Mayer & Cie presented its circular knitting portfolio featuring two machines – the SF4 3.2 III and the Relanit 3.2 HS II at the ITM 2024 in Istanbul. The company also displayed certain smart solutions for increased knitting efficiency like the knithawk tool used to detect knitting defects optically and the company’s digital solutions hub, knitlink. Besides, the company showcased spare parts packages and conversion kits for used to maintain its machines at the exhibition.
Known for its high productivity in elastic plating, the Relanit 3.2 HS IIhandles a wide range of yarns reliably and consumes up to a third less energy than conventional circular knitting machines. It features an updated open-width take down, ensuring uniform pull-off tension and equipped with two separate drives for tensioning and rewinding. Another notable feature is a needle with a predetermined breaking point, developed with Groz-Beckert, which reduces downtime by preventing uncontrolled needle breaks. A new spring sinker, also a joint development with Groz-Beckert, enhances smooth operation and reduces noise and wear.
The SF4 3.2 III caters to the trend for lightweight, elastic three-thread knitted fabrics in both pure cotton and blends. It impressed with its excellent plating ability, saving time and costs in fabric finishing. Both machines were exhibited with the new Control 5.0 machine control system, which is essential for utilisingknitlink. This system allows more in-depth settings from a mobile device, enabling simultaneous operation of multiple machines. All machines built from 2001 onwards can be retrofitted with Control 5.0, and new machines from 2024 will come equipped with it.
The knithawk tool inspects knitted fabric in real-time, stopping the machine upon detecting significant errors and creating an error log. This feature helps conserve resources by preventing the production of defective fabric.
Mayer & Cie. also presented upgrade and conversion kits including the Performance Kit for Relanit 3.2 models and the Senso Blue RS lubrication system. Conversion kits for the MV4 3.2 II/MBF 3.2 and the S4-3.2 II/ SF4-3.2 III models were made available during the exhibtion.
