SUBMITTED BY:

Nazmul Huda Shuvo

ID: 1321044
Dept. of TE, KUET.
FEEDER STRIPE, SUBMITTED TO:
Shakhawat Hossain
Lecturer,
AUTO STRIPE Dept. of TE, KUET.

Feeder, Auto stripe, their difference, cause of use,

invention etc.
 Nazmul Shuvo
1321044
FME
Dept. of TE, KUET

Feeder Stripe:
Feeder stripe is a pattern that repeatedly comes in the garment & generally fits
within 1.9 inches or not more than 5 cm.
 There is no extra device on feeder stripe.
 Production cost is low.
 Productivity is high.

Engineering Stripe:
Engineering stripes is a design pattern which is not repeated in the garment. One
big stripe in one garment. The stripe is so big that complete whole body.

The next stripe repeat start with next garment.

The size of the repeat depends on the size of the garment.

Usually in practical use we consider Engineering stripe width is more than 1.9 inch
or 5 cm & this stripe pattern comes repeatedly in the garment. Actually this is
wrong concept & next time we will not use this term wrongly.
 Nazmul Shuvo
1321044
FME
Dept. of TE, KUET

Image of Engineering stripe.

 There is an extra device named “Finger” that can feed extra thread for
knitting.

 Limited machine can do this stripe.

 More fabric wastages.

 Low productivity.

 Production cost high approximately 7-10 times higher.

 A large derivatives in strip

Auto stripe
 Nazmul Shuvo
1321044
FME
Dept. of TE, KUET
Auto stripe is stripe pattern more than 1.9 inch or 5 cm but repeatedly comes in
the garment.

 There is no limitation in repeating unit.

 All machines cannot do this stripe.

 There is an extra device named “Finger” that can feed extra thread for
knitting.

 Low productivity.

 Production cost high approximately 7-10 times higher.

 Nazmul Shuvo
1321044
FME
Dept. of TE, KUET
 Difference Between AUTO & Feeder Stripe Machine:
Serial
no.
Feeder stripe Auto stripe
1 Feed stripe is knitted on all simple Auto stripe is basically knitted on
circular knitting machines Computer based circular knitting
machines
2 Feeder Stripes have a small repeat of Auto stripes have larger repeats
the stripe design, which generally fits of the stripes i.e; more than 1.9
within 1.9 inches inches
3 There is no extra device on feeder There is an extra device named
stripe "Finger" that can feed extra
thread for knitting
4 Production cost is low Production cost high
approximately 7-10 times higher
5 Productivity is high Low productivity
6 Repeat height/width is less than 2" There is no limitation of stripe
width/height
S7 All machines can do this stripe. Only special machines can do
this stripe.
8 Lead time not too long long lead time.
9 Feeder stripe is short stripe Auto stripe is large stripe
10 repeat max 1-3/4" Repeat over 1-3/4"

 Why AUTO-STRIPE is used?

Auto stripe is the fabric knitted on auto stripe machine. The machine specially
manufactured for knitting bigger stripe repeat. It has an extra device named
"Finger" that can feed extra thread for knitting. It has no limitation of stripe
width/height. It is used to produce variation of design by using finger box. Usually
4 color and 6 color finger box are used.
Besides when the no. of feeder of machine is less than the required no of feeder
of fabric. Such as,
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1321044
FME
Dept. of TE, KUET
If a fabric has taken which has 80 white color yarn and 40 blue color yarn in one
repeat. Then it requires total 120 feeders.
And if the machine dia is 30 inch, then no. of feeder will be 30X3=90 where 3 is
multiple factor for single jersey fabric.
Here, 120 > 90
Required Feeder > Machine Feeder.
In this case, auto feeder machine is used to produce a fabric.

 Invention of MULTIFEEDER MACHINE:

Auto stripe machine is costly. So, we should try to use feeder stripe machine if
possible. Because, Feeder stripe machine is less costly than auto stripe. From this
view multi feeder machine has invented to eliminate auto stripe machine if
possible.