Knitting systems supplier Groz Beckert has added a new sock knitting technology course to its 2018 Academy programme. As Groz Beckert points out, sock knitting in particular differs from the large circular knitting and bodysize segments in various aspects. Differences include the electronic needle selection, the loop transfer, the pendulum motion of the cylinder and the programming of the patterns.
The course will allow attendees to get a general overview of sock knitting technology and find out more about the structure and technical characteristics of sock knitting machines. Students will also learn more about the corresponding needles and tools and how programme their own sock knitting patterns, which can then be produced in the practical part of the course on the in-house single-cylinder sock knitting machine, a Lonati Goal GK616F with SbyS (stitch by stitch).
There will also be training on the function and handling of the machines and the SbyS equipment for automatic toe-closing. The course takes place at the company’s Technology and Development Center (TEZ) which was officially opened at the headquarters in Albstadt in July 2010. Over a usable space of around 25,000 m2, it provides Groz-Beckert with the preconditions required to design the future of textiles together with machine builders, users and partners.
