Circular Knitting - Double Jersey (Double Jersey Circular Knitting Machines)

Double jersey is the generic name given to a range of weft knitted fabrics made on a rib or interlock basis. This used knitting machinery category covers all types and makes of double jersey circular knitting machines sometimes known as just double jersey machines, rib machines and interlock machines. Double jersey machines are known as double knit machines in the USA and elsewhere.

Second hand double jersey knitting machines (used double jersey knitting machines) are available from a wide range of circular knitting machine builders.

Circular knitted double jersey fabric often referred to as just double jersey or double knit fabric is a weft knitted fabric constructed with two sets of needles on a circular knitting machine.

Double jersey fabrics are classified as jacquard and non-jacquard. Non-jacquard fabrics include: Eight-lock, interlock, Milano rib, half Milano rib, bourrelet, Punto-di-Roma, ponte-Roma, single pique, texipique, double pique, Swiss double pique, French double pique.

Double jersey jacquard fabrics include: Rib jacquard, relief fabrics.

The range of used double jersey circular knitting machines covered here runs from simple mechanically controlled machines through to sophisticated electronically controlled jacquard machines. Double jersey knitting machines come in a wide range of gauges and diameters for a wide range of applications.

Leading double jersey machine manufacturers include: Mayer & Cie, Germany; Terrot, Germany; Pai Lung, Taiwan; Vignoni, Italy; Pilotelli, Italy; Monarch, USA; Fukuhara, Japan; Orizio, Italy. The global market for used double jersey knitting machinery is also dominated by these brands. Other used circular knitting machine brands available include Camber, Albi, Morat, Bentley and Wildt.