Master Quilter - Sparrow Studioz

Senior Engineer:
Mike Moore
Longarm quilting changed forever in December of 1999
when APQS introduced the Millennium with the first
perfected automatic stitch regulator. It produced stitches
of uniform length, regardless of changes in the speed or
direction of the hand-controlled quilting head.
Mike Moore, an electrical engineer who specializes in
robotics and process control, was the man who developed
this approach. The idea for a stitch regulated longarm, which
is a testament to his passion for technological innovation,
came to Mike Moore one evening more than a decade ago.
“What if you incorporated electronics,” he wondered, “to
evenly control the distribution of stitches, regardless of
quilting speed?”
That question triggered mountains of research that
eventually revolutionized how longarms operate, making
them much more accepted and effective.
The APQS stitch regulator has no lag time when freehand
quilting. Its sensors and encoders detect extreme
minute changes along the ‘Y’ and ‘X’ axis. Digital signals
are then transmitted to the circuit boards, which in turn are
processed to adjust stitch speed instantly. The quilter gets
far greater control and perfect stitches every time.
“It’s an elegant solution,” he said, “combining the best
of both the digital and analog worlds. And the electronics
have far greater immunity from electrical surges and
interference.”
The stitch regulator technology is just one of the many
breakthroughs to come out of Mike Moore’s R & D lab at
the APQS factory in Carroll, Iowa. Moore, a self-professed
fanatic for technology and innovation, is so creative and so
astonishingly prolific that it’s hard to imagine what fun and
exciting things he is cooking up for the future. Whatever it
is, it is bound to have a major impact in the longarm industry
over the decades to come.
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