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Knitting Machine Needle Count
Number of needles on a circular knitting machine: needles = pi x cylinder diameter (inch) x gauge. A 30 inch, 24 gauge machine has 2,262 needles.
Needles
2,262
The formula
Needles = pi x cylinder diameter (inch) x gauge (needles per inch).
Worked example
Machine diameter: 30 inch, Gauge: 24 needles/inch. Result: Needles = 2,262.
Assumptions
- Cylinder needles only; dial needles on double-jersey machines add the same count again.
Questions
- How many needles does a circular knitting machine have?
- Needles = pi x diameter (inch) x gauge. 30 inch x 24 gauge x 3.1416 = 2,262 needles.
In the platform
Intelactory records which yarn lot went into which fabric roll, dye batch and carton as the work happens, so a count or GSM question traces back to its source.
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