POSITIVE YARN FEEDING

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How it affects to the fabric quality
 YARN FEEDING SYSTEMS

NEGATIVE YARN FEEDING POSITIVE YARN FEEDING

The needle draws yarns An external element

directly from the package decides the yarn
(Beam, Cone etc…) length released to
the needle
DRAW BACKS OF NEGATIVE YARN FEEDING

Feed rate (amount of yarn) and Yarn

tension will be vary from yarn to yarn

Decrease the fabric quality.

Yarn breakages

Reduction in production efficiency.

POSITIVE YARN FEEDING

 Avoid drawbacks as non uniform Feed rates

and Yarn tension variations

How?
 The positive feed units usually driven by
external force (motor, gear driven) rather than
by the needles, extract yarns from the
packages and deliver them to the needles.
POSITIVE YARN FEEDING SYSTEM

Tape feed mechanism

Yarn storage feeder

Positive storage yarn delivery device

TAPE FEED SYSTEM

Each yarn from the package is passed in between

its own Feed Wheel and the Drive Tape
 Continued……..

This is commonly used in circular knitting machines.

By changing the Quality Adjusting Pulley diameter,

yarn delivery speed can be alter.
Drawbacks
 Due to slippage of the yarn in between drive tape
and the feed tape, yarn feed rate can be affected.

Deformed loops will be formed from this knitting

system.

 QualityWheel can not be adjusted while machine

been operated

 Yarn faults cannot be detected before the knitting

zone.
Yarn Storage Feeder

This system is used when the structure differs

from knitting system to knitting system and from
course to course within the pattern (ex : multi
color jacquard)
Drawbacks
 Does not feed the yarn to the needle as a fully
positively feeding system. (only up to the
temporary storage)
 Positive storage yarn delivery device

This is a combination of tape feeder and the yarn storage.

Positive storage yarn delivery device…
Positive storage yarn delivery device…
Detect yarn faults before entering to the
knitting zone.
Increase the efficiency
Reduce needle breakages
Fabric quality through positive yarn feeding

Provide the foundation for the plating

technique.
Controls the fabric properties ( gsm,
composition, performance such as stretch
ability)
Faultsof yarn are detected prior to knitting
zone which reduce defects of the fabric.
Uniformstitches give better fabric
appearance.
 Function Feed rate tape
selector

Vibrating yarn tensioner

prevents the build up of dirt Anti-filamentation unit
between the tension rings In filament yarns capillary
and prevent false stoppage. filaments can collect on
A magnetic tension ring the winding reel. This is
applies a uniform tensioning prevented by selecting
force . the correct take off
position.
Winding reel
There different winding reels
Closed wheel – prevents filament building
Thread wheel - in case of irregular thread
consumption
Function
Feed Rate Tape Selector – gives the correct amount of
for each course.
Ex : Half Milano

In here yarn is constantly fed in the positive feed Mode.

Function
Friction Drive Mode - On machines with variable yarn
consumption (e.g. drop stitch pattern or mini
Jacquard machines), this should be run in the
friction mode.

 But this still can not be used for complex structures

where the yarn consumption differs from knitting
system to knitting system.
Developments of positive yarn feeders
 i-DSCS, Digital Stitch Control System "with Intelligence
from Shima Seiki." i-DSCS has the capability to
actively control yarn-feed in both feed and retrieval
directions as necessary. This is crucial to the precision
knitting required in WHOLEGARMENT production.
Developments of positive yarn feeders
 In seamless knitting and new warp knitting machines
have storage feeders.
 New storage feeders (Rojtricot) has an additional
yarn twisting and has a switch for setting the
rotational direction for S or Z twist yarns.
 A braking system at the end of the package body
ensures that the yarn tension is uniform.
Developments of positive yarn feeders

►This operates continuously, without starting and

stopping. The adjustable conical magnetic
tensioner at the yarn outlet detect the tension and
drive according to it maintain constant yarn tension.
► Microprocessor is used to calculate the average
yarn usage rate and adjust the motor speed to the
yarn usage accordingly.
True Positive Feeding
Modern Garment shaping and Technical fabric
knitting machines with patterning requires
different loop lengths for different needles for
each course in the fabric.
TPF
Thissystem widely uses in medical textiles
such as Scan-to-knit.

Above system fulfills that requirement

How?

pre-calculate the yarn requirement and

deliver the changing yarn requirement in
synchrony with the feeder movement
TPF Ctd…

Course-by-course needle selection program

detailing the action of each needle across
the needle beds
Accesses this data, pre-calculates the yarn
requirement in real time as the carriage
traverses the needles and supplies the
appropriate control signals to the drive
motors
Positive Feeding on Warp Knitting

Yarn beams are rotated by means of

mechanical and electronic systems to give
exact runner lengths uniformly.
Warp Knitting

Coneand Drum mechanism is used in

mechanical systems
Electronically
geared motors are used in
modern systems with the feelers.
Problem areas of positive yarn feeders
Yarn breakages due to friction
dust, that have filaments protruding from the
yarn, that carry a relatively large amount of
sizing, or that in some other way leave behind
or cause traces or deposits on parts of the
yarn feeder will cause an irregular feeding of
the yarn and will cause a null effect on the
positive yarn feeding.
With the additional force given, yarn properties
be affected
Problem areas of positive yarn feeders

The nip roller positive feeding will require a

complex yarn path – Influences the design
of the machine
Problem areas of positive yarn feeders

 Large fluctuations caused by individual

needle selection cannot be adopted through
positive feeding ( large area jacquards)

Due to intensive individual attention towards

each and every yarn been fed
 Overcoming them

Itis the object to create a yarn feeder whose

operation properties are largely independent
of the nature of the yarn.

This object is attained by a yarn feeder having

a yarn feed wheel with a special geometry
that facilitates the feeding and payout of yarn
onto and from the yarn feed wheel.
Yarn feeder with a ceramic coated wheel
Ceramic
coated
spikes
Yarn
Minimizes the effect by the heat
Friction will be at a controlled level of affection
Will make a yarn feeder, independent from the
yarn path
Change from the initial nip roller to the
tape positive feeding system

 Cheaper
 Adaptable
 Simpler
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