PRESENTATION ON

STUDY ON FUNCTIONS OF DIFFERENT PARTS OF

CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE.
 Supervised By
Md.Nazif Hasan Chowdhury
Lecturer,
Department of Textile Engineering
Port City International University

Prepared By

Sany Barua
(BTE-01305886)
01
INTRODUCTION

02
DIFFERENT TYPES OF SET NEEDLES
03
DIFFERENT TYPES CIRCULAR KNITTING
MACHINE
04
MACHINE PARTS

05
FUNCTION OF DIFFERENT PARTS

06
CONCLUSION
 INTRODUCTION
Circular knitting machines always produce
tube-shaped fabric. They exist in different sizes or
diameters, depending on the field of application. The
needles and sinkers in these machines are arranged
in a circle.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF
SET NEEDLES
 The machines can be divided into two different
types, depending on the number of sets of
needles:

❖ Single Set: Plain.

❖ Two Set: Rib,Purl & Interlock.
Both single set and double set machines also exist
as Jacquard machines, which are needed for special
designs. In these machines, the movement of each
needle can be controlled from each cam. Common
products that are produced with circular knitted
fabric are T-shirts. For production, nearly every
material can be used. The form varies from
filament to staple fibre yarn.
For special purposes also monofilaments and wires
are used.
 Different Circular Knitting Machine
Knitting machines are mainly two types;
they are circular knitting machine and flat
bed knitting machine. This two types are
hugely use in Textile Industry. A knitting
machine is composed of lots of parts. Every
parts of a machine are important for run the
machine smoothly. Every part has a specific
function during operation.
Different circular knitting machine parts and their
functions are given below:

Figure: Circular Knitting Machine

 Machine Parts
1. Needle ● Knit Cam
● The Bearded Needle ● Tuck Cam
● The Latch Needle ● Miss Cam
● The Compound Needle 9. Cam Box
1. Cylinder Trick 10. VDQ Pulley
2. Needle Detector 11. Pulley Belt
3. Sinker 12. Brush
4. Sinker Ring 13. Tension Disk
5. Cylinder 14. Inlet & Outlet Stop Motion
6. Cylinder Balancer 15. Yarn Guide
7. Cam: 16. MNF Wheel
a. Engineering Cam 17. Feeder Ring
b. Knitting Cam 18. Positive Feeder
 Machine Parts:

19. Lycra Stop Motion

20. Uniwave Lubrication
21. Adjustable Fan
22. Spreader
23. Air Jet Nozzle
24. Lycra Attachment Device
Functions Of Different Parts

Needle: Needle is the master

part of the knitting machine.
Needle receive yarn from the
feeder, create a loop as well as
release old loop and finally
produce the fabric.

Figure: Knitting Machine Needle

Cylinder

Cylinder is another master

part of the knitting machine.
Cylinder adjustment is one of
the most important technical
work. The cylinder holds and
carries needle, cam box, sinker
etc.
Figure: Cylinder
Cam

Cam is the device which

converts the rotary motion
into a definite reciprocating
motion for the needles and
some other devices.

Figure: Different Kinds of Cam

Cam Box

Cam box holds and supports

cam. Knit, tuck and miss cam
are arranged horizontally
according to fabric design in
the cam box.

Figure: Cam Box

Sinker

Sinker is another master part

of the knitting machine. It
supports yarn to form the
desired loop. Sinker is located
at each and every gap of the
needle.

Figure: Sinker
Sinker Box

Sinker box holds and supports

the sinker.

Figure: Sinker Box

VDQ Pulley
VDQ means Variable Dia for Quality.
As this pulley controls the quality of
knitted fabric by adjusting GSM &
stitch length during the knitting
process, so it is called VDQ pulley. To
increase the fabric GSM the pulley is
moved towards the positive direction
and to decrease the fabric GSM the
pulley is moved towards the reverse
direction. This pulley also called
quality adjustment pulley (QAP) or Figure: VDQ Pulley
Quality adjustment Disk (QAD).
Creel

Creel is a vertical aluminum

stick where creel is placed for
holding the yarn cone. It also
known as side creel.

Figure: Creel
Memminger Positive Feed(MPF)

MPF means Memminger Positive

Feed. It receives yarn from
aluminum telescopic tube. As this
device gives a positive feed of yarn
to the needles, so it is called
Memminger Positive Feed device.
MPF provides uniform tension to
yarn, reduces machine stoppage,
identify and remove yarn knot and
give a signal if yarn breaks.
Figure: MPF Device
Yarn Guide

Yarn guide receive yarn from

the MPF. It is used to guide the
yarn and sent yarn to the
feeder guide. It maintains the
smooth tension on the yarn.

Figure: Yarn Guide

Feeder Ring

This is a circular feeder ring

which holds all the feeder
guide.

Figure: Feeder Ring

Base Plate

Base plate is a plate that holds

the cylinder. It located on the
machine body.

Figure: Base Plate

Fabric Detector

If fabric turn off or fall down

from the machine, fabric
detector touch the cylinder
and the machine becomes
stopped. It also called fabric
fault detector.

Figure: Fabric Detector

Automatic Needle Detector

A device placed very close to

the needle sets. It gives a
signal if it found any broken
damaged needle.

Figure: Automatic Needle Detector

Adjustable Fan

Generally two sets of running

fans are continuously circulated
from the center of machine dia.
These fans are faced with the
needle points that remove dust,
hairy fiber as well as keep needle
cool. Adjustable fans are rotated
in the opposite motion of the Figure: Adjustable Fan
cylinder.
Lubricating Tube

This tube supplies lubricants

to the cam box, sinker box to
remove excessive friction and
heat. Lubricants are sent
through the tube with the help
of an air compressor.

Figure: Lubricating Tube

Spreader

Spreader is situated below the

machine body. It receives
fabric from the needles,the
spreads fabric and ensures
uniform fabric tension.The
spreader is adjusted as the
fabric is open type or tube
type.
Figure: Spreader
Take-Down Motion Rollers

These rollers are situated just

under the spreader. They pull
fabric from the spreader, grip
fabric firmly and take fabric
down. These rollers also called
fabric withdraw rollers.

Figure: Take-Down Motion Rollers

Winding Roller

This roller is situated just

under the take-down motion
rollers. It rolled the fabric
itself. When this roller
becomes bigger by the fabric
layer it also moves upward.

Figure: Winding Roller

 SOME COMMON CIRCULAR KNITTING
MACHINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
● Mayer & Cie. GmbH & Co. K
● Fukuhara
● Hanma group
● Jiunn long
● Zentex
● Masa (Taiwan)
● Ta-yu (Taiwan)
● Fukahama
 Conclusion
Modern circular knitting machines feature on-board computers
(CPU) complete with a display and a keyboard to monitor and
control the most important functions: Speed Number of
machine revolutions (R.P.M) Working hours Causes of machine
stops Detector of the yarn length fed into the machine On
modern microprocessor-controlled machines, the LCD display
(TOUCH SCREEN) is equipped with an alphanumeric keyboard
for entering the operator’s settings. The whole system is
controlled by an electronic circuit which signals the status of the
machine and the possible causes of machine stops by means of
flashing lights.
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