German circular knitting machine builder Terrot is to show its best-selling S3P172 mini jacquard single jersey machine at the forthcoming Shanghaitex exhibition which will be held from in June.

The S3P172 machine is among the most successful and most frequently sold Terrot models worldwide and the company says that other producers have tried to emulate its easy-to-operate Jacquard selection technology, but none has ever succeeded in matching it in terms of quality or functional and production reliability. The machine operates using 3-way technique at every feeder and the selection mechanism moves the cylinder needles to the freely selectable knit-tuck-miss position. In fact Terrot says that the “S3P172 is often emulated, but never matched. To decide in favour of the Terrot mini jacquard model S3P172-1 is to opt for a great brand designed to address the most stringent quality demands”.

Perfect circular knitting technology combined with the ‘finest Terrot knitted fabrics’ is, the company says the culmination of well-developed machine engineering designed to sharpen the competitive edge of its international customer base.

A spokesperson for the company told KnittingIndustry.com: “The name Terrot stands for quality and top performance in the construction of electronically and mechanically controlled circular knitting machines around the world. Maximum efficiency and outstanding cost-to performance ratio, combined with truly universal application and operating convenience”

These are the objectives at the forefront of Terrot’s machine design and development work and participating in Shanghaitex 2009 underlines the huge importance of the Chinese market for the company. Terrot’s presentation will be focussed on innovation, quality awareness, marketability and competitiveness.

Machine model S3P172

Fabric sample: S3P172

S3P172 Mini-Jacquard Single-Jersey with 3-Way-Technique

Diameter: 34”

Gauge: E 30

Number of feeders: 84

Machine speed: 19 RPM

Number of needle tracks 36/72 wales pattern width

Knitting structure Single-Jacquard with Tucks

Yarn: CV Nm 70/1 (Ne 41s) VISCOBLEND SPECIAL, 100% LENZING FIBRE, by LinzTextil Austria

Unfinished fabric weight in g/m: 2 91

Unfinished fabric width in cm:  250

Production output in m/h:  50,4

Production output in kg/h: 11.5

Fabric application:  fashion outerwear and fashion underwear

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