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Weft Knitting Machines

Authors : Awais Ahmed Khan, Rajesh Mishra, Hafsa Jamshaid

Published in: Knitting Science, Technology, Process and Materials

Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland

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Weft knitting is the most popular technique of fabric formation after weaving. Weft knitting completely follows a different science of fabric formation and working of machinery than other techniques of fabric formation. This chapter comprises of major weft knitting machines classification and description of their different parts. Machine mechanisms, working of every part of machine, and machine’s settings for basic fabric parameters are elaborated here.

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Title: Weft Knitting Machines
Authors: Awais Ahmed Khan
Rajesh Mishra
Hafsa Jamshaid
Publisher: Springer Nature Switzerland
Book: Knitting Science, Technology, Process and Materials
Print ISBN: 978-3-031-44926-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-031-44927-7

Copyright Year: 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-44927-7_3

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