Neoprene braces and supports one-stop production for a U.S. Company

What you don't know about Neotex Union Industries' Neoprene Braces And Supports

Neotex Union Industries' quality neoprene braces and supports

Neotex Union Industries Co., Ltd. has been supplying neoprene braces and support products to a world-leading support and compression hosieries supplier. Every year, more than 50 different types of neoprene braces and supports are procured from the U.S client, three million per year, and because Neotex Union Industries' self production of neoprene fabrics and the long-term technical guidance from the U.S. client, they are capable of making quality neoprene braces and supports with high resilience, great tear strength and flex cracking resistance.

One-stop neoprene brace and support manufacturing

The excellent one-stop service offers a comprehensive range of manufacturing processes to improve production time and at the same time the quality is controlled. The neoprene brace and support's process includes pattern designing, marker making, cutting and sewing, QC, packing and shipping. Neotex Union Industries’ production capability is approximately 45 million per year :

• 200,000 / year for waist brace and support
• 500,000 / year for wrist brace and support
• 300,000 / year for knee brace and support

Neoprene brace and support' pattern design and marker making

Neotex Union Industries owns a team of talents for neoprene brace and support's pattern design and marker making. Pattern making and pattern grading is an initial step before sewing, Neotex Union Industries uses updated software to design neoprene support and brace components with accuracy. Their insistence on using advanced software and equipment allowed them to maximize productivity and minimize labor and material while marker making.

Neoprene supports and braces marker making

Neoprene brace and support rapid prototyping

3D dynamic cutting

Neotex Union Industries possesses a 3D CNC dynamic cutting machine for 3D angles or 3D curves cutting. It is great for rapid prototyping, when receiving a neoprene brace and support's sample draw, Neotex Union Industries can quickly do the calculation and drawing, and use 3D cutting machine to carve and grind. There’s no more cost on mold developing, which is great for buyers who are looking for fast, sample making. 3D dynamic cutting machine is also suitable for high density neoprene foam cutting, the foams are usually added in the brace and support for additional protection.

Neoprene brace and support component cutting with cutting mold

When a marker maker designs brace and support’s marker pieces on the screen, the pieces are placed within fabric width. After they got printed out, markers are placed on layers and layers of neoprene fabrics, which are sliced into required thickness and usually are 51"*130'. Neotex Union Industries utilizes knife mold to cut out the components of neoprene support braces, they have been designing and fabricating their own knife molds to assure its cutting quality and precision. There are 7 cutting machines to cope with Neotex Union Industries’ massive production of neoprene support and brace orders.

Neoprene brace and support component cutting with cutting mold

Neoprene brace and support sewing

To enforce neoprene brace and support’s elastic strength and tear resistance, specific type of sewing is applied. For example, blind-stitch sewing is applied to create a flat and smooth stitching surface on the fabric; V-shape stitch is applied for tear resistance and hive sewing is applied in the middle of neoprene knee brace and support to emphasize its high strength.

Neotex Union Industries' neoprene brace and support's sewing machines including:
• Overlock sewing machine *40
• Zig-zag stitching m/c *70
• Zig-zag machine *30
• Computer sewing machine *5
• Interlock machine *3
• Patterned tacking machine or bartacking machine *4
• Blind-stitch machine *4
• Serging sewing machine *6
• Lock - stitch machine *6

Neoprene brace and support QC

For every neoprene brace and support, besides SGS report, it is tested using metal detector. In addition, pull test, breathability, thread length and stitch quality are tested to achieve high quality requirements.

From a staple to a broken needle, no matter how small the size is, the metal detector can sense if there's any metal that stuck on a neoprene brace or a neoprene support which has been packed.

Neoprene knee brace and support velcro QC list:

1. The beginning or the end of thread should not be longer than 3mm.
2. Knee brace strength enforcement, 4-5 stitches more at where the sewing begins and ends.
3. When folding knee braces, the velcro should be tabbed outside of the circle.

Neoprene knee brace and support velcro QC

Lycra neoprene knee support checking QC list:

When inserting artificial fat into the center of neoprene knee support, pull the velcro on both sides to ensure its strength and that the fabric does not wrinkle.

1. The black hive fabric and lycra napped finishing's color differences should be checked.
2. For velcro and seamless sewing, the beginning of stitches should not be longer than 3mm.
3. The company name should face outside.

Lycra neoprene knee support QC

Neoprene fabric is widely applied in various products that require high tensile strength and elasticity, breathability, water, UV, oil and temperature resistance.