Leading flat knitting machine builder Stoll is aiming to provide solutions for the growing childrenswear and babywear markets as well as for accessories such as caps, scarves, gloves, legwarmers, tights or sleeves, promotional articles and dolls’ clothes with its new short needlebed CMS 530 HP knit & wear flat knitting machine.

The highly flexible machine, nicknamed 'baby' by visitors when it was launched at ITMA ASIA + CITME in Shanghai last week, is suitable for colourful baby items, brightly coloured children’s clothes, fashionable accessories, clever promotional items or small knitted goods as complete articles.

Stoll says it has the ideal combined solution in the new machine. The CMS 530 HP knit & wear also lends itself to knitting factories that operate a hybrid system: the machine can produce both Fully Fashion and Knit & Wear goods, as the Fully Fashion features of the CMS 530 HP knit & wear rank alongside the properties of a Stoll Multi Gauge machine.

CMS 530 HP knit & wear highlights

here are some of the machine's highlights:

• The machine contributes to cost reduction with its short needle bed
• The needle bed and latch needle technology of the CMS 530 HP knit & wear make it versatile - it can also be used for the production of Fully Fashion garments
• It offers a high level of productivity and production stability
• It offers a variety of equipment and options to correspond with the item being produced, which Stoll says pays off in the long-term
• The CMS 530 HP knit & wear is flexible, meaning it can be converted quickly. In addition, small sizes of lots can be easily produced
• The machine can be used as the core tool for production in the field of baby and children’s clothing in a way which optimizes production costs

Technical features

This knit and wear machine has a 50” needle bed and is able to knit cost-effectively and with high productivity and the CMS 530 HP knit & wear’s equipment makes it extremely convenient to operate, the company reports.

The machine is equipped with an auxiliary take-down, main take-down and take-down comb, display, friction feed wheel and a clamping and cutting device. Additionally, it has three fully fledged knitting systems which meet Stoll requirements for economical and highly productive Knit and Wear products.

The CMS 530 HP knit & wear is also able to knit Intarsia. The needle bed geometry, the cam box and the holding-down jack control are designed based on Knit & Wear technology. Standard accessories for the CMS 530 HP knit & wear remain unchanged, which the company says means that there is no additional maintenance, lubrication or extra care required.

Options for greater ease in day-to-day knitting

The following optional equipment is available:

• ASCON® extension ensures stable knitted piece lengths, even when using the simplest yarns, resulting in a high-quality product with consistent measurements
• The storage feed wheels especially prove themselves when it comes to high gauges and make difficult yarns easy to work with
• The plating kit can be used for special functions or looks
• The supplementary bobbin board and the additional bobbin holder can be used to create many colours and colored patterns

Globally renowned manufacturer

H. Stoll GmbH & Co. KG is a globally active and renowned manufacturer of flat knitting machines based in Reutlingen (Baden-Württemberg, Germany). The traditional company was founded in 1873 and employs around 1000 people worldwide.

The Stoll brand’s portfolio includes flat knitting machines and pattern software, which are used for producing fashionable, technical and medical textiles.

Products are delivered to over 70 countries around the world. Stoll is able to provide a comprehensive service program thanks to its subsidiaries, sales and service centres, and numerous agencies.

Innovative technological developments and a largely German-based production system enable Stoll to create the necessary conditions for many knitting trends, which, in turn, are underpinned by Stoll’s in-house trend collection.

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