Automated thread tension

Easy reproduction and great embroidery quality

• Since the thread tension is automatically controlled, the embroidery design always looks exactly the same — no matter on which machine, no matter how long it has been since the last time it was produced and no matter who is operating the machine.
• Guarantees consistently high embroidery quality, even across seams
• Quality control is simplified, because manual influences on the embroidery quality are minimized.

More and easier special effects

• 3D-puff embroidery is easy to produce
• Allows the imitation of chenille stitches, we call it Fancy Stitch
• Embroider even the most sensitive material such as organza without any problems

Before the invention of the Acti-Feed^TM system, the thread was also drawn into a clamping system with thread brakes (passive thread feed) on our embroidery machines. This regulated pressure and resistance of the thread. Unfortunately not automatically. Instead, the thread tension had to be adjusted manually, depending on the thickness of the material to be embroidered. This greatly influenced the embroidery quality and lead to different looks of the embroidery with different machine operators. It was also a frequent source of errors.

However, the patented Acti-Feed^TM system is a positive thread feed. This means that the thread is supplied by the Acti-Feed^TM unit and not pulled by a brake, as is the case with conventional embroidery machines. As a result, the thread has little or no tension when the machine runs. Using a sensor and complex algorithms, the embroidery machine calculates the perfect amount of thread for each stitch and continuously adapts to the material being embroidered. It can also embroider across seams and other uneven surfaces without any problems and without affecting the embroidery quality. Thanks to this technology, the number of thread breaks is drastically reduced despite a much higher embroidery speed. It also simplifies quality control and enables the exact reproduction of jobs. This is because the embroidery will always look the same, because nobody can manipulate the thread brakes and thus influence the look of the embroidery.