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WHOLEGARMENT ACCESSORIES AND BEYOND
SWG041N opens up a whole new genre of knit production, with its compact size specially designed for producing a range of WHOLEGARMENT accessory items. Gloves, socks, five-toe socks, hats, mufflers, leg warmers, neck-ties and other fashion accessories could all be produced in their entirety, with no sewing or linking required*. Featuring Shima's own SlideNeedle, these items could be produced with a variety of patterns, including full jacquard, intarsia, mesh and even new transfer patterns. SWG061N and SWG091N feature wider knitting widths, dramatically extending product range to include a wider range of hats, childrenswear and even leggings and tanktops. SWG041N, SWG061N and SWG091N achieve a whole new benchmark in knitting to expand your business far beyond present limits.
* Some designs may require partial stitching.
SlideNeedle
In pursuing ideal conditions for WHOLEGARMENT production, SHIMA SEIKI has reinvented the most basic element of knitting-the needle. The new SlideNeedle is the result of a thorough re-evaluation of the 150-year-old design of the conventional latch needle, and offers knitting possibilities never imagined before. A flexible two-piece slider mechanism splits and extends beyond the needle hook for increased potential especially in complex transfers. This effectively eliminates the transfer clip and allows the needle to be mounted in the center of the needle groove, thereby achieving perfectly symmetrical loop formation for knitting the highest possible quality fabrics.
Top Tension and Elastic Yarn Feeder
The top tension device on SWG041N, 061N and 091N employs a convenient one-touch threading system for quick and easy setups. When a knot is detected during knitting, the machine stops for large knots, while small knots cause the machine to slow down. The top tension therefore serves as an effective quality control sensor. The elastic yarn feeder furthermore features a motorized unit for controlled feeding of elastic yarns, which allows production of various supporters and braces for the sports and medical fields. Yarn feed is performed from above for greater reliability and efficiency.
Edge Yarn Insertion
With an all-new yarn insertion device, edge yarns can be cleaned up not only at the fingertips but also between fingers and toes for gloves and socks. SWG041N, SWG061N and SWG091N feature a motor-driven insertion hook and cutter which ensure reliable insertion.
Spring-Type Sinker System
SWG041N, SWG061N and SWG091N feature SHIMA SEIKI's original sinker knitting system, which works full-time regardless of carriage position, and provides gentle holddown movement. Consequently, significant improvements in quality and texture for complicated patterns are achieved.
Auto Yarn Carrier
SWG041N, 061N and 091N feature all-new yarn carriers that are motorized and move independently. This eliminates the need for extra carriage courses for moving carriers out of the way during intarsia knitting, dramatically improving productivity and efficiency.
Air Splicer (optional)
Unlike our previous knotter devices which relied on a cutting and knotting mechanism, the optional air splicer uses a burst of pressurized air to instantly twist yarns together on the fly. Stripes and border patterns with multiple colors can be produced very efficiently.
i-DSCS (optional)
Based on our renowned DSCS- the world's first digital stitch device originally developed for SHIMA SEIKI flat knitting machines-the i-DSCS Digital Stitch Control System with Intelligence is available as an option on SWG041N, SWG061N and SWG091N. i-DSCS has the capability to actively control yarn-feed in both feed and retrieval directions as necessary, resulting in increased stability and greater productivity as well as higher quality and a lower defect rate using a wider variety of yarns. In addition, i-DSCS measures the amount of yarn used for each individual product, and automatically adjusts yarn consumption accordingly to achieve identical size from piece-to-piece; machine-to-machine. This product consistency yields impressive quality control among different production batches and repeat orders, and is crucial to the precision knitting required in shaping and WHOLEGARMENT production.
