Circular knitting machine also called as circular weft knitting machine is widely utilized in textile industry. Circular knitting machine develops at a high speed for its advantages of many circle numbers, high rotation rate, high quantity, high quality, less procedures. In general, circular knitting machine can be classified into single side circular knitting machine and double side circular knitting.
Single side circular knitting machine has a syringe.
general single side circular knitting machine
General single side circular knitting machine has many circle numbers, high rotation rate and high quantity. General single side circular knitting machine has single needle track, double needle track, triple needle track, four needle tracks and six needle tracks. Single side circular knitting machine having four needle tracks is mostly used in textile industry.
single side terry machine
Single side terry machine, also called as single side sinker pile machine, has single needle track, double needle track and four needle tracks. Single side terry machine are classified into positive bag terry machine (yarn is covered by terry yarn) and negative bag terry machine (yarn is in the opposite of textile).
Three thread weft knitting machine
Three thread weft knitting machine also called as knitting machine or velvet machine, has single needle track, double needle track and four needle tracks. Three thread weft knitting machine is used to produce galling flannelette or non galling flannelette.
Jacquard single side circular knitting machine
Jacquard single side circular knitting machine is classified into small jacquard and large jacquard.
Small jacquard
Small jacquard is called as mechanical jacquard. It is convenient while having low ration rate and quantity. Small jacquard is used to knit small jacquard fabric.
Large jacquard
Large jacquard has a computer. The computer fetches the program inside floppy disk which has been inserted to computer. Then large jacquard can knit based on the program. Large jacquard is used to knit large knitted fabric and it can also change the colors of yarn.
Large jacquard reduces design cycle of products significantly, saving coast and highly improving quality.
1.Double side circular knitting machine
Double side circular knitting machine has two vertical syringes.
Ribber
Ribber is special types. It has (1+1) needle track, (2+2) needle track and (4+4) needle track. It knit new type fabric by using permutations of triangle and knitting needle and combination of yarn.
2. General double side circular knitting machine
General double side circular knitting machine also called as interlock machine, is a kind of multi function machine. Just like as ribber, general double side circular knitting machine also has (1+1) needle track, (2+2) needle track, (2+4) needle track and (4+4) needle track. Circular knitting machine with (2+4) needle track is the most commonly used.
3. Jacquard double side circular knitting machine
Jacquard double side circular knitting machine can also be classified into small jacquard and large jacquard.