Comb, Clamping tab

Make the following settings on the Comb, Clamping tab:

Element

Meaning

Comb, Clamping section

Use Comb

or

Use comb take-down and clamping / cutting for the fabric piece transition with the following options.

If while generating a new pattern in the New pattern dialog box a machine with a comb is selected and the Use comb check box is activated in the process, then this check box is activated in the Configuration dialog box, however is not available.
: With the Replace starts dialog box the Use comb checkbox is activated and deactivated at a later time.

Cast-off before start

Start the knitting program on an empty needle bed.
In combination with Use comb, a comb thread module will be in the start.

Use Clamping

Use clamping / cutting for the fabric piece transition with the following options.

: Only in case of machines with belt take-down but without comb

Deactivate clamping after knitting-in the yarn carriers

All yarn carriers will be taken out of the clamp at the start. Clamping and cutting will be disabled and the yarn carriers will be positioned on the clamping/cutting bed.
The total width of the needle bed can be used for knitting.
: Starting with the operating system OKC ≧ V 2.5, the comb thread may remain clamped in the disabled clamping and cutting bed.

Clamping at Fabric End in the Cast-off Function (RS17=0)

The casting off and comb start functions are activated.
: Activate the Sintral Command check box if you want to use the comb take-down with the first fabric piece only.
New Pattern dialog box / Start section

Sintral command:

Default entry in the Sintral Command text box:
RS17=1 IF #100=1 RS17=0

Comb will not be used until the #100 piece counter sets RS17=0 again.

RS17=0 + RS17=1 - Optimized handling

Controlling the BMS Collecting Clamp Automatically

Element

Meaning

User-defined Clamping and Cutting by Control Column

Automatic is disabled, therefore define clamping and cutting manually within the control columns.

  • Collecting Clamp and Parking Position control columns
  • Parking Position column of the Yarn Field Table

Mind the dependencies!

Clamping and Cutting Automatically Over Entire Pattern

Clamping and cutting will be done after start, within the pattern area and at the pattern end.

Clamping and Cutting Automatically After Start and at Pattern End

Clamping and cutting will be done after start and pattern end only, not within the pattern area.

The following edit boxes are available if Clamping and Cutting Automatically… is enabled.

Quantity of Rows Until Opening the Clamps

The clamp will automatically be released after the specified quantity of knitting rows.
Default = 0

Quantity of Rows Until Closing Clamps

The clamps will automatically be closed after the specified quantity of knitting rows.
Default = 50

Comb thread module section

Position pattern towards comb hook

Pattern positioning and start modules are adapted for the CMS 502 HP [2].

List field
1 Piece

Select a comb thread module from the Comb thread selectable module group for one-piece knitting with comb.

List field
Tandem with Comb

Select a comb thread module from the Comb thread selectable Tandem CCC module group for two-piece knitting with comb.

Knitting-in all yarn carriers before the start (1 piece) section

Knitting-in

Let the technical processing enter the knitting-in.
: You can deactivate or activate knitting-in for each yarn carrier in the yarn carrier allocation of the Yarn Field Allocation dialog box.

List field
1 Piece

Select the knitting-in module from the Technical/Knitting-in all yarn carriers before the start (1 piece) module group.

Knitting-in modules of the start will not be used if a knitting-in module is selected.

If a knitting-in module Float and Lock Y-CR0 is selected, the Deactivate clamping after knitting-in the yarn carriers checkbox becomes automatically active.

Select the Float and Lock module with the corresponding specification of the clamping positions:

Clamping positions of the machine

Module Name

16 -- 16

…[16 -- 16]

0 – 16
0 -- 12

…[0 -- 16]

8 -- 8

…[8 -- 8]

0 – 8

…[0 -- 8]

Center

Enlarge the knitting-in width to the entire fabric width.
: With double yarn counters (one on the left and one on the right) knitting-in is only carried out up to the fabric center.

Input field
needles

Entered desired knitting-in width from fabric selvedge in needles.
: If the entered value is greater than half the knitting width, knitting-in occurs in an analog fashion, as with the Middle checkbox.

Excess width

Knit-in the yarn carrier over a wider area than the pattern width.
Following the knitting-in, casting-off is carried out to the pattern width.
: This checkbox does not become active until the Knit-in checkbox is activated.

Input field
inches

Enter the number of needles which are to remain empty at the left and right edge when knitting in.
: This input field does not become active until the Excess width checkbox is activated.

List field
2 Pieces

Select the knitting-in module from the Technical/Knitting-in all yarn carriers before the start (2 pieces) module group.

Knitting-in modules of the start will not be used if a knitting-in module is selected.

Knitting-in into the empty space (2 pieces) section

List field

Select a knitting-in module from the Technique/Knitting-in into the empty space (2 pieces) module group, to knitting-in the yarn carriers in the area between the pieces.

If the start for an intarsia - jacquard or a stripe pattern is worked with a comb, problems may result during yarn insertion when working with a large number of yarn carriers. This is because yarn carriers that are looped in must pass yarn carriers that have already been used to knit in the pattern. As a result, the thread cannot be held deep and drop stitches result at the fabric selvedge.
To prevent this, all yarn carriers knitting-in the pattern should be knit-in before the draw thread. For this purpose, activate the Knitting-in checkbox.
The yarn carriers are knit-in by two modules contained in the technical container module for the start. An individual knitting-in module can be allocated to each start. In the Value input field of the General module attributes section of the Module properties, it can be specified after which row the yarn carriers are to be knitting-in by the start module.
Knitting-in is done before the draw thread row.

In the Knitting-in into the empty space (2 pieces) section you select the module, with which the yarn carriers are brought to the side of the fabric that was set for two pieces before the technical processing. The modules from the Technical/Knitting-in into the empty space (2 pieces) module group are available.


With Drag & Drop you can drag an appropriate module from the Modules toolbar or the Module Explorer onto the field.