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Reports
The Pandemic Era and
Innovations in Knitting
Despite difficulties in the machinery market because
of the Pandemic, knitting technology manufacturers
still innovate and help their customers provide value.
Highlights of the knitting inventions are: revolutions per minute, which helps avoid thread
loops and dropped stitches.
OVJA 2.4 EM circular knitting machine by German
based Mayer & Cie Company is ready for the market.
The fully electronic model is designed for mattress
cover fabrics with high output and a wide pattern microstructure elements, including tuck structures
variety. This ready-for-market version builds on the
model introduced during ITMA 2019 with the addition
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of a new thread fluctuation control system positioned
on every second feeder. A controlled air stream
maintains constant yarn tension, especially at high
OVJA 1.6 EE/2 WT double jersey jacquard machine
by Mayer & Cie also offers multi-colored designs and
and spacer fabrics. The machine features three-way
electronic needle selection in the cylinder and
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two-way technology in the rib dial. When special DNB/600-2B by Jakob Müller Group company with continuou
Applications include mattress covers, upholstery, double needle bed machine for warp knitting. The 800 ACO/EL b
needles are employed, the device can knit yarns up
furnishing fab
Comez International is a high-speed mechanical
to 1,200 denier in gauges as coarse as E16.
machine has been designed for the mass production
transportation seat covers, shoe uppers, and
knitting machi
of items, including earloops for masks and
outerwear.
electronically
sportswear accessories. The low stitch density
RD 7/2-6 EN double needle bar raschel machine by
suitable for t
Karl Mayer offers some new technologies for the density regula
and tapes. It
knitting sector. According to the company, the new
device offers up to 30-percent higher speed than its
required for such articles and the high operating
speed of the machine equates to very high
productivity, according to Comez. Equipped with two lock-stit
mechanically controlled guide bars, the DNB/600-2B
can process all yarn types into double face fabric
textiles. The
structures. A compact design and reduced working
bars and is av
width result in fast changeovers.
SAN™ SF needle
DNB/EL-32-12B by Comez International was first KG is a new pr
introduced at ITMA 2019. The electronically application ne
controlled warp knitting machine is designed for yarns with i
sample production using any yarn in all possible
gauges on a single, compact unit. Items produced
using the DNB/EL-32-12B include technical textiles,
predecessor, the RD 7/2-12 EN. The machine can
knit 3D fabrics using a trick plate distance of 2 to 6
millimeters. Its EN pattern drive and maximum was issued in a wider working width of 300 inches for
shogging movement of 1 inch allow patterning wider or side-by-side production and is up to 15
variety with up to 12,000 stitch repeats. The machine percent faster than its predecessor. Karl Mayer offers
is available in working widths of 138 and 77 inches in three interchangeable options for purchasing
gauges E 18, E 22 and E 24. Fabrics may be used lappings for the HKS 3-M ON, SwapKnit 36, and
for footwear, clothing, and mattress applications. SwapKnit 36 Flat for designs up to 36 stitch courses, circular knitt
as well as a variant developed for pattern repeats of SNK SF sinker
HKS 3-M ON by Karl Mayer is one of the first more than 36 stitch courses. Patterns for the accumulation a
machines connected with its digital solutions. The machines are downloaded from Karl Mayer’s medical textiles, shoe uppers, and apparel textiles. to minim
machine can directly download pattern data from the Webshop Spare Parts and loaded on the knitting The machine has 12 guide bars. An electronic needle feature
KM.ON secure cloud and does not need to use pattern machine for fast and flexible pattern changes. long-throw device with a stroke capacity of 560 needle, and c
disks, which allows for easy pattern changes found with According to Karl Mayer, the hybrid unit combines
EL gears at the speeds associated with N pattern the patterning possibilities of a typical N and EL millimeters allows more advanced technical fabrics According
to be produced, such as reinforced fabrics, fabrics uniform l
drives. According to the company, the machine recently pattern drive in a single knitting machine.
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