Crochet is an ancient hand textile technique that dates back to the 16th century AD. Traditional crochet uses crochet hooks and thread to create a range of textiles by hand. With the advancement of technology, machine knitting as a modern textile technique uses computers and machines to automate the knitting process. This article will detail the evolution of Crochet Machines from hand to machine.
History of the Crochet Industry
Modern knitting techniques have evolved from the early days of hand knitting. The knitting industry has a history of about 400 years so far, but hand-knitted knitwear existed a long time ago and can be traced back to the knitting of fishing nets by primitive human beings in the ancient times. Early hand-knitting was done with two or several wooden (bone) needles, bending the yarn, one by one, into loops, and knitting into simple and rough fabrics. Later on, it gradually developed into a kind of cottage industry. Chinese hand-knitting technology is at a very high level, and can weave extremely complex fabrics that are now impossible to weave on machines.
From Hand Knitting to Machine Knitting
Silk fabrics unearthed in 1982 from the Warring States Tomb at Mashan, Jiangling, Hubei Province, show that hand-knitting existed in China as early as the 4th century B.C.. Since the Englishman W. Lee invented the first knitting machine to knit socks in 1589, knitting production began to gradually transform from handmade to semi-mechanized. After the Industrial Revolution, mechanized spinning and weaving promoted the development of knitting machinery.
The knitting machinery used in China was introduced to Shanghai and Guangzhou from abroad in the late Qing Dynasty. The first underwear factory, Jinglun Shirt and Hosiery Factory, was opened in Shanghai in 1896, specializing in the production of Gui Di Shirt, cotton sweater and sweatshirt, etc. Later, knitting workshops and hosiery factories were founded and opened in major cities. Later on, knitting workshops and hosiery factories were founded and opened in major cities one after another.
During the 50 years from 1896 to 1949, the total number of major knitting machinery and equipment (mainly producing underwear) in the country was less than 1,000, and the fabrics produced were limited to a few simple varieties of cotton, wool and silk as raw materials, such as sweatshirts, socks and stockings, sanitary shirts and pants, cotton and woolen shirts and pants, and scarves, and so on. Various types of knitting machinery have been manufactured to produce various types of knitted fabrics, and combined machine-knitting and knitting technology has been developed.
Warp Knitting
Around 1920, tongue and needle warp knitting machine was imported from foreign countries to Shanghai, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Yingkou, etc. In 1945, Shanghai Shenxin Yarn Factory imported 10 crochet machines from the U.S.A., and designed and manufactured its own Crochet Machine in the early 60’s, and then developed its tongue and groove needle warp knitting machine in the 70’s. In total, there were more than 2,000 sets of warp knitting machines in 1980, which produced underwear, outerwear, and decorative fabrics. By 1980, there were more than 2,000 warp knitting machines, producing underwear fabric, outerwear fabric and decorative fabric.
Development
Knitting products have expanded from traditional underwear to outerwear, from traditional taking to household, decorative, medical and agricultural use, and the products have penetrated into all fields of woven fabrics, with increasing varieties of colors and colors. After the founding of the People’s Republic of China, the knitting industry has been developing rapidly, with a steady rise in output and quality, and a continuous increase in new products. The amount of yarn used for knitting in 1980 was nearly 20 times higher than that in 1949. Specialized knitting machinery factories and knitting and weaving factories have been built. Knitted products have been exported to foreign countries, and knitting has become more and more important in the whole textile production.
Development History of the 980 Series Crochet Machine
VG-980 Crochet Machine
VG-980 Fancy Yarn Crochet Machine is a special equipment for producing fancy yarn. This machine is used to knit the warp and weft yarns into the “cloth” of warp knitting and weft lining organization, and then cut the cloth into a strip of yarn (only the weft yarn is cut). Alternatively, the warp and weft yarns are knitted directly into a warp-knit, weft-lined strip of yarn. The machine is equipped with a mechanical control mechanism to change the weft-lining method, and relying on this mechanism, it can produce various kinds of fancy yarns with different effects and styles. Fancy yarn Crochet Machine can be applied to all kinds of chemical fiber silk and cotton, wool, hemp, silk and other raw materials. These materials can be dyed first and then made into fancy yarn, or made into fancy yarn first and then dyed. Crochet fancy yarn is characterized by continuous loops of core yarns, weft yarns for backing, and flat yarns.
