Fine Gauge Stocking and Pantyhose Machines
topic
Fine gauge stocking machines at 400 to 560 needles per cylinder produce sheer nylon pantyhose and stockings at gauges equivalent to 40 to 50 needles per inch, requiring precision latch needle and sinker engineering at extremely fine gauge to form the sheer loops of 15 to 20 denier nylon yarn without dropped stitches, with machine speeds of 400 to 600 rpm balanced against the fine gauge sensitivity to vibration that causes needle breakage.
Role
Produces the sheer hosiery products requiring the finest practical gauge of any circular knitting technology, with fine gauge stocking machine engineering representing the precision extreme of needle and sinker manufacturing where dimensional tolerances in the micrometre range govern loop formation reliability and fabric quality in sheer legwear made from extremely fine nylon filament yarns.