KNITTING TECHNOLOGY

AN INTRODUCTION
 MAIN PARTS OF KNITTING MACHINE

• MAIN PARTS OF A KNITTING MACHINE IS GIVEN BELOW:

1 – LEGS
2 – CYLINDER
3 – DIAL
4 – NEEDLE
5 – CAM PARTS
6 – FEEDER GUIDE
7 – CAM
8 – SUPPLY PACKAGE
9 – CREEL
10 – TOP STOP MOTION
11 – ANTI SNARL DEVICE
12 – TENSIONER
13 – POSITIVE FEEDER
14 – KNITTED FABRIC
15 – FABRIC SPREADER
16 – FABRIC WITHDRAWAL
17 – FABRIC WINDING ROLLER

THE FOLLOWING PARTS ALSO PRESENT IN KNITTING MACHINE:

LATCH NEEDLE
• CYLINDER WITH TRICK
• DIAL WITH TRICK
• CYLINDER CAM
• DIAL CAM
• YARN FEEDER AND YARN GUIDE
• CYLINDER DRIVEN WHEEL
• CYLINDER DRIVEN GEAR
• CLOTHS TAKE
DRAWING BASIC HAND KNITTING MACHINE
 MAIN FEATURES OF KNITTING MACHINE

• THE BASIC FRAME OF THE MACHINE IS NORMALLY CIRCULAR OR RECTILINEAR ACCORDING TO

ARRANGEMENT OF NEEDLE BAD SHAPE.
• IT MUST HAVE A POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM TO DRIVE THE MECHANISM OF THE MACHINE.
• IT MUST HAVE GOOD YARN SUPPLYING SYSTEM, WHICH CAN CONTROL YARN TENSION AND FEED.
• THE MACHINE MUST BE MECHANICAL FLEXIBLE TO MOVEMENT THE NEEDLE ACCORDING TO
DESIGN FOR MAKING LOOP.
• MACHINE HAVE GOOD TAKE UP MECHANISM.
• IT MUST HAVE GOOD QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM (STOP MOTION, FABRIC FAULT DETECTOR,
NEEDLE DETECTOR, AUTO OILIER AND LINT REMOVAL SYSTEM).
 CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE

• CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE

• A CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR KNITTING
MACHINES IN USE TODAY. EVEN HOBBYISTS MAKE USE OF A SMALL CIRCULAR
KNITTING MACHINE SUCH AS AN ADDI EXPRESS KNITTING MACHINE TO
CREATE THEIR OWN KNITTED PIECES SUCH AS SWEATERS, GLOVES, SCARFS
AND MANY SMALL DIAMETERS SIZED CREATIONS.
• THE MECHANISM OF THE INDUSTRIAL CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINES USED TO
CREATE APPARELS IN LARGE VOLUMES AND FAST PRODUCTION RATES IS SIMPLE.
FABRICS ARE KNITTED IN SPIRAL AND CAST ON. THE CIRCLE OF STITCHES ARE
JOINED FORMING SEAMLESS TUBES. THE LAYERS IT PRODUCES ARE COUNTED ON
AS THE NUMBER OF ROWS.
• MACHINES OF THIS TYPE CAN PRODUCE A WIDE RANGE OF DIAMETER FROM 12
INCHES TO 60 INCHES. IT CAN KNIT A VARIETY OF SPORTSWEAR AND FASHION
CLOTHING AND APPAREL IN AN INCREDIBLY FAST RATE
 APPLICATION OF CIRCULAR KNITTING
MACHINE
• THIS KIND OF MACHINE IS MADE FOR MANUFACTURING FABRICS OF:
• JACKETS
• T-SHIRT
• LADIES TOPS
• CASUAL WEAR
• SUITS
• DRESSES
• BATH ROBES
• DRESSING GOWNS
• TRACK SUITS
• UPHOLSTERY
• JOGGING SUITS
• JERSEY,
• LILY
• JERSEY BLISTER
• SINGLE LACOSTE
 SINGLE JERSY KNITTING MACHINE

