Quick‐change automation for shoe manufacture

Abstract

Describes some of the successful innovations to be seen at Unishoe (Universal Shoe Machine Company Limited), such as a fully automated sole preparation line; a stress reliever lamp for removing creases from shoe uppers; machines for fitting metal shanks to the “shankboards” for stiffening insoles; and machines for conditioning and lasting uppers into shape.

Citation

Hollingum, J. (1996), "Quick‐change automation for shoe manufacture", Assembly Automation, Vol. 16 No. 3, pp. 34-39. https://doi.org/10.1108/01445159610126410