CALCULATIONS Machine Pitch

It is a distance between the center lines of two adjacent needles in the same needle bed/set. For circular knitting machines the pitch lie between 16.93mm and 0.58mm.

Calculation Pitch t(mm) = 25.4 mm gg Or Dia (inch) x 3.14 x 25.4 # of Needles in Cylinder

CALCULATIONS Machine Guage (E) / Cut

It is the number of needles per one inch of the nominal cylinder. It lies between 1.5 and 44 E.

Calculation Guage E = 25.4 mm Pitch t(mm) Or # of Needles in Cylinder Dia (inch) x 3.14

CALCULATIONS Feeder Density (D)

It is defined as the number of feeders per inch diameter. The number of feeders is mostly an even number due to design limitations. Generally the feeder density lie between 0.4 and 4.8 feeders per inch. Generally 3 is consider best for jersey / Tuck fabrics.

Calculation D = # of Feeders Dia

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Knitting Speed (V) & Machine RPM
It is a peripheral speed and measured in meters per second. Generally it lies in a range between 0.8 and 1.8 m/sec.

Calculation V(m/sec) = Dia* * 2.54* rpm

Or
100*60 Dia*rpm*0.00133

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Speed Factor (SF) or Performance #
With the help of this circular machines with different feeders and speeds can be compared with one another in terms of productivity. It actually indicates theoretical maximum # of courses per minute (Courses/min)

Calculation
SF (Courses/min) = # of feeders*rpm

CALCULATIONS Courses & Wales

These are measured physically with the help of Eye Glass (Counter). It can be measured in inches or cm (CPI & WPI) or CPC & WPC)
Courses Per inch or Courses Per Centimeters Wales Per inch or Wales Per Centimeter

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Fabric Weight (GSM)
It is measured in grams per square meter (GSM) but it can also be expressed as ounces per square yard (ozs/yd2).

Calculation Weight (GSM)

= S*S.L*T 100 S = Stitch Density (cpc*wpc) T = Tex of yarn (590.54/count) S.L = Stitch Length in mm. Ounces to GSM = ozs/yd2*33.906

CALCULATIONS Roll Weight (Kgs)

It is measured in kgs (GSM) but it can also be expressed as ounces per square yard (ozs/yd2).

Calculation Roll Weight (kgs) =

tex*CL (cm)*Feeders*Total Rounds*108

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Fabric Width
It is measured physically and can be calculated as under:

Calculation Width (cm) = # of Needles Wales/cm Or Dia * * E Wales/cm

For Tubular divide the above with 2

CALCULATIONS Tightness Factor

It is ratio between the yarn diameter and its loop length in the structure. It indicates Tightness or Looseness of the fabric. Its values ranges between 1.29 and 1.64; the average 1.46. Higher values means Tighter the Fabric is

Calculation
TF Tex L L = Stitch length in mm =