Application of seamless garments

Apparel:

A Variety of seam free products has been created like hand gloves, socks, hats, T shirts and Sweaters. Based on the machine type and gauge the product design will be varied. In addition to that complete garment making machines are available in pilot form to produce trousers and skirts.

Automotives

Courtaulds and General Motors Corporation had developed the new three dimensional knitting technologies for their seat cover making in the year of 1985 ⁶. Marjorie Sorge also proposed a seamless knitting concept for the same type of application. Researches are showing that the automotive seat covers made by seamless knitting is having great market potential and that brings down the warranty cost. Likewise Lear Corporation has patents on three dimensional knitting technologies which will help to design a new seat cover with computer modeling tool that will reduce the design time by 25% ⁸.

Medical textiles

Three dimensional Knitted fabrics have also been used for medical purpose .Some of the tubular knitted structures like bandages, orthopedic support and medical compression stockings are examples .wearable electronic made from Knitted structures also used for online health monitoring purpose as well as military application ¹⁰. Textronics Inc has developed Textro-monitoring system which is used to monitor human bio physical parameters like respiration and heart rhythm¹².

The circular knitting machine produced⁹ by IRMAC used to produce caps, head bands and scarves which can be available in 18, 24, 36 and 48 needles per inch. The cam set of this knitting machine can be controlled by electro neumatic drives .In addition to that this machine contains swing cams with sliders that allows the needle to form different design¹⁵.

Difference between Cut and Sew Production and Fully Fashioning Garments