Reference Book of Textile Technologies - Knitting

Cover......Page 1
Foreword......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 7
General Remarks......Page 10
Classification of Knitting Machines......Page 12
The Three Main Types of Needle......Page 13
The Latch Needle......Page 14
Needle Specifications......Page 17
Stitch Formation with a Latch Needle (picture 13)......Page 18
Stitch Formation with a Compound Needle (picture 15)......Page 19
The Needle-bed......Page 20
Flat Knitting Machines......Page 22
The Manual Flat Knitting Machine......Page 23
The Needle-bed (picture 23)......Page 24
The Carriage......Page 25
The Cam-locks......Page 26
High-butt Needles and Low-butt Needles......Page 28
Knit Stitch Formation......Page 29
Tuck Stitch Formation......Page 30
Miss Stitch Formation......Page 31
Fabric Take-down......Page 33
Needle-bed Racking......Page 34
Stitch Transfer......Page 35
Automatic Flat Knitting Machines......Page 36
Fabric Take-down Motion......Page 37
Program Reading System......Page 38
Lateral Control System......Page 40
Carriage and Cam Plates (picture 45)......Page 41
The Exchange Technique......Page 43
Selection with Sliders or Sinkers......Page 44
The Stitch Transfer Process......Page 46
The Integrated Cam-lock......Page 48
Electronic Flat-bed Machines......Page 49
The Technical Evolution of Flat-bed Machines......Page 50
Links-links Machines......Page 57
Classification by Number of Needle-beds......Page 59
Basic Structure of a Large-diameter Circular Knitting Machine......Page 60
The Spool Holder......Page 62
Yarn Feeders......Page 63
The Thread Guide......Page 65
The Main Components of a Single-bed Machine......Page 67
The Main Components of a Double-bed Machine......Page 68
The Technical Evolution......Page 70
Selection by means of Needles with Multilevel Butts......Page 71
Mechanical Jacquard Selection System......Page 72
Electronic Jacquard Selection System......Page 74
Take-down Motion......Page 75
Winding Motion......Page 76
Control and Monitoring System......Page 78
Lubrication System......Page 79
Safety Systems......Page 80
Stitch Formation Cycle on Single-bed Knitting Machines......Page 81
Terry Knitting Machines......Page 83
Fleece Knitting Machines......Page 85
Dial-cylinder Knitting Machines......Page 86
Stitch Formation on Dial-cylinder Knitting Machines......Page 87
Interlock Machines......Page 88
Variable Needle-bed Machines......Page 89
Double-cylinder Machines......Page 91
Stitch Formation and Needle Transfer......Page 92
Bodysize / Seamlesswear Machines......Page 94
Small-diameter Circular Knitting Machines......Page 95
Single-cylinder Machines......Page 97
Single-cylinder Machines with Needles in the Dial (Rib Stitch)......Page 98
Double-cylinder Machines......Page 99
Full-fashioned Knitting Machines......Page 100
Loop-wheel Circular Knitting Machines......Page 101
Warping......Page 102
Warp Knitting Machines......Page 103
The Guide Bar......Page 104
The Guide Bar Chain......Page 105
Classification of Warp Knitting Machines......Page 106
Flat Single-bed Warp Knitting Machines with Spring Beard Needles......Page 107
Single-bed Raschel Machines with Latch Needles......Page 109
Flat Single-bed Warp Knitting Machines and Single-bed Raschel Machines
 with Compound Needles......Page 110
Flat Double-bed Warp Knitting Machines and Double-bed Raschel machines......Page 112
Crochet Machines......Page 113
Stitch Formation with Latch Needles......Page 115