how to automate/semi automate : guiding a thread through a hole in a plastic part

JayVee · Feb 14, 2017

Hello everyone,

I have a challenging task which involves developing a new production process where we are required to guide a thread through a hole in a plastc part and from the other side we have to secure the thread by means of a knot of the thread or joining with a plastic part so that the thread does not return through the hole.
The thread is part of a manual emergency switch of an actuator mechanism which is required when the actuator fail to function automatically.
I am looking forward to hearing interesting ideas from experts out here.

Thanks and Regards
JayVee

MikeHalloran · Feb 14, 2017

Sometimes a puff of air is all it takes.

Failing that, a 'needle threader', usually comprising a diamond shaped loop of music wire, is pushed through the eye of a needle, opens itself to form an aperture large enough to stuff the thread through, then the loop is withdrawn and drags the thread with it.

Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA

IRstuff · Feb 14, 2017

Mike's approach is VERY reliable; I use a needle threader to thread needles whenever I need to do sewing.

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