German circular knitting machine builder Terrot is targeting Central Asian markets by showing its mechanically controlled S4F348 two track single jersey striper at the forthcoming Central Asian International Textile Machinery Exhibition (CAITME 2009), which will take place in Tashkent from 15-17 September 2009.

CAITME, which organisers say is the largest international textile machinery exhibition in Central Asia, showcases the latest technologies and developments and is meeting place for buyers and sellers in the textile industry from all over the world. This year the exhibition which is celebrating its 5th anniversary, will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. According to organisers its participants are the world's most recognized companies and brands, manufacturers and exporters of textile machinery and technologies.

As one of the leading builders of electronically and mechanically controlled circular knitting machines, Terrot will show its S4F348, which has the following features:

The machine series combines the traditional attributes of functional safety and outstanding reliability with further improved Terrot striper technology. According to Terrot, the benefit is the machine’s maximum processing variety with nearly unlimited pattern and colour possibilities, especially for sensitive yarns due to the combination of the Terrot Striper System with different kind of bonding structure technologies. By using the multi-colour technology, it is possible to process up to 8 yarn colours in a single length of fabric. Terrot says that the machine is well suited to the processing of even the most sensitive yarns. Beside the customary use of cotton yarns the machine can also be used to process acetate, core spun yarns, modal, polyester filament, polyamide and viscose.

 The technology of the yarn change takes place with one lay-in finger for every colour yarn. Every lay-in finger is equipped with a combined clamping device as well as a cutting device which Terrot says guarantees very precise clamping and cutting of the threads. Terrot also says that is superior compared with competitors striper technology and able to process all current yarn qualities, and in particular for striped fabric using synthetic yarns which are in vogue.

Production

Redesigned cylinder and sinker cam curves permit higher production safety; increase speed factor up to 840 (S4/6F348)

Economic production featured by computer controlled ‘Terrot-speed-up-function’: while knitting large sequences in a single colour the machine speed will be increased up to 20%, thereby increasing productivity

Flexibility

2-slot yarn carrier is perfectly guided and guarantees excellent spandex and mesh plating

Easy to handle and to create new pattern information, by transmitting the colour sequence by USB memory stick

Simple and quick adjustment of colour sequences by inputting the data via the keypad at terminal

Applications

Outerwear, sports- and leisure wear

Fabric structure/ Knitting technique

Striper pattern/ colour change Striper

Plain Single-Jersey Plain Single-Jersey

Elastane plaiting Single structures

2-thread yarn fleece

Piqué

Tuck structure

Download S4F348 brochure