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2 Description of knitting machine
2.6 Needle beds
Transferring During transfer the rear needle bed is racked until the needles of the front
and rear needle beds almost touch. The needle dips into the pelerine spring
of the needle opposite.
Overracking The overracking mechanism pre-stretches the stitches prior to transfer so,
that they are somewhat enlarged. Then the needle bed is reset to the
programmed racking. As a result, the stitches are also transferred very
reliably even at a high carriage speed.
Slow racking To protect the yarn, the needle bed can be racked very slowly. The carriage
assembly then waits at the reversing point until the needle bed is racked.
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