Leading flat knitting solutions provider Shima Seiki Mfg has confirmed its participation in ITMA Asia +CITME 2020 exhibition along with Hong Kong subsidiary Shima Seiki (Hong Kong). As per Knitting Industry reports, the exhition will be held at the national Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai, China, later this month. The theme of the exhibition will be ‘Step Beyond’ through which Shima Seiki will present its vision of the future, besides addressing a variety of solutions in factory automation, digital transformation (DX), and various online solutions.

One of Shima Seiki’S exhibits will include the wholegarment knitting machines; MACH2XS which features the proprietary four-needle bed and Slideneedle technology combined with spring-type moveable sinkers and i-DSCS+DTC Digital Stitch Control System with Intelligence and Dynamic Tension Control, and capable of all-needle knitting of wholegarment items.

The other machine to be exhibited includes the MACH2VS, a flexible V-bed machine capable of knitting Whole garment knitwear using every other needle, or conventional shaped knitting using all needles. It also features spring-type moveable sinkers and i-DSCS+DTC Digital Stitch Control System with Intelligence and Dynamic Tension Control. MACH2VS is presented in ultrafine 18 gauge with auto yarn carriers as a prototype option.

ITMA Asia will also launch the next-Generation 4-bed whole garment knitting technology in the form of SWG-XR which adopts the SWG moniker from the first-generation whole garment knitting machine introduced back in 1995. The ‘X’ represents 4 needle beds arranged in an X- shaped formation as per the original SWG-X machine, while ‘R’ stands for Reborn and Revolution Shima Seiki will also showcase three new online services at ITMA Asia. These include APEXFiz subscription-based design software; yarn bank digital yarn sourcing web service; and Shimanavi e-learning service.