Thursday, November 13, 2014

Industry takes up knitting – New Technology

       

When weaving is an example of the method is two-dimensional surface. But with different knitting stitches can be attached in various ways and therefore, the material mounded over a rounded material.

– the materials, or fiber, could be evenly distributed over a spherical surface. It is a great advantage and a reason that knitting has become popular as a method of production in industry, says Björn Florman the Material Library.

He has an example from the British textile company Camira, which specializes in this. The company has a software to make a knitting program. As material may wool, cotton, viscose or synthetic used.

The knitting has Camiras cases adapted to suit the furniture industry. But knitted furniture is not the only one.

The method has also been used for the propeller blades for aircraft, then with carbon fiber reinforcing materials. It also discusses the use of knitting for larger span.

Because knitting is a form of additive manufacturing, which only adds to the material to be used, the waste becomes small.

– This is another factor that makes knitting popular as a method. To be eco-friendly if you want to use as little material as possible, and many other methods give more spills, says Björn Florman.

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