• SINGLE JERSEY CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE

• THE SINGLE JERSEY CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE IS A MODERN MACHINE
AND HAS A SIMPLER DESIGN THAN THE RIB MACHINE (DOUBLE JERSEY
CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE). ALSO CALLED PLAIN CIRCULAR LATCH
NEEDLE MACHINE, IT CONSISTS OF A SET OF LATCH NEEDLE AND A SET OF
THE SINKER. BOTH REVOLVE ALONG DIFFERENT KNITTING CAM SYSTEMS
THAT CAUSE A CALCULATED AND ACCURATE UP AND DOWN MOTION. THIS
MECHANISM ALSO INVOLVES THE MOVEMENT OF THE YARN FEEDERS THAT
ARE PLACED AT EQUAL INTERVALS ALONG THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE
KNITTING MACHINE CYLINDER
TYPE OF SINGLE JERSY KNITTING MACHINE

• PLAIN SINGLE JERSEY CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE

• SIMPLY PUT, THIS MACHINE IS THE SIMPLEST CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE CONTAINING ONLY 1 TRACK OF
CAMS THAT PRODUCES PLAIN SINGLE JERSEY FABRIC. ONLY ONE SET OF LATCH NEEDLE IS USED. THE
CYLINDER, SINKER AND LATCH NEEDLE REVOLVE ALONG THE STATIONARY KNITTING CAM SYSTEMS
PRODUCING THE DESIRED DENSITY, THICKNESS AND IDEAL PROPERTIES OF THE FABRIC.
• 2 TRACK, 4 TRACK SINGLE JERSEY CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE OR MULTI-TRACK SINGLE JERSEY CIRCULAR
KNITTING MACHINE
• TWO AND FOUR TRACK SINGLE JERSEY CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINES CAN PRODUCE A VARIETY OF FABRIC
DESIGNS FOR ITS CONFIGURATION IS SPECIALLY CONSTRUCTED FOR HIGH PRODUCTION PURPOSES.
MATERIAL RANGES FROM COTTON, YARN, PIQUE FLEECE, TWO-THREAD FLEECE, T/C, SYNTHETIC FIBERS
AND MINI-JACQUARD. WITH THIS MACHINE, YOU CAN FLEXIBLY CHOOSE THE NUMBER OF CAMS FOR
DIFFERENT FABRIC DEMANDS
• TERRY AND FLEECE SINGLE JERSEY CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE
• FLEECE FABRIC, LIKE COMFORTERS, TOWELS, BATHROBES AND SOME
WINTER COATS ARE QUICKLY MADE WITH THE
TERRY SINGLE JERSEY CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE.
• TERRY KNITTING MACHINES MAKES PLAIN FABRIC ON ONE SIDE WITH THE
BACK LOOP INSERTED WITH A NUMBER OF WALES (2-3 WALES). THE BACK
AREA IS BRUSHED AS TO MAKE THE FABRIC WARM AND TINGLY. THE
THREADS USED CAN BE FINE AT THE TOP AND COURSE FOR THE BACK.
 JACQUARD

