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Machinery builders from the Greater China region have shown strengths not only in lower costs of production but technological improvement with their latest machines at the ITMA Asia+CITME 2010.
A number of computerized flat knitting machines including CX1-52C, GE1-60S, GE2-52C and GE3-52C were on display at the booth of Ningbo Yuren (宁波裕人).
Sun Pingfan (孙平范), the company's president, observed positive impact of the global financial crisis. He explained: "In 2009, the sales of Cixing computerized flat knitting machines exceeded RMB1 billion, making the company a largest maker and seller of computerized flat knitting machines in the world. We believed that it was because the crisis had prompted knitwear producers to replace obsolete equipment with more modern and advanced ones so as to improve productivity and reduce costs. On the other hand, knitwear producers seeing an improved export trade in 2009 were confident in the business doing. Therefore, they have appeared more active in purchasing new equipment."
Mr Sun further predicted that China to remain the world's largest textile market within next few years. There are currently 1.6 million hand knitting machines and over 100,000 computerized flat knitting machines. It takes time to replace hand knitting with computerized flat knitting and business opportunity is supple. He mentioned that the company would continue its development track in the field of knitting machinery, adding that the business in seamless underwear knitting machines and computerized sock knitting machines was also satisfactory.
Flat knitting market attracts new entrant
This year, Pailung Machinery (佰龙机械) introduced sweater manufacturers a new computerized flat knitting machine that took the company three years to develop.
The company hopes to leverage its rich experience in circular knitting machinery and position its lately unveiled computerized flat knitting machine as a world-class choice over domestic machines and more affordable compared to renowned international brands, according to Edward Chen (陈世明), Deputy Manager of Sales Division, Flat Knitting Department.
High speed is the direction for both future circular and flat knitting machines, he said, due to the consideration of production capacity and price. Pailung Machinery seeks to improve production capacity through technical progress and offer clients a satisfactory price level by controlling costs through management of both sides of the supply chain, he added.
Apart from technology, knitting machinery builders also attracted their existing and potential buyers with fashionable apparel and fabric samples. More than 100 pieces of styled samples were showed at the booth of Ta Yu Knitting Machinery (大渝针织机械).
The machinery of Ta Yu Knitting Machinery is built with quality parts from Germany and the US (e.g., yarn storage parts, yarn stand device and pressure fuel injection system) as well as frequency converters for motors from Japan. Shao Xuanfu (邵宣富), Sales Manager, said that quality parts along with the research strength form the foundation of quality knitting machinery made by Ta Yu for users in the mid- and high-end segments.
Cheng Wu-ching |
On the other hand, Sanda Machinery (三达机械) displayed the SD-72ER computerized jacquard knitting machine with four-color auto-strippers. The memory of the machine retains data even after the power source is disconnected, avoiding the risk of data loss, according to Cheng Wu-ching (郑武庆), Vice General Manager of Kunshan Sanda Textile Machinery. In addition, as an upgraded model of Sanda's best-selling towel knitting machine, the SD-1.4TE computerized towel jacquard knitting machine offers a wider variety of weaving patterns of towel fabrics used in babywear, sportswear, thermal underwear, bathwear, industrial fabrics and more.
Wellknit Machinery (凹凸精密机械) recently promoted its latest computerized double jacquard knitting machine with auto-stripper. The new machine helps users better suit the changing markets by offering six-colour auto-stripper, which can operate independently at the same time. "This is a new technology in China and is 50% more affordable than similar foreign machines," said Wang Laichen (王来成), General Manager of Wellknit Machinery. He believed that a higher count, small-batch production, wider diversity (of design/patterns/colours) and higher level of computerization are some major trends for tomorrow's circular knitting machinery.
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