Abstract: A method and apparatus for cutting out cloth, in the manufacture of clothing for example, is described in which metal strips bent to outline the shapes of the cloth pieces are pressed against the cloth and the edges of the strips in contact with the cloth are heated a part at a time by electromagnetic induction using a narrow loop electrode which is scanned along the cloth.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cutting out cloth, in the manufacture of clothing for example, is described in which metal strips bent to outline the shapes of the cloth pieces are pressed against the cloth and edges of the strips in contact with the cloth are heated a part at a time by electromagnetic induction using a narrow loop electrode which is scanned along the cloth.

Abstract: A method of cutting cloth into sections, for example for making up into a garment, is described in which spark discharges are passed through the cloth at the periphery of the sections from a first electrode shaped to follow the periphery of the sections on one side of a piece of cloth to a second electrode on the other side of the cloth. The second electrode may be a narrow strip closely following the periphery like the first electrode, a broader strip shaped to follow the periphery generally, or a sheet covering all the sections. Alternatively the second electrode may be a conductive rod which is moved over the cloth during the discharges. During cutting the cloth may be supported by a current of air.