Wholesale Knitting Machine Suppliers
Knitting machines produce jersey, interlock, rib, fleece, and seamless fabric by interlocking loops of yarn. Towobo connects knitwear mills with verified wholesale suppliers of circular knitting machines (single and double-jersey, interlock, rib), flat-bed knitting machines (fully-fashioned garments), warp knitting machines (tricot, raschel), and seamless knitting systems. Leading suppliers include Japan's Shima Seiki, Germany's Stoll/Karl Mayer, and competitive Chinese brands.
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Circular knitting: large-diameter machines (26–38 inch) for fabric rolls; small-diameter for socks/tubes. Gauge (needles per inch, G) from G18 (coarse fleece) to G40 (fine knit for lingerie). Flat-bed knitting: for fully-fashioned panels (reduced waste), complex stitch structures, intarsia patterns; Shima Seiki and Stoll dominate premium flat-bed. Warp knitting: Karl Mayer tricot and raschel machines for lace, lingerie, sports net; fastest knitting technology (4,000+ courses/min). Seamless: for sportswear, underwear, and medical compression garments produced in one piece without seams.
Gauge Selection and Fabric Applications
G10–G14: heavy knitwear, outdoor fleece, industrial fabrics. G16–G20: standard T-shirts, sweatshirts, polo shirts. G24–G28: fine jersey, sportswear, light outerwear. G32–G40: lingerie, fine knitwear, fashion tops. Higher gauge = finer needle pitch = finer yarn required = higher machine cost. Stoll and Shima Seiki compete for G12–G18 fully-fashioned knitwear; Chinese brands are competitive for G14–G20 circular machines.
Brand Tiers
Tier 1: Shima Seiki (Japan, flat-bed/seamless), Karl Mayer (Germany, warp knitting), Stoll (Germany, flat-bed) — premium precision, 5–10 year machine life, software ecosystems (SDS-ONE APEX for Shima). Tier 2: Terrot, Santoni (Italy, seamless circular) — strong in sportswear and medical. Tier 3: Jumberca, Fukuhara (Taiwan/Japan budget), Chinese Wellknit, Taifan — 30–50% lower cost for circular machines at G14–G24.
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