Jiangsu Zoje Machinery Technology Co. Ltd., one of the top 500 Chinese private enterprises, and owner of the popular brand Zoje, famous for its sewing machines in the country, has partnered with Surat based manufacturer of embroidery machines, Golden Falcon, to introduce a range of flat knitting solutions by the name of Zoje Falcon. The company showcased its fully computerized flat knitting machines, for the first time in Ludhiana, at the recently held KnitWorld.
“In just one-and-a-half years since the company’s inception, our machines have received a promising response from all over the country. Many T-shirt manufacturers in Tirupur are using our single system machines for collars and ribs. However, Ludhiana is a new turf for us. We are accessing the buyer’s preferences through the fair, before we aggressively market ourselves in
this region,” averred R.S. Kalidas, Vice President, Golden Falcon. However, unlike other parts of India, where the company did not face much competition, Ludhiana is a tough market, since the region is on the radar of every Chinese flat knitting manufacturer. “The real challenge is to satisfy the price-sensitive nature of the manufacturers here,” highlights Kalidas.
ZJC-211P from Zoje Falcon, which was on display, is a single system single carriage three-working-position flat knitting machine, suitable for tuck, single-side and double-side jacquard. The machine can also do transfer, connecting, with the ability to complete the two operations, knitting and tuck, within one row, so as to improve productivity. The needle plate is formed by groove rolling and inserts are put into the lower part of the plate, so that the fabric stitch can be more uniform. An easy to understand monitor screen is backed by a power-off protect device, with auto memory and resuming memory function in sudden power-off situation. This function can help to continue with the remaining knitting when the power resumes.