Technical textiles breakthrough for Shima Seiki
Knitting machinery developer Shima Seiki has announced its entry into the field of technical textiles.
The Japanese technology provider will attend the A+A 2021 exhibition in Düsseldorf (October 26-29), an event specialising in clothing, footwear and equipment for safety, security and health at work. There, Shima Seiki will present knitting as an alternative to more established methods for manufacturing products for this market.
Breakthroughs in hardware, software and new materials, it has explained, mean that “what was impossible to knit in the past can now not only be knitted, but made to perform even better”.
It will have on display its SVR123SP computerised flat knitting machine, featuring a dedicated loop presser bed that permits full use of inlay technique for the production of hybrid fabrics that feature knit and weave characteristics.
According to Shima Seiki, these constructions are well suited to the production of safety-oriented functional fabrics.
It will show a variety of knit samples, produced on the SVR123SP, that feature anti-bacterial, fire-proof and cut-resistant fabrics.
These will include a lightweight, cut-resistant apron, which the technology provider claims is a good alternative to heavy, vinyl aprons in use in the meat packing industry at the moment. Safety glove samples knitted on the company’s glove-knitting machine will be on show as well.
