400 Years of Machine Knitting

Authors

  • Zlatko Vrljičak Institute of Textile and Clothing, Faculty of Technology of the University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia

Abstract

The paper discusses the historical development of machine knitting and introduces the inventors and patents of important mechanisms and machines. The special point in the paper is on the development of hosiery frames to various types of machines and automatic devices for the production of knitwear. Also, mention is made of the introduction of computers into technological processes of knitwear manufacture. The development of falt- and circular knitting machines, as well as of knitting frames is induvidually.

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Published

1990-06-29

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 6 (1990)

Section

Review article

License

Copyright (c) 1990 Hrvatski inženjerski savez tekstilaca

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

How to Cite

[1]
Vrljičak, Z. 1990. 400 Years of Machine Knitting. Tekstil. 39, 6 (Jun. 1990), 344–351.