Circular knitting machine manufacturer Mayer offers several machines that are suitable for making of shoe uppers. The OVJA 1.6 ET 3 WT is one such. It is very versatile in terms of the patterns it can produce, especially because it can transfer stitches on every third system. Its three-way technology ensures maximum design and flexibility by means of individual needle selection. It makes a wide range of structures. Using a conversion kit the OVJA can also be quickly used as a full jacquard machine to produce multi-coloured shoe designs.
The newcomer to the range, specially designed for use in the shoe upper sector, is the OVJA 1.6 EE – 3WT/2WT. It uses three-way technology in the cylinder and two-way technology in the rib dial, thereby ensuring maximum pattern variety. This combination makes it an optimal footwear machine that is especially suitable for the production of multi-coloured designs along with microstructure elements.
The conventional means of manufacturing shoe upper material for sport shoes has until now been either flat knitting or warp knitting. Circular knitting has the edge over both of these in terms of productivity and variety of patterns. Mayer, based in Germany, manufactures the entire range of machines required for making modern textiles like fabrics for home textiles, sportswear, nightwear and swimwear, seat covers, underwear and technical uses.
