Creel: Creel is used to contain yarn packages and supply yarn.

Cone holder: Cone holder holds cone package.

Yarn tube: Yarn is passed through yarn tube so that fly ash cannot fly on yarn and this tube protects
yarn from yarn breakage.

Yarn cleaner: If there is any slub in the yarn, yarn cleaner defects it by showing red signal.

Magnetic yarn tensioner: Yarn pass in correct tension through the tensioner; especially magnetic yarn
tensioner helps in maintaining proper tension.

Sensor: Sensor stops m/c automatically if there in any problem in the machine.

Yarn reserver (positive): Yarn is reserved here because yarn breakage many cause sudden shortage of
yarn supply. Yarn reserve supplies yarn in regular tension.

Yarn guide: Form creel to needle, there are many yarn guide to create yarn supply path.

VDQ pulley: This part is used to control correct stitch length of knitted fabric.

Feeder: Feeder locates close to the needle and feeds yarn to the needle.
Needle detector: Needle detector defects broken needle in knitting machine.

Latch needle: This type of needle has a special sliding latch with other common features. This part is
used to form loops.

Sinker: There are three types of sinkers:

1.Loop forming sinker: This sinker is used to hold down the old loops.

2.Holding down sinker: This sinker is used to hold down the old loops.

3. Knocking-over sinker: This sinker supports the old loop as the new loop in drawn through it.

Cam box: There are three types of cams in cam box-

1.Knit cam: This cam helps needle to form knit loops.

2.Tuck cam: This cam helps needle to form tuck loops.

3.Miss cam: This can helps needle to form miss loops.

Cam: Needle gets vertical motion by staying in contact with cam.

Fabric spreader: This part is used to control the width of fabric.
Take –down roller: This part is used to take up the fabric from cylinder.
Adjustable Fan: This part is used for removing lint, hairy firer from yarn and others.
Cloth roller: The final product i.e cloth is wound on the roller.
Yarn guide: It is used to maintain the path of the yarn
Cymbal tensioner: It is a spring loaded tensioning device. It is used to maintain the uniform tension of
yarn.

Yarn take up: It is used to take-up the yarn from package at a constant rate.
Yarn carrier: Yarn carrier is used to supply yarn to the needle hook.

Fabric comb and weight system: The whole system is used to take up the fabric from the knitting
zone. Fabric is taken between the gap between two needle beds.

Cover plate: It is a thin metal blade, located in a slot across the top of the needle bed tricks. It prevents
the stems of the needles from pivoting outside of the needle bed.

Latch opening brush: It is attached to the cam plates of both needle beds to ensure that the needle
latches are fully opened.

The cam-carriage: It is either slides or runs on ball bearings or wheels, along guide rails, one of which is
fixed over the lower end of each needle bed. It is propelled either by hand or from a motor driven
continuous roller chain or rubber belt.

Two levers: They are usually provided, one at each end of the needle bed. One is for racking the back
needle bed, to change the gating of the needle beds for changes of rib set out or rib loop transfer. The
other lever is used to open the gap between two needle beds.

It is a well known fact that the take down tension can materially affects the dimension of
knitted fabric and so the fabric quality will deteriorate.

An excessively high take down tension would create undesirable stretching in the length direction that
damage needle.

So when we increase stitch length or add spandex, we have to increase the take down tension.