Fluidic Cording — Soft Robotics & Microfluidics
FLUIDWEAVE-9
Pneumatic and hydraulic tubing — soft actuators and wearable fluidics.
Same platform, different mission: the PD head's couching channel handles silicone and TPU tubing up to 15 mm, anchoring fluidic routes into a textile carrier without crimping the lumen.
Overview
Pneumatic and hydraulic tubing — soft actuators and wearable fluidics.
Why this machine
Soft robotics teams have wrestled with hand-routing pneumatic lines for years. Program a path in DST, drop the tubing under the PD head, and you have a textile-integrated pneumatic harness in minutes. Microfluidic researchers can build wearable assays the same way.
Capabilities
- Silicone, TPU, and PU tubing up to 15 mm diameter
- Pneumatic actuation routes for soft robotic skins and gloves
- Hydraulic lines for thermal management and wearable cooling
- Microfluidic channels for biosensing and lab-on-textile
- Combined fluidic + electrical routing on the same workpiece
Ideal for
Soft robotics labs, microfluidics groups, wearable cooling / heating startups, prosthetics R&D.
Specifications
- Configuration
- 9 needles × 1 flat head + 1 taping (PD) head
- Functions
- Flat • Cording • Taping (fluidic) • Sequin • Laser
- Embroidery area
- 650 × 1200 mm
- Maximum speed
- 1,200 spm
- Couching capacity
- Tubing up to 15 mm OD
- Control
- 12" colour touchscreen LCD
- Power
- Standard 120 V — quiet operation
- Machine size
- 2,470 × 1,630 × 1,600 mm
- Net weight
- 650 kg
Sampling
Bring your spec — we'll stitch a sample on this platform at our Albany showroom.
Pricing
Contact for current pricing — tariffs included; rent-to-own available.