• JACQUARD SINGLE JERSEY CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE

• JACQUARD SINGLE JERSEY CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE
IS DESIGNED WITH A THREE-POSITION NEEDLE
SELECTION OPTIONS – KNIT, TUCK, AND MISS, ALLOWING
COMPLEX JACQUARD FABRIC PATTERNS TO BE MADE.
• JACQUARD FABRIC IS THE MOST INTRICATELY STYLED
FABRIC AS IT HAS A RAISED TEXTURE DESIGN THAT
USUALLY INCLUDE FLOWERS, BROCADE, MATELASSÉ,
PAISLEYS, DAMASK AND ANIMAL PATTERNS.
JACQUARD KNITTED FABRIC
• DOUBLE JERSEY CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE
• THIS TYPE OF CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE HAS TWO FORMS, KNOWN AS RIB MACHINE OR INTERLOCK
MACHINE. IN THE DOUBLE JERSEY CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE, TWO SETS OF NEEDLES ARE CONTAINED IN
THE MACHINE.
• THE CYLINDER HAS ONE SET AND THE DIAL HAS THE OTHER SET OF THE NEEDLE. THE DIAL AND CYLINDER
NEEDLES ARE ARRANGED IN A PERPENDICULAR MANNER. CYLINDER CAMS AND DIAL CAMS ARE TWO
DIFFERENT SET OF CAMS TAKES CONTROL OF THE KNITTING ACTION. THIS ARRANGEMENT CAN EITHER BE
INTERLOCKED OR RIBBED WHILE PRODUCING THE FABRIC.
• RIB CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE
• THE MOST NOTABLE FEATURE OF THE RIB CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE IS THE RIB STRUCTURE IT FORMS ON
THE FABRIC. A RIB STRUCTURE IS FORMED BY THE FACE AND BACK LOOPS OCCURRING ALONG THE COARSE
SUCCESSIVELY WHILE THE LOOPS OF THE WALES REMAIN THE SAME.
• TWO SETS OF NEEDLES ARE USED IN A PERPENDICULAR POSITION WITH EACH OTHER. BOTH
THE DIAL AND CYLINDER REVOLVES WITH THE CAM SYSTEMS OF THE FEEDERS REMAINING
STATIONARY. CYLINDER NEEDLES MOVE VERTICALLY WHILE THE DIAL NEEDLES MOVE
HORIZONTALLY.
• INTERLOCK CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE
• INTERLOCK IS A 1×1 RIB VARIANT STRUCTURE. TWO SETS OF NEEDLES WORK IN BOTH
CYLINDER AND DIAL THAT ACCOMPLISHES AT LEAST TWO PROCESSES. WITH
INTERLOCK CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINES , PURL STRUCTURES CAN ALSO BE MADE. THESE
PURL FABRICS ARE KNITTED ON SPECIALIZED MACHINES ALLOWING DUAL-ENDED LATCH
NEEDLES AND SPECIAL DEVICES OF DRIVE THEM AND FORM INTERMESHED LOOPS IN TWO
DIRECTIONS.
• PIQUE CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE
• PIQUE CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINES MANUFACTURER TEXTURES WITH THE
WAFFLE WEAVE LOOK OF PIQUE FABRIC. THIS TYPE OF FABRIC DIFFERS FROM
YOUR JERSEY CLOTHING AS IT HAS A ROUGH-LOOK TEXTURE WHEREAS
JERSEYS HAVE FLAT AND SMOOTH SURFACES
• STRAIGHT BAR KNITTING MACHINE
• IMAGE SOURCE: HTTPS://WOOLENWARRIOR.COM/2014/03/01/LOPI-LOVE-AS-
PROMISED/P1000208/
• STRAIGHT BAR KNITTING MACHINE HAVE BEARDED NEEDLES ON A VERTICAL
BAR. MOVEMENT IS CONTROLLED BY THE ACCURATELY CONSTRUCTED CAM
SYSTEM. DIVISIONS ARE EQUALLY DISTRIBUTED ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE
MACHINE IN A NUMBER OF HEADS. EACH KNITTING HEAD CAN KNIT
SEPARATELY IN A UNIFORM WAY ALONG THE GARMENT PANEL.
• SINGLE NEEDLE STRAIGHT BAR KNITTING MACHINE
• STRAIGHT BAR FRAMES USUALLY HAVE A SINGLE NEEDLE BAR. THIS
CONFIGURATION, HOWEVER, MAKES IT INCAPABLE OF KNITTING RIB WELTS.
• DOUBLE NEEDLE STRAIGHT BAR KNITTING MACHINE
• DOUBLE-NEEDLE STRAIGHT BAR KNITTING MACHINES HAVE HORIZONTAL
AND VERTICAL NEEDLE BAR FOR KNITTING RIB WELTS, BUT THE
PERFORMANCE OF THESE MACHINES ARE MUCH SLOWER THAN THE
PREVIOUS .
 FLAT BAR KNITTING MACHINE

