32-Inch 22G 96-Feeder Sweatshirt Circular Knitting Machine

Correct what 96F means

On this model, 96F means 96 feeders; it is not a yarn count. The cleaned product record identifies a 32-inch cylinder, 22G, 96 feeders and an archived 18–22 RPM reference. The old page’s description of 96F as yarn fineness should be discarded because it confuses machine configuration with yarn specification.

This fixed setup is intended for sweatshirt, hoodie, jogger and related loopback or fleece programs. The fabric may use cotton, polyester/cotton blends, viscose/modal, recycled polyester or cotton/spandex, but each yarn plan needs its own trial and finishing route.

Sweatshirt fabric is completed in finishing

The knitting machine forms the face, tie/ground and loop or fleece structure. A loopback product may keep a visible loop side, while fleece may be raised or brushed for a softer interior. The same greige construction can produce a different hand, width and weight after those processes.

State target greige and finished GSM, width, face yarn, tie yarn, loop/fleece yarn, elastane use and raising/compaction route. Ask Kunyuan to map these yarns across the 96 feeders and explain the proposed stitch/take-down starting point.

Sweatshirt recipe record

Test the inside and outside separately

Run production yarn long enough to observe normal stops and feeder stability. Inspect the face for barre, needle lines, holes and oil marks. On the reverse, check loop formation, anchoring, missing loops and weight consistency. Take samples across the roll and retain the feeder/yarn map.

Finish part of the same roll through the planned raising or brushing and compaction. Compare final weight, width, shrinkage, surface evenness, loose fibre and hand. If pilling is important, use the buyer’s test method. Do not approve a sweatshirt claim from a greige swatch or an unrelated online image.

Clean for fibre-rich production

Loop/fleece yarns and raising preparation can increase lint. Monitor yarn paths, sinkers/cams, stop motions and take-down, and follow the supplied cleaning/lubrication procedure. A missing-loop band deserves feeder/location tracing; a broad surface shift after finishing may come from the raising route.

Record the 18–22 RPM setting with yarn, stitch and quality result. Isolate the machine before needle/sinker work, and retain the accepted greige and finished pieces together.

Plan output from saleable finished kilograms

Sweatshirt output should not be calculated from RPM or feeder count alone. Ask for an estimate that states the face, tie and loop yarns, greige GSM, usable width, run time, normal stops and expected finishing loss. Then compare kilograms of saleable finished fabric rather than theoretical greige production.

For production planning, record how often yarn packages are changed, how lint is removed and how raising/finishing capacity matches the knitting line. A fast knitting machine can create waiting rolls if the raising line is the real bottleneck. The purchase review should therefore include roll identification and the handoff from knitting to the named finishing recipe.