One of mechanical full fashