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Memis Acar
Memis
Acar
Sylvia P. Mermelstein
Sylvia P.
Mermelstein
Michael Jackson
Michael
Jackson
Design and development of a novel circular warp knitting machine
Loughborough University
2017
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Mechanical Engineering not elsewhere classified
2017-10-13 15:21:43
Conference contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/Design_and_development_of_a_novel_circular_warp_knitting_machine/9558578
This paper reports the design, manufacture and test of an innovative method of producing warp
knitting fabrics, using a circular disposition of the needles rather than linear needle bars. By
using the novel truncated-cone needle-bed concept instead of a cylindrical one, the needles slide
simultaneously in radial and vertical directions to combine the reciprocating and swinging
motions into one. Initially a mechanical prototype machine was designed, built and successfully
tested to prove the knitting mechanism and its interaction with the patterning rings. The second
prototype has a mechatronic patterning mechanism, hence increasing the patterning capabilities
significantly, and enabling changing fabric pattern change during knitting without requiring long
machine stoppages and cam changes.