Abstract: An apparatus for cutting a material having prevalently two-dimensional extension into appropriately shaped portions, in particular for cutting a fabric or the like into shaped portions for the manufacture of clothing items or other items, comprising a support frame (12), means (22) for supporting said material (16), means for supporting cutting means (20). Said cutting means (20) are movable, relative to said material (16) according to trajectories suited for effecting longitudinal, transverse, or otherwise oriented cuts into said material (16).

Abstract: A roll feed bottom sheet inserter is described in which a conveyor on a conveyor frame includes a working flight defining a load support surface and a forward load path leading to a bottom sheet insertion station. A bottom sheet roll support mounting a bottom sheet roll is located adjacent to and extends alongside the working flight to feed sheet material from the roll to the conveyor. A training surface is oriented to receive material from the roll and to angularly deflect the material to a feed path that converges with the load support surface from under the working flight. A bottom sheet feeder operates to receive material from the training surface and to feed the material through the insertion station and into the load path so the bottom sheet material may be positioned on the conveyor between the load and support surface.