Shima Seiki: SWG041N/ SWG061/ SWG091

Wholegarment® accessories and beyond

The original SWG®041 opened up a whole new genre of WHOLEGARMENT ® production, with its compact 16-inch knitting width 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*.

As a glove knitting machine, SWG®041 was especially unique, with its 3-D shaping capability that allowed production of gloves that conform perfectly to the human hand, complete with a front-offset thumb for the ultimate in comfort and fi t. With the transfer capability of Shima’s own SlideNeedle™, these items could be produced with a variety of patterns, including full jacquard, intarsia, mesh and even new transfer patterns. Other innovations such as the edge yarn insertion device and individually motorized Auto Yarn Carriers also made the SWG®041 a surprisingly capable machine for its size.

Now, the SWG®041 has evolved into an entire line-up of compact WHOLEGARMENT® machines. Indicated by the N designation, the new line-up features several mechanical improvements for further efficiency, an increase in memory capacity and an expanded range of knitting widths. No longer limited to small accessory items, SWG®061N and SWG®091N provide 24- and 36-inches of knitting width respectively. Product range is increased dramatically, including a wider range of hats, childrenswear and even leggings and tank tops.

The entire line-up is available with the optional Air Splicer that cuts and twists together yarns with a burst of pressurized air with split second accuracy. Combined with the optional i-DSCS® Digital Stitch Control System with Intelligence, each yarn splice can be timed so that perfect colour changes can occur exactly as programmed, for beautiful results. SWG®041N, SWG®061N and SWG®091N achieve a whole new benchmark in knitting to expand your business far beyond present limits.

* Some designs may require partial stitching.

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