With the following advantages:
- Wide range of production, can produce a variety of fancy yarns and ribbons, etc., very much in the variation of patterns.
- Optimized in mechanical design, it can achieve the functions of fast, silent and easy operation.
- Different stitch gauges can be used for different chain pieces, and the chain pieces do not need to be ground and cut.
- The lubrication adopts centralized automatic lubrication device, no need for manual lubrication, reducing labor intensity, while improving the machine running condition and reducing machine wear.
The 980 Fancy Yarn Crochet Machine is the basic model of our crochet machine, which can do more than 1000 varieties. According to the market demand, the 980A Fancy Yarn Crochet Machine was developed to double the output when targeting feather yarns with a hair length of 4 centimeters foliate.
VG-980A Crochet Machine
VG-980A Fancy Yarn Crochet Machine is a new crochet machine developed by our company on the basis of widely absorbing customers’ experience and similar models, which is an upgraded model of our VG-980 Crochet Machine and has obtained the national invention patent. It is able to greatly increase the output of yarn without changing the width of the whole machine.
In addition to the advantages of the regular 980, the following advantages are also available:
- Adopting the patented structure, it greatly improves the output without increasing the width of the whole machine;
- Adopting special cam with optimized design, it has higher precision, produces more stable yarn, and can reduce the noise of the whole machine and improve the service life of the machine;
- With the optimized design of the overall structure, the feather of the yarn produced is longer and the increase in production is more significant.
Based on the 980A Fancy Yarn Crochet Machine, our company wanted a faster machine that could do imitation chenille yarns, so we developed it in this direction, and the VG-980B was born.
VG-980B Crochet Machine
It is the upgraded model of our VG-980 Crochet Machine and has obtained the national patent. It can greatly increase the speed and output of the whole machine without changing the width of the machine. It can do imitation chenille yarn up to 60 kilograms, the number of strips is 440, and the width of the machine is standard 30 inches.
Along with the benefits of the regular 980 are the following.
- Adopting servo motor to feed the weft, the weft feeding speed is higher and more accurate.
- Adopting touch screen to set process parameters, it is more convenient and flexible to change the process.
- Adopting special design and imported high-quality bearings in key parts, it has higher precision, higher production speed and more significant increase in output.
The VG-980B Fancy Yarn Crochet Machine does this by greatly increasing the speed and output of the entire machine without changing the width of the machine. If the speed is kept constant and the width is increased, then the output will be doubled again. Therefore, the VG-980L was developed.
VG-980L Crochet Machine
It is another upgrade on the basis of VG-980B Crochet Machine, which is a special model for producing imitation chenille fancy yarn. With the same speed, the number of strips is more, up to 540, and the output is increased. The width is 36 inches.
Along with the benefits of the regular 980 are the following.
- Send the weft without servo motors, 07 parts of small wall panels raw iron plate form
- Reinforcement in the middle of the needle clamping plate and support bar in the middle of the yarn-over wire rod.
- 16 take-up stand components plus 42″ headstock
Nowadays, the market demand for 1.3 and 0.9 centimeter feather yarn is larger, in order to adapt to the market demand. Our company has developed the latest model VG-980G crochet machine.
VG-980G Crochet Machine
It is the newest model of our Crochet Machine, the first one in China, completely solve the problem of long and short hair, yarn style for smooth hair soil machine knitting crochet machine, it subverts the original knitting method, more favored by the customers.1.3cm feather yarn can be opened 66 kilograms, and the number of strips reaches 360 strips. The installation size is standard size, 30 inches, easy to install. It is an excellent specialized machine for producing feather yarn and other fancy yarns.
Along with the benefits of the regular 980 are the following.
- Adopting the upper and lower vertical needle discharge method, optimizing the yarn structure, with a very significant effect of increasing production and speeding up;
- Adopting the blocking piece type needle blocking yarn formation mechanism, which increases the number of yarns spun and the accuracy of yarn formation without increasing the width of the door;
- At the same time through the use of optimized and improved yarn cams, making the production of feather yarn is less prone to hair loss, and improve the speed of the whole machine, reduce the noise of the machine.
Crochet Machine process is a fast, efficient and environmentally friendly textile processing technology. By controlling the parameters and knitting program of crochet machine, various styles of crocheted knitted products can be realized, which are suitable for many fields such as clothing and home textiles. With the continuous progress of science and technology, crochet machine process will be further developed to improve production efficiency and product quality to meet the market demand.
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