Newest knit units again use compound needles. (compound needle technology emerges in latest equipment being offered by circular knitting machine manufacturers)

From: Daily News Record | Date: December 26, 1991| Author: Clune, Ray | Copyright information

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Compound needle technology has emerged again in the latest equipment being offered by circular knitting machine manufacturers.

The technology was visible in knitting machinery exhibited at the International Textile Machinery Exposition (ITMA) held earlier this year in Germany, according to knitting machinery representatives who spoke at a meeting sponsored by the American Society of Knitting Technologists (ASKT) here.

The compound needle, h...

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