• FLAT BAR KNITTING MACHINES ARE MOST SUITABLE FOR FLAT OR 3D CREATIONS BUT IS ALSO APPLICABLE IN CREATING TUBULAR
KNITS LIKE CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINES. IN THIS TYPE OF FABRIC KNITTING MACHINE, THE NEEDLES ARE ARRANGED ON A
STRAIGHT BAR. THE MECHANISM FOLLOWS A BACK AND FORTH MOVEMENT OF THE CARRIAGE CONTAINING THE YARN FEEDERS
THROUGH A HORIZONTAL PATH.
• APPLICATION:
• COLLARS
• ARM BANDS
• SWEATERS
• FLAT BED OR V-BED FLAT KNITTING MACHINE
• A “FLAT” OR VEE BED KNITTING MACHINE HAS TWO FLAT NEEDLE BEDS HAVING AN UPSIDE-DOWN “V” FORMATION. NEEDLE BEDS
CAN STRETCH UP TO 2.5 METERS WIDE. A FORWARD AND BACKWARD MOVEMENT OF THE CARRIAGE KNOWN AS THE HEAD OR
CAMBOX WORKS TO MOVE THE KNIT, TUCK AND TRANSFER STITCHES.
• THIS TYPE OF MACHINE CAN MAKE COMPLEX KNIT DESIGNS AND SOPHISTICATED STITCHING. KNITTING SPEED CAN BE UP TO 0.5 M/S.
 RASCHEL WARP KNITTING

• RASCHEL WARP KNITTING MACHINE MAKES WARP KNITS TO FORM FABRICS. IN COMPARISON
WITH THE OTHER WARP KNITTING MACHINE, THE TRICOT, RASCHEL USES COARSER YARNS. IN
FACT, THERE HAS RECENTLY BEEN INTEREST IN KNITTING STAPLE YARNS ON THESE MACHINES.
• THE MECHANISM IS AS FOLLOWS. THE WARPS ARE TWISTED AND LOCKED WITH A LOOP FROM
A SUCCEEDING WARP. THIS WILL THEN BE SHIFTED BACK BY ANOTHER WARP TO THE
PRECEDING LAYER OF KNITTING. NEEDLES MOVE IN A STEEL PLATE KNOWN AS THE TRICK
PLATE. IT FUNCTIONS TO LIMIT THE TOP LEVEL OF LOOPS.
• THE PULL OF THE YARN AND SINKERS LIMIT THE LOOPS. THIS TYPE OF MACHINE HAS LOCKING
BELTS RELATIVELY PERPENDICULAR TO THE PLANE OF THE SHAKING MOTION OR SHOGGING
MOTION
• APPLICATION OF RASCHEL WARP KNITTING MACHINE
• LACE FABRIC AND TRIMMINGS
• MILITARY FABRICS
• OUTDOOR APPLICATIONS SUCH AS BACKPACKS, POCKETS AND POUCHES
• BAG
• COATS
• DRESSES
 TRICOT KNITTING MACHINES

• TRICOT MACHINES PRODUCE WARPS KNITTED FABRICS THAT ARE FINER THAN RASCHEL
MACHINES. COMPOUND NEEDLES ARE USED IN THIS TYPE OF MACHINE. WARP YARNS ARE
FED TO THE NEEDLES THROUGH THE SITUATED GUIDE BARS BY THE SHOGGING MOTION
OF THE MACHINE.
• APPLICATION OF TRICOT KNITTING MACHINES
• SWIMWEAR
• UNDERWEAR
• SPORTSWEAR
• GLOVES
TRICOT KNITTED FABRIC
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