#SKS-RTJ4C RIB TRANSFER FULLY JACQUARD
4-COLOR AUTO-STRIPER CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE

Computerized Rib Transfer • Full Jacquard • Automatic 4-Color Striping

Advanced multi-function circular knitting technology for fashion, technical and high-value double-knit fabrics

1. Product Overview

The SKS Rib Transfer Fully Jacquard Auto-Striper 4-Color Circular Knitting Machine is a specialized computerized circular knitting machine that combines rib-transfer knitting, electronic/full jacquard needle selection and automatic color striping in one platform. SKS lists its rib-transfer computerized fully jacquard model as SKS-RTJ. Similar commercial machines combine transfer-rib technology with computerized jacquard, while some configurations additionally provide automatic multi-color striping.

The important distinction is that this is not simply a conventional rib machine with a jacquard attachment. The transfer mechanism allows loops to be moved between cylinder and dial, creating structures that ordinary rib machines cannot make. Electronic needle selection then controls the pattern, while the automatic striping system changes yarn colors according to the programmed pattern.

2. What Does 'Rib Transfer' Mean?

Rib transfer means transferring knitted loops between the cylinder and dial needles. Depending on the programmed structure, loops can be transferred from cylinder to dial or from dial to cylinder. This creates additional design possibilities such as transfer jacquard, textured effects, relief structures, special rib constructions, lace-like effects and 3D surface patterns.

Commercial examples confirm that rib-transfer jacquard machines can combine rib color striping, transfer in both directions, electronic stitch adjustment and, on some models, racking functions. 

3. What Does 'Fully Jacquard' Mean?

Full jacquard means the computerized needle-selection system can independently control the knitting action of needles across the programmed pattern area rather than relying on a limited mechanical pattern arrangement. Electronic selection can provide Knit / Tuck / Miss-type actions according to machine configuration.

• Complex full-width jacquard designs
• Fine geometric and fashion motifs
• Multiple texture effects
• Programmed stitch structures
• Rapid electronic pattern changes
• Digital pattern storage and repeat control

Computerized jacquard systems are specifically promoted for easy pattern input, editing and storage. citeturn0search8turn0search5

4. What Does '4-Color Auto-Striper' Mean?

The 4-color automatic striper system is designed to introduce different yarn colors automatically according to the programmed stripe sequence. Instead of manually changing yarns, the control system coordinates color selection and feeding with the knitting program.

• Automatic four-color stripe selection
• Programmable stripe width and repeat
• Fast color-change sequences
• Reduced operator intervention
• Consistent color placement
• Suitable for fashion-oriented stripe and jacquard designs

Industry examples include computerized circular machines marketed as 4/6-color auto-stripers and rib-transfer machines combined with auto-striping.

5. Main Functions

• Rib knitting: produces stable double-knit/rib-based constructions.
• Loop transfer: transfers selected loops between cylinder and dial.
• Full electronic jacquard: creates programmed motifs and texture structures.
• Automatic color striping: changes among up to four programmed colors.
• Electronic stitch-length control: adjusts stitch settings by program where equipped.
• Pattern storage: saves and recalls digital knitting patterns.
• Automatic take-down: continuously withdraws and rolls/folds fabric.
• Yarn monitoring: detects yarn breakage or feeding abnormalities through stop-motion systems.
• Automatic lubrication: maintains key knitting elements for stable operation.
• Production monitoring: displays machine status, alarms and operating parameters.

6. Major Features & Advantages

7. Fabric Structures & Effects

• Rib transfer jacquard
• Transfer mesh / open structures
• Jacquard texture effects
• Relief and 3D effects
• Multi-color rib stripes
• Fashion jacquard patterns
• Special double-knit structures
• Selected lace, cable and decorative structures when the machine is configured for them

Manufacturers describe rib-transfer jacquard platforms as capable of producing rib transfer, 3D jacquard and special structures; exact structures depend on gauge, needles, cams and software configuration. 

8. Typical Production Flow

Yarn Cones → Yarn Feeders / Storage Feeders → 4-Color Auto-Striper → Cylinder & Dial Needle Selection → Rib Transfer / Jacquard Knitting → Take-Down → Fabric Roll

9. Typical Applications

• Fashion knitwear
• Sweaters and fashion garments
• Sportswear
• Intimate apparel and underwear
• Decorative double-knit fabrics
• Home textile fabrics
• Shoes / footwear textile uppers
• Textured and high-value jacquard fabrics
• Special-effect fabrics requiring transfer structures

Commercial rib-transfer jacquard machines are marketed for home textiles, fashion clothing and footwear fabrics, with cotton, synthetic fiber, silk, artificial wool, mesh and elastic materials among possible yarn categories depending on configuration. 

10. Key Customer Benefits

• One machine can combine several high-value fabric technologies.
• Higher product variety than a conventional rib machine.
• Complex jacquard designs can be changed electronically.
• Automatic striping reduces manual color-change operations.
• Transfer structures create differentiated fabric surfaces.
• Suitable for fashion fabrics where design flexibility is important.
• Digital control improves repeatability between production lots.
• Potentially higher-value products and better utilization of one machine platform.

11. Important Technical Configuration

Exact specifications must be selected according to the customer's fabric requirements. Commercial examples show substantial variation: rib-transfer jacquard machines are offered in different cylinder diameters, gauges and feeder arrangements. One example lists 34–38 inch diameter, 18G and 54/60 feeders, while another describes 30–34 inch models with 12–24G and different feeder/transfer combinations. These figures are examples, not a specification for every SKS model. 

12. Comparison with Conventional Machines

13. Customer Information Required Before Quotation

• Fabric sample or clear fabric photograph
• Fabric structure / knitting diagram if available
• Finished fabric width
• Cylinder diameter requirement
• Machine gauge
• Yarn material and yarn count
• Number of colors required
• Stripe width and repeat
• Jacquard pattern complexity
• Target fabric weight (GSM)
• Required production speed
• Whether Lycra / elastane is required
• Required take-down and fabric rolling method
• Factory electrical and compressed-air conditions

14. Sales Positioning

This machine should be positioned as a high-value, multi-function circular knitting platform rather than simply as a '4-color machine'. Its selling point is the combination of four technologies: Rib Transfer + Full Jacquard + Automatic Color Striping + Computerized Control. This combination allows a knitting mill to develop differentiated fashion fabrics that would require several different machine capabilities on conventional equipment.

SKS • RIB TRANSFER FULLY JACQUARD AUTO-STRIPER

Four Technologies. One Advanced Circular Knitting Platform.