Leading circular knitting machine builder Monarch, offers an
extensive range of striper machines in single and double jersey and electronic
and mechanical formats. The range gives knitters a huge choice of gauge/feeder
combinations and offers almost limitless fabric development potential.
Mike Starbuck reports
29 July 2009, Leicester - Circular knitting machinery
builder Monarch has for many years supplied to all parts of the developed world,
high quality weft knitting machines. Monarch is known for its innovation,
quality, efficiency, low maintenance and highly productive machines and it has an
enviable after sales service.
With the motivation that their customer buys machines to
produce fabric, so Monarch’s reputation is built on the quality of that fabric.
Here we take a look at the wide range of striper machines which Monarch offers,
which give its customers almost limitless possibilities with which to satisfy
markets.
Yarn stripers are becoming increasingly important in both
apparel and future technical textiles markets and we are seeing ever changing
technical yarns like conductive, high tenacity, ultra fine filaments and
combinations with natural fibres which may be used to generate new product
areas. These markets can be summarised as:
Aerospace
with composites for light weight marine, wearable
electronics, wind power, automotive,household
textiles and building
projects
To become successful in any of these areas requires
extensive development, but once successful the products are less susceptible to
the fashion peaks and troughs we are all seeing in the apparel market.
The diverse range of Stripers machines available from
Monarch which can help knitters approach new markets is shown in the table
below and is divided into electronic and mechanical needle actions then sub
divided into double or single jersey models.
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Category
|
Model
|
Stripers
|
Gauge
|
Diameter - Feeders
|
Fabric Potential
|
|
Single
jersey electronic
|
V-Sec4BFY6
|
6 colour
|
16 to 36
|
26-30-34
34-42-48
|
6 col stripes + single knit full jacquard
6 col stripes + single knit 3 position structures
New easy clean striper block
|
|
|
VX
Sec WY/6
|
4/6 colour
|
18 to 28
|
26-30-34
54-66-68
[inc wrap]
|
Full electronic jacquard + wrap pattern
4/6 col stripes + wrap pattern
3 position structures + wrap pattern
|
|
|
V-Sec 4BY6
|
6 colour
|
16 to 28
|
26-30-34
34-42-48
|
6 col stripes + single knit full jacquard
6 col stripes + single knit 3 position structures
Original catch and release striper
|
|
|
VX –Sec 4Y
|
4 colour
|
14 to 28
|
26-30-34
42-48-48
|
4 col stripes + single knit full jacquard
4 col stripes + 3 position structures
|
|
|
V Sec 7BY
|
3 colour
|
20 to 28
|
26-30-34
60-72-84
|
3 col stripes + single knit full jacquard
3 col stripes + single knit 3 position structures
High speed
|
|
Single
jersey mechanical
|
VX RSFY6
|
6 colour
|
14 to 36
|
26-30-32-34
42-48-48-54
|
6 col stripes + small jacquard structures
6 col stripes + plain knit
New easy clean striper block
|
|
|
OD2-VX
RSY6RE
|
6 colour
|
14 to 32
|
26-30-32-34
34-42-42-48
|
6 colour stripes + small jacquard structures
6 colour stripes + plain knit
Anti-clock rotation with machine fabric slitting
|
|
|
VX- SD3BY
|
4 colour
|
14 to 28
|
26-30-34
42-48-48
|
37 step mini jacquard selection
4 colour stripes + plain or small jacquard
|
|
|
VX- RDSY
|
4 colour
|
14 to 28
|
26-30-32-34
42-48-48-48
|
RDS cams for quick pattern change
4 colour stripes + plain or small jacquard
|
|
|
VX- RSY3RE
|
3 colour
|
14 to 32
|
26-30-32-34
56-72-72-84
|
3 colour stripes + plain or small jacquard
High speed
|
|
|
VX- PLPBY
|
4 colour
|
16 to 24
|
26-30
38-44
|
4 colour plaited loop, plain or small jersey structures.
|
|
Double
jersey, Rib/Interlock mechanical selection
|
V-NY6RD4
|
6 colour
|
Rib
12 to 19
Int
20 to 28
|
33-36
36-42
|
6 colour stripes + Rib, plain and structures
6 colour stripes + Interlock and structures
Quick change dial and cylinder necessary to go from rib to interlock
|
|
|
V- FY3
|
3 colour
|
Rib 12 to 19
Int
20 to28
|
34
60
|
3 colour stripes + Rib plain and
structures
3 colour stripes + Interlock and structures
High speed production
Quick change dial and cylinder necessary to go from rib to interlock
|
Optional attachments
The Single jersey range offers a mesh attachment,
elastomeric feed system and mock intarsia all engineered to fit each model.
Most single jersey machines incorporate double push sinker action as standard and
the latest stripers have ceramic actuators to increase speed of operation and
easier cleaning. With the mechanical needle actions, additional cams are needed
to change from plain to small jacquard where the mini jack or RDS is not fitted.
The double knit range offers additional cams to change from
synchronised to delayed timing and also cams to knit extra tight quality
fabrics.
Machine frames
The ‘V’ frame is available for all models with the following
features:
Standard
legs give a 580mm roll diameter and long legs can produce rolls up to 850mm
Free
standing side creel with additional overhead bobbin rack when needed
ACT-4
for soft roll take- up
Cadratex
spreader board
Top
stop motions for reduced yarn breakage faults
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A new innovation from Monarch which incorporates fabric
slitting and extraction whilst producing fabric is the OD2 frame. This enables
open width fabric to be produced on the knitting machine, thus reducing some
additional processes and ensuring perfect slitting. The roll size is 300mm diameter
and anti-clockwise rotation is also offered.
Design and development
As part of Monarch’s ongoing commitment to its customers, it
offers a dedicated design facility including interpretations on trend, design, and
colour and yarn innovation, as well as fabric technology. This facility works
for existing machines as well as for the latest new machine developments, so
new trends in apparel and non apparel can be explored to give extra help to
customers.
To further aid the development process, Monarch uses its MKS
Design System which offers computer simulations of fabrics in terms of yarn
colour, matched to existing shades in the warehouse, stitch formation and
printouts that represent final fabric appearance without the need to produce
actual fabric on an expensive machine. The process is often used in apparel and
household textiles to speed up the ever demanding development process.
Monarch is clearly committed to constantly developing new
models to meet the fashion, automotive and household textile markets of the
future.
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