Hofa-Spec. 70.34 D01909

Features for Socks- und Hosiery-Needles

Needle bend against butt breakage

·Machines are equipped with open cams

·The butts are not guided around the completeperiphery

·The most suitable bend geometry is defined in eachcase during the development of a needle

·This bend is used for the secure vertical positioningof needles in the cylinder channel

Plating of yarns

·Hook form

Round, plating- and reverse plating hook

·Needle surface

the surfaces of Droplet needles are treated to enable optimum stitch gliding but also in the inside arch of the hook which is so important to successful plating

·Hook coverage

prevent the yarn from catching on the tip of the hook

Float hook-div. forms

·with latch spoon

·with hook grove

Predetermined breaking notch

·on both sides of the need butt

·shape and position are defined in agreement with the machine manufacturer

·needle butt breaks in a straight line in the event of excessive stress

Latch executions

·The spoon latch

-the most versatile of the latch executions

-ldeal covering the hock

-large contact surface of the latchof the hook

·The hook with a groove

-More space between needle latch and sinker

-No sharp edge rim, even after long usage

-Gentle transition between latch shark and latch head protecting the loop

High-speed with optimum latch guidance

·Latch seat

-Knitting machine needles are given a precise fitting latch seat

-The impact is absorbed

-Enables high machine speeds

-Minimizes wear

·Latch guidance and bearing

-Precise guidance and bearing of the latch

-Minimum initial latch play

-Ensure process reliability at the highest machine speeds