formation of the folded edge with the second gripper.