Development of gauze manufacturing method and capacity increasing machine and prototype manufacturing

Laparotomy sponge is used to wrap tissue and organs, identify gaps and bleeding control in surgical operations (colon, stomach, chest, etc.). It can be produced sterile, non sterile, with X-ray, without X-ray, with bias, without bias, with handle and without handle. Laparotomy sponge which is one of the gauze product types is produced after the production of the gauze which is produced according to the TSE 14079 and using 100 % cotton yarn by the folding and sewing operations. Laparotomy sponge production is generally made by hand. This situation has led to an extension of the production process, product quality problems, high labor costs, increase of the messy work environment and total production costs. Also demand from customers have face difficulties in meeting the high volume and term product. Therefore, this project will be design of the Laparotomy sponge production machinery and production prototype that shorten the production process to reduce the cost. The design process of the machine will do material selection, mechanical analysis (using Computer Aided Design and Analysis Software SolidWorks Simulation) and for automation required software. This project which will occur in the working machine will decrease the time between transactions between stages of production, the amount of output per unit time will be increased and manufacturing costs will be reduced.