This document discusses CAD (computer-aided design) software for circular knitting machines. It notes that the knitting industry is highly competitive with price wars and requires capital-intensive technology. While many companies are struggling, CAD software can help smaller knitting businesses by enabling faster design processes, better customer interaction, and more design alternatives without requiring specialist skills. The software considers the rules and limitations of knitting machines. It aims to speed up the design pattern process, allow designs on various machine types, and predict quality and quantity before production. This can help knitting businesses use older, less expensive machines more effectively and lower their costs.

1. CAD for Circular
Knitting Machine
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3. TEXTILE INDUSTRY

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7. CATEGORY & CHARACTERISTIC
Natural Fiber
Fiber Making (Man-Made Fiber)
Spinning
Weaving
Knitting
Dyeing/Printing/Finishing
Garment & Other Textiles
Product /Household)

8. Highly competitive market
(price war)
Capital & technology-
intensive business
1998
Knitting Industry

9. PROBLEM
many Companies are dying……

10. 1 Design
Big Quantity
Mass Production
Low Price
Many/Customized
Designs
Smaller Quantity
New
New Higher Price
Opportunity
Opportunity
Non-Price Sensitive

12. Knitting
Knitting
– This type of industry survive.
– Doesn’t need big investment (compare with other
textile categories). With area about 10m x 10m
can run 1 machine.
– Casual clothes more popular now.

13. Circular Knitting

14. Clothing
4
3
ay
min
1 d
2
1

15. Problems
requires a specialist (design
and engineering skill)
difficult to make good
design (quantity & quality)
poor user involvement
(customer dissatisfied)

16. Clothing
24x
faster 4
ours 3
h
0.5
2
1

17. CAD Knitting
Faster design process
Customer interaction
More & better design alternatives
doesn’t require specialist
everyone (staff) can be a designer

18. CAD Knitting
Rules & Limitations for
Knitting Machine

19. Based on
strong business
requirement
from real-life
experience

20. solution for the REGION

21. Knitting Machine Comparison
Manual - Knitting Machine Fully Automatic - Knitting
Machine
Relatively Cheaper Expensive
Design Pattern is hard Design Pattern process is easy
If the machine broken -> local If the machine broken
technician can repair it (electronic) -> local technician
hard to repair it
Dependency to Vendor is Low Dependency to Vendor is High
Short BEP Long BEP
New Price = 30.000 US$ New Price = 60.000US$ – 85.000US$
Second Hand = 6.000 US$

22. Knitting Machine Comparisson
Manual - Knitting Machine Fully Automatic - Knitting
Machine
Relatively Cheaper Expensive
Design Pattern is hard Design Pattern process is easy
If the machine broken -> local If the machine broken
technician can repair it (electronic) -> local technician
hard to repair it
Dependency to Vendor is Low Dependency to Vendor is High
Short BEP Long BEP
Our Solution

23. 1. Make design pattern fast and
accurate.
2. Can be used for variety circular
knitting machine (including old
machine).
3. Predict quantity and quality
before the production.
– Quantity: Estimating yarn.
– Quality: Make sure the production
doesn’t make defects.

24. 4. Can run with limitation, like:
– Some spare parts are missing.
– Broken part of the machine.
– Limitation in yarn.
5. Customer can see the expected
result before production begin.

25. Features

26. Features

27. Features

28. Features

29. • With CAD for Knitting Machine
• We will get:
Design Pattern competitive advantage
Cost Effective (can use old machine)