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New NEEDLE DETECTOR OF KNITTING MACHINE Cuts Defect Rates 90 %—Circular Knitting Machine Parts Users Report 13-Month ROI
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Install a needle detector on your circular knitting machine and slash “star” defects by 90 %. Latest photoelectric heads now plug-and-play for 18-38″ gauges.
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Paragraph 1 – Lead & Keyword
Mill owners looking for circular knitting machine parts that pay for themselves in under a year are upgrading to the latest NEEDLE DETECTOR OF KNITTING MACHINE modules first released at ITMA 2023. Early adopters in North Carolina and Puebla report grey-fabric waste down 1.2 % and fewer customer charge-backs on fleece hoodies.
Paragraph 2 – What Changed?
Until 2022 most “broken-needle stop motions” were simple magnetic pickups that could only feel steel hooks. The new generation uses sealed red-light diodes and fiber-optic cables to watch every hook in real time. If a tip is missing, bent or simply out of position, the sensor loses its reflected pulse and the machine is stopped within one revolution—no matter the speed (15 – 5 000 needles per second) .
Paragraph 3 – Why Operators Care
“Before the NEEDLE DETECTOR OF KNITTING MACHINE we ran 30″-24G fleece at 22 rpm and still got three star-shaped holes per 300 kg roll,” says Maria G., shift supervisor at a 210-machine mill. “Now we average one hole every 1.2 t. That is a 90 % drop and my night shift finally sleeps.”
Paragraph 4 – Install Like a Spare Part
The kit is sold as a bolt-on circular knitting machine part: one anodized ring clamps around the outside of the cylinder—no need to pull cams. A second fiber head hovers 2 mm above the dial on double-jersey models. Power is 24 VDC taken from the existing panel; relay output is rated 60 V so it drops straight into any PLC or stop-motion loom relay .
Paragraph 5 – ROI Snapshot
- Capex: USD 2 850 delivered
- Waste saved: 1.2 % on 15 t/month fleece line = 180 kg
- Value: 180 kg × $3.20/kg = $576/month
- Payback: 2 850 ÷ 576 ≈ 5 months—well inside the 13-month finance window most mills use for circular knitting machine parts.
Paragraph 6 – Compatibility List
The sensor now ships pre-calibrated for gauges E16 – E50 and cylinder diameters 18″-38″. A hand-held terminal (8024) lets you copy settings to the next machine in minutes—handy for mills that mix single-jersey, rib and interlock heads on the same floor .
Paragraph 7 – Maintenance Note
Lens wipes with IPA once per week keep false positives below 0.05 %. The quartz glass window is recessed 1 mm so lint blowers will not hit it directly. Average service life: 25 000 operating hours—roughly five years on a two-shift fleece program.
Paragraph 8 – Where to Buy
Search Google using the exact phrase “NEEDLE DETECTOR OF KNITTING MACHINE” plus your gauge and voltage. Re-sellers in Los Angeles, Istanbul and Karachi keep stock for same-day dispatch. OEM part numbers to quote: Sensor 4022, Fiber Head 4022-F, Control Box 4022-C .
Paragraph 9 – Look Ahead
With California SB-260 forcing brands to publish Scope-3 waste data, installing a needle detector is the fastest way to hit <0.5 % fabric loss and keep Walmart LPP contracts. Expect demand for this circular knitting machine part to rise 18 % CAGR through 2027.
Post time: Dec-21-2025