Comez machines for manufacturing reusable face masks

Right from the beginning of this emergency, Comez has made available to its customers its own technical expertise in the development of machinery designed especially for the production of reusable masks.

Thanks to Comez’s long standing experience, electronic knitting machines for producing protective face masks are now available. The new containment phase related to the Covid-19 pandemic is a very delicate one, requiring that each of us suitably comply with strict safety standards. As such, companies worldwide have been requested to provide significant quantities of personal protective equipment for their clients, particularly face masks.

Right from the beginning of this emergency, Comez has made available to its customers its own technical expertise in the development of machinery designed especially for the production of reusable masks. Today, we are in a position to guarantee numerous solutions that effectively respond to different requirements, from the manufacturing of elastic bands (round or flat) to the production of complete face masks.

Specifically, Comez has developed a special configuration for our electronic machines that guarantees the production of face masks complete with an elastic band. Equipped with a long weft device, allows the production of resistant and elastic reusable face masks, suitable to be worn even for extended periods of time. The finished product manufactured on our electronic machines requires only cutting and sewing for its completion.

Another solution for producing face masks is to add the elastic bands directly on a non-woven fabric which is elasticised on our electronic machines. This configuration includes a special embroidery device, it allows high production speed and it offers a great economic advantage.

Of course, it is also possible to produce only the elastic bands – both flat, round or tubular and in different   widths – on our mechanical machines. Below we show some samples of elastic bands produced on Comez machines: in the first image there are roundish elastic bands produced on crochet machines, the flat elastic bands in the second image are also made on crochet machines and in the third image it is shown a tubular elastic band made on COMEZ 500/6, a machine for the production of chainette cords. Various COMEZ machine models can be used for all this types of production, all of which offer a high level of versatility. Thanks to the specifications of these machines, article changes can be handled easily, when required by the market.

Elastic ear loops for face masks

Comez machines can produce a wide range of chainette cords (tripolino), widely used in passementerie, in the production of knitwear, in the accessories and in many other sectors including the medical field. In this emergency period, our machines for the production of chainette cords are mainly used for making elastic ear loops for protective face masks, both disposable and reusable.

The needles of these machines allow to use many different kind of yarns including the synthetic fibers: it is thus possible to obtain elastic and resistant chainette cords which result soft to the contact with the skin. The features of these elastic cords allow an easy welding to the fabric and make them ideal as ear loops for surgical face masks.