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SANTONI TAKING A LEAP IN SEAMLESS TECHNOLOGY WITH SM8 TOP2V

Gianpiero Valsecchi , Sales Area Manager , Santoni SP

Santoni , the Italy-based knitting machine manufacturer , attracted a lot of visitors to its stall with their main highlight – electronic single jersey circular machine SM8 TOP2V machine .

A successor of SM8-TOP2 , the single jersey machine is designed for production of seamless garments like underwear , outerwear , beachwear , sportswear and sanitarywear . It has 8 feeds and 2 selection points per feed , and offers 30 per cent more productivity than the previous model . Further , the machine is designed ergonomically and equipped with newly developed parts such as yarn
The company installed 50 single jersey machines last year in Bangladesh and has confirmed of a huge demand this year .
finger groups and sinker cap for natural yarn plating . Added advantage of higher production and better quality , the machine consumes 15 % less energy .
“ We are also doing extremely well nowadays on upper shoe . Our double jersey machine Mec-mor can produce up to 10 times more compared to the conventional vanity machine for making shoe upper ,” informs Gianpiero Valsecchi , Sales Area Manager , Santoni SPA . Mec-mor has 2 jacquards with electronic selection of stripes .
Started in Asia for the production of underwear , seamless technology is a
great success and is now expanded to sportswear and activewear . In garment where compression is required on the body , can be calibrated on a single machine , which makes seamless a winning technology . “ Santoni covers all categories of garments where seamless technology is used , from professional wear to daily wear . Our customers appreciate these T-shirts which give less friction to the body ,” says Valsecchi .
The company installed 50 single jersey machines last year in Bangladesh and confirmed of a huge demand this year . “ We are hopeful of a positive year ahead ,” concludes Valsecchi .
Visitors taking a close look of the machines on display at Santoni ’ s stall
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