3D printed large circular knitting machine model

Changzhou, China, 2025 – Changzhou Longfu Knitting Co., Ltd., a global innovator in textile machinery, today officially launched the world's first fully functional circular knitting machine demonstration model using industrial-grade 3D printing technology. The advent of this revolutionary model marks a new era of visualization and agility in textile machinery design verification, customer communication, and training.

For a long time, traditional circular knitting machine manufacturing has relied on cumbersome metal processing and assembly, resulting in high prototyping costs and long lead times, making it difficult to intuitively present the complex internal structure and working principles to customers in the early stages of sales. To solve this industry pain point, Changzhou Longfu Knitting & Textile Co., Ltd., relying on its top-notch R&D capabilities and additive manufacturing technology, has successfully achieved a high-precision, fully dynamic, 1:100 scale perfect replication of the core transmission structure of a precision circular knitting machine into a single printed model.

The newly released 3D-printed circular kiosk model boasts three major breakthrough advantages:

1. Detachable Battery with Magnetic Tape: The model is printed using composite materials, with each component printed independently. Magnets are attached to each component for easy assembly. The battery is housed within the components, with external Type-C connectors for convenient charging and battery replacement.

2. Agile Response and Cost Revolution: Physical demonstration models that traditionally take months to complete can now be produced from design to finished product in weeks via 3D printing. This provides an unprecedentedly agile tool for rapidly responding to customer customization needs and validating new model design concepts, while significantly reducing the physical costs of market expansion and training.

3. Immersive Interactive Experience: The model can be manually or electrically driven at low speeds, allowing participants to touch and operate it.

The model will initially be applied to customer technical seminars and interactive displays at global exhibitions at Changzhou Longfu Knitting Co., Ltd. It is not only a powerful sales and marketing tool, but also an innovative bridge connecting R&D, manufacturing, sales, and end-users.