An apparatus and method for automatically cutting piled or fleecy fabric sheets including thermoplastic fibers uses a heated cutting instrument to inhibit the generation of dust during the cutting process. The heated cutting instrument heats and melts at least some portion of at least some of the thermoplastic...http://www.google.de/patents/US4653362?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US4653362 - Cutting apparatus with heated blade for cutting thermoplastic fabrics and related method of cutting