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Cover Story Special application needle SAN® 5.2 for sewing technical textiles

Special application needle SAN® 10 XS for sewing very fine and delicate fabrics

great stability through a special blade reinforcement,
reliable loop pick-up for a greater safeguard against
skipped stitches as well as advantages in
multidirectional sewing operations due to a double
groove in the point area. GEBEDUR® coating
(titanium nitride) protects the needle from wear and
damages, especially in the eye and point area.

Sensitive fabric
When it comes to the sewing of fine knitwear, the
Special Application Needles SAN® 10 and SAN® 10
XS are the solution to avoid material damage. Gentle
and stable is how the special application needle
SAN® 10 is best described. It combines the
requirements of material protection and needle
stability. Its slim design results in a reduced
cross-section in the eye area, reducing the stress on
the material as the needle penetrates it. At the same
time, the special blade geometry provides sufficient
stability to avoid needle breakage. SAN® 10 XS is
even gentler on the material. The cylindrical blade Needle dispensing trolley
enables a very gentle penetration of the material by
the needle but reduces needle stability. It is used for Perfectly organized for process safety and more
the processing of very fine and delicate material where What sewing factories must definitely avoid is the risk
the main focus is on avoiding material damage. of injury to the end user by needle fragments left in
the garment. For this reason, Groz-Beckert has
More tough stuff developed its INH Quality Management. The
For the processing of medium to heavy materials like patented INH (Ideal Needle Handling) Quality
denim or work clothing, Groz-Beckert offers its Management facilitates the handling of sewing
Special Application Needle SAN® 6. As thread machine needles within the production process and
breakage and skipped stitches often occur when supports adherence to the buyers’ compliance
sewing denim, the SAN® 6 needle comes with a regulations. It helps to quickly find all fragments of
Whether classic T-shirts, high-quality suits, shoes or Sensitive application larger eye so that the thread can slide through broken needles and document all needle changes in
technical textiles – with a wide product range of about Groz-Beckert Special Application Needles (SAN® smoothly. Also thicker threads can be used without a digital way. The INH Quality Management includes
3,000 sewing and shoe machine needles series) are especially designed for challenging increasing the needle size. Due to the Loop Control® work equipment like the needle dispensing trolley,
Groz-Beckert offers the right product for every sewing processes. The SAN® 5.2 needle meets the geometry, a perfect loop formation and pick-up is needle return box and with the app INH@site and the
application. Three product highlights and the quality requirements for processing technical textiles like guaranteed so that skipped stitches can be reduced. browser software INH@office also two software
management system are introduced below. airbags, car seats or upholstered furniture. It offers a Needle breakages are also avoided. components.

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