Knitting platform
Knitting Platform
CETI’s Knitting platform provides industrial players with laboratory-scale capabilities to develop, validate and characterise knitted textile structures.
“The platform enables the transformation of yarns into tubular jersey fabrics using circular knitting, supporting yarn validation, material assessment and early-stage textile prototyping.
Designed for applied R&D and pre-industrial feasibility studies, this platform supports knitting developments under controlled and representative conditions.”
Applications & industrial use cases
The Knitting platform supports a range of development and validation activities.
Laboratory-scale prototyping of tubular jersey knitted fabrics
Validation of yarn processability for circular knitting
Assessment of yarn behaviour during knitting operations
Development of knitted structures for technical or functional evaluation
Production of representative knitted samples for testing and validation
Support for knitting feasibility studies prior to scale-up
How CETI uses this platform
CETI uses this platform to carry out technical development and validation work on knitted textile structures.
It enables verification of yarn suitability for circular knitting, including yarns developed on the Yarn Spinning platform.
The platform is used to produce tubular jersey samples for testing, prototyping and pre-industrial validation.
Activities are conducted by expert teams with strong know-how in yarn behaviour, knitting processes and textile structures.
The platform supports targeted technical services within CETI’s service offering.
Looking to develop, validate or scale up a textile solution? CETI teams are available to discuss your project and identify the most relevant technical approach.
Knitting capabilities
The Knitting platform is dedicated to laboratory-scale circular knitting, enabling controlled development and assessment of tubular jersey fabrics.
Key capabilities include:
Circular knitting of tubular jersey structures
Adjustment of knitting parameters to evaluate yarn knitability
Assessment of yarn regularity, cohesion and behaviour during knitting
Production of knitted samples for technical evaluation and testing
These capabilities support early-stage validation and risk reduction prior to industrial knitting.
Associated platforms
The Knitting platform is integrated within CETI’s textile processing ecosystem.
Compounding / Spinning / Fibers
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Yarn spinning
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Weaving
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Characterization & Performance Measurement
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For developments requiring larger formats or industrial-scale knitting, CETI can mobilise its network of industrial partners to support scale-up and extended validation.
Links to expertise & services
This platform supports several areas of CETI expertise, including knitting engineering, yarn processing, textile structures and technical textiles.
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Synthetic & natural fibers
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Textile innovation
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Recycling & Eco-design
The Knitting platform is mobilised across CETI’s service offerings.
Our services
Research and development / Engineering / consulting
Technology and market monitoring, innovation design, design thinking, modeling, specification control, eco-design.
Prototyping /
pre-production / INDUSTRIAL TRANSFER
Custom-built, optimal value chain solutions for your projects. Circular textile creativity, tailored to each sector and each process.