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71008R Robust Automatic Sewing Machine for Climbing Ropes and Harnesses

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$15,950.00, plus shipping

Special order this machine by calling 330 692 1418. Customer service will be happy to help and provide you with an estimated lead time.

Call us at: 330 692 1418 for more information, or to order

Description +

High-quality, durable machinery is essential to maximizing production output and profit margins. When purchasing sewing equipment, prioritizing quality over price is a critical investment. Machine failure doesn’t just mean high repair costs—it results in costly downtime, lost orders, and damaged client relationships. At HighTex, reliability is non-negotiable. Unlike alternative suppliers, our commitment to excellence begins long before the machine leaves our facility.

For automatic equipment, we dedicate several weeks to assembling each machine, ensuring every detail is flawless. Following assembly, we spend one to two weeks pre-programming and rigorously testing the equipment using your specific thread and fabric samples. This eliminate setup hassles, ensuring your machine is ready for immediate operation upon arrival.

Because we refuse to cut corners on quality, our automated sewing equipment takes time to prepare. We appreciate your patience as we build the perfect machine for your business.

The large Barrel shuttle hook that has been specially designed for sewing very heavy materials and thick thread;
The special large bobbin capacity reduces the number of bobbin changes and offer high efficiency in sewing products using extra thick thread up to metric size 7* (=V415, T-400, 1300dx3);
The sophisticated clamp tightly hold the rope in all direction that avoid jumping or moving during the sewing. HighTex is the only maker of machine that offers this type clamp;
The thread trimmer offers outstanding reliability and durability to trim very thick thread;
Excellent stitch pattern and constantly tight stitch formation due to its advanced pneumatic system, strong needle penetration force and custom made fixture;
Each machine supplies with comprehensive spare parts package that allow you to service, maintain and repair the machine for long time without the need to buy spare parts;
Over 20 years of combined experience in servicing and repairing, there is no problem that we cannot solve by email or video conference, that will insure your machine can be serviced with minimal downtime.

Specifications +

Max. Speed: 600 rpm for pattern sewing, 300rpm for bar-tacking
Max. sewing Area: 130x60mm
Max. Stitch Length: 12.7MM
Needle: 794 (DYx3) #26
Max.Thread Sizes:Metric #7, V415, T-400, 1300dx3
Bobbins: 7/8" x 1" large capacity
Maximum Foot Lift: 1 1/16"
Max Sewn Thickness: 18mm
Pattern Input:Keypad
Max. QTY of Patterns:1000 patterns
Air pressure: 0.6 MPa
Motor: 750W/200-240 Volt

Product Information +

Introduced in 2006. This heavy duty precision Bar-tacking machine is used by professionals who want the most stunning visual appearance of their sewn ropes. This robust bar-tack sewing machine features in excellent stitch pattern and constantly tight stitch formation due to its excellent design and the engineering behind this machine.
The great advantage of 71008R becomes especially apparent when sew thick and stiff climbing ropes. Due to the optimized sewing kinematics and the robust design and reliable machine always provides a first-class stitch pattern. The large barrel shuttle sews with thick sewing threads without any problems. Thus, 71008 is a specialist for the manufacture of climbing and safety ropes. The computerized control system for this machine is quite easy to use and can be learned by inexperienced users very quickly. The reliability approved by over 1000 worldwide climbing ropes manufacturers in past 20 years!!