Karl Mayer Upgrade Their Ground Breaking Digitally Patterned Warp Knit Fabric Machine With An Innovative Guide Bar Changing System
Thanks to the new HKS 3-M ON, KARL MAYER’s customers are always one step ahead in a modern digital textile production world, where on-demand fabric production and shorter runs are becoming the norm.
Instead of using mechanical pattern discs, the high-performance, digital generation tricot machine works with electronic pattern data obtained directly from the KM.ON cloud, which allows it to offer extremely short and flexible design changes, minimal down-time, and operation without the previous expense of ordering pattern discs, having them delivered, and changing and storing them.
Customer-oriented features also reduce the risk of operating errors.
One of the most important of these is the Spring Motion Assistant – an automatic return device that makes changing guide bars much easier.
The new solution starts with the most labour-intensive part of the process: the handling required for the spring motion and pattern push rod.
Hand-In-Hand With The Machine
Together with the push rod, the spring motion forms a system that transmits the pattern-specific movement impulse from the electronic pattern drive to the guide bar.
One end of it is hooked into a peg on the guide bar as a loop, while the other end leads to a spring unit that is screwed into a sleeve on the drive unit via a bushing.
The operator fastens the connection tight and tensions the spring motion using two spanners.
This results in highly-precision guide bar movement in line with the requirements of the electronic guide bar drive.
This spring motion system needed to be optimised to work with the new ON gear in the HKS 3-M ON, and the developers also took this opportunity to improve it in terms of ease of use.
About The HKS 3M-ON
No disc, more speed - the first three-bar HKS model with electronic guide bar control allows for immediate pattern changes without any mechanical modification and no delay in production.
Thanks to the innovative ON gear, you can easily choose your patterns by connecting your HKS 3-M ON through k.ey.
Instead of waiting for new pattern disks, it is only necessary to select and exchange data. Simply download the required information from a secured cloud to the machine, and you can immediately start to work new articles.
In times of rapidly changing market requirements, it is an asset to be able to react quickly on such demands and be able to access to new patterns.
HKS 3-M ON offers the same performance in terms of speed and design variety as the current version of HKS 3-M with state of the art technology.
By using a new main drive system, KARL MAYER minimize your maintenance costs by reducing wear and tear parts.
HKS 3-M ON can produce a wide range of applications due to its various working width and gauges. It is a perfect combination of efficiency and precision.
About Karl Mayer
KARL MAYER is an innovative market leader as well as driving force in the textile machinery building.
The manufacturer offers perfect solutions for the fields of warp knitting and flat knitting, technical textiles, warp preparation for weaving and digitalisation.
The digital solutions are offered under the KM.ON brand, the product portfolio for flat knitting under the STOLL brand.
To ensure the success of its international customers, KARL MAYER has always been eager to provide its clients with the best economical and technical products and services and to offer innovations which bring fresh impetus to the textile world.
With more than 3,300 employees worldwide, the international organization produces in its main markets, so that KARL MAYER is always close to its customers and their needs.
Today, the company has subsidiaries in the USA, in England, India, Italy, Hong Kong, Japan, China, Bangladesh and Switzerland as well as agencies all over the world.
The German family-run enterprise was set up in 1937 and since then financial independence and economic sustainability have always been important aspects of the company’s corporate strategy. As long-standing and reliable partner with many years of professional experience and high quality level in all areas, KARL MAYER supports the competitiveness of its customers and business partners.
