Shima Seiki, a leading producer of flat knitting solutions, will participate in the A+A 2021 International Trade Fair for Safety, Security, and Health at Work in Düsseldorf, Germany, later this summer through its Italian subsidiary Shima Seiki Italia.
Shima Seiki has entered the competition of technical textiles by suggesting knitting as an option to other manufacturing techniques, having accomplished acknowledgement as an innovator in the flat knitting industry through pioneering inventions such as the world’s first DSCS Digital Stitch Control System and seam-free WHOLEGARMENT knitting. What was practically unheard to knit can now be not only knit, but also made to perform even better, thanks to improvements in unique hardware and software technologies, as well as research into novel materials, according to Shima. The company’s SVR123SP computerised flat knitting machine with a devoted loop presser bed is on display in Düsseldorf, allowing full use of the decoratively technique for the development of hybrid fabrics with both knit and weave characteristics, suited to the production of safety-oriented functional fabrics. A+A will feature a number of knit samples created on SVR123SP, including anti-bacterial, fire-proof, and cut-resistant textiles, as well as a lightweight cut-resistant apron as an alternative solution to existing heavy vinyl aprons used in the meat packing industry. Samples of safety gloves knitted on Shima Seiki’s glove knitting machine will also be displayed. Shima Seiki’s SDS-ONE APEX4 3D design system will also be on display. The virtual sampling functionality of APEX4 is extremely useful for expediting the production system. The capacity to perform ultra-realistic simulation permits the use of simulated specimens to evaluate design options without manufacturing real specimens for each modification.
Shima Seiki has entered the competition of technical textiles by suggesting knitting as an option to other manufacturing techniques, having accomplished acknowledgement as an innovator in the flat knitting industry through pioneering inventions such as the world’s first DSCS Digital Stitch Control System and seam-free WHOLEGARMENT knitting. What was practically unheard to knit can now be not only knit, but also made to perform even better, thanks to improvements in unique hardware and software technologies, as well as research into novel materials, according to Shima. The company’s SVR123SP computerised flat knitting machine with a devoted loop presser bed is on display in Düsseldorf, allowing full use of the decoratively technique for the development of hybrid fabrics with both knit and weave characteristics, suited to the production of safety-oriented functional fabrics. A+A will feature a number of knit samples created on SVR123SP, including anti-bacterial, fire-proof, and cut-resistant textiles, as well as a lightweight cut-resistant apron as an alternative solution to existing heavy vinyl aprons used in the meat packing industry. Samples of safety gloves knitted on Shima Seiki’s glove knitting machine will also be displayed. Shima Seiki’s SDS-ONE APEX4 3D design system will also be on display. The virtual sampling functionality of APEX4 is extremely useful for expediting the production system. The capacity to perform ultra-realistic simulation permits the use of simulated specimens to evaluate design options without manufacturing real specimens for each modification.
