Warp Knitting | Tricot Machines (Karl Mayer) at Glance

HKS 2
Two guide bars tricot machine with high performance from Karl Mayer for universal application, from light tulles to heavy raised velour .This model is also suitable for very low stitch densities and coarse gauges as well.

Below are some of applications that can be produced in the HKS 2 tricot machine.

• Mosquito nets.
• All kind of tulle fabrics.
• Sport wear articles.
• Shoe Fabrics.
• Ground fabrics for printing / advertising media.
• Coating substrates.
• Laminating backings.

HKS 2-3 / HKS 2-3 E
High-performance tricot machines with two guide bars from Karl Mayer to produce plain rigid  fabrics and elastic fabric as well by fitting the elastic device (tube deviation) for the second guide bar as a replacement tension bar which is used to produce un-elastic fabric,The letter (E) on HKS 2-3 E signify that machine equipped with Elastic device to produce elastic fabrics.

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Warp Knitting | Caculation of Residual Yarn sheet on Warp Beam

In some cases on warp knitting fabric production practically ,we need to cut and replace the warp beam before the warp beams are finish and some yarn still remain wound up on the warp beams.The remain yarn sheet /residual yarn sheet on warp beam will be keep for next production order,for example due  a sudden change an order of fabric article or during the warping process warped yarn to much in the length or just for make a fabric samples or due another reason,whatever…

In this case we need to tape a yarn sheet on the warp beam,cut them  off and remove,however  we need  also to calculate  how many meters or kilo grams a yarn sheet remain on the warp beam for future used.Following are the formula to calculate the remain yarn sheet on warp beam for Warp Knitting.

First of all we need to know and to determine the current winding or the actual winding on warp beam,as follows ;

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