KARL MAYER recently launched HKS 3-M tricot machine
with a working width of 280". The
company has extended its successful model in the HKS
machine series, the HKS 3-M, by including a version having a wider working
width.
To complement the current
machines having widths of 186" and 218", a version having a width of
280" is now available. The HKS 3-M, 280", is one of the widest tricot machines available on the
global market, and its wider width delivers greater productivity and
flexibility.
Increased
flexibility for the same production repertoire
Like all the HKS three-bar machines, this
new machine targets a wide variety of end-uses, from car interiors, through
furniture and sportswear, to coating/backing substrates and advertising media.
Fabrics processed with different widths can
now be produced on one machine instead of two, which used to be the case.
The simultaneous production of webs can
also be increased by a factor of one, i.e. two webs can be produced on a
186"-wide machine compared to three webs on a 280"-wide machine, and
three webs can be produced on a 218"-wide machine as opposed to four on
the new machine.
The finished fabric is wound using standard
batching unit no. 6 when using the normal-width, high-speed machines, whereas
the new batching unit no. 51A is used with the new machine. Batching unit no.
51A winds the fabric on friction rollers, which are driven by the fabric
take-up unit.
Proven
performance
As well as its new features, the HKS 3-M
also offers all the usual features. For example, this high-speed tricot machine
operates with a 3 x 32" beam mounting arrangement as standard. A mounting
configuration with a diameter of 40" for beam position GB 1, and 32"
each for beam positions GB 2 and GB 3, is available as an option. Just like the machines having a smaller
working width, the HKS 3-M, 280", is available in the gauges of E 28 and E
32.
It can be equipped with the new KAMCOS 2
efficient computer platform, the LEO Low Energy Option for energy-efficient
running, and a camera monitoring system above or below the web. A face plate under the textile web for
monitoring transparent fabrics is also available as an option. The knitting
motions and elements are the same as on the existing machines.
This machine delivers the dependable
quality typical of all KARL MAYER’s machines. It can be supervised easily and
operates steadily and reliably with low maintenance requirements. It is also
extremely efficient. The HKS 3-M, 280", operates at a maximum speed of
2,200 min-1.
This extra-wide machine has just been
launched onto the market, but a number of modifications are already on the
agenda. Currently, the developers and
engineers at KARL MAYER are working on a three-bar, high-speed tricot machine
with an intermediate width of 238" - with the possibility of extending
this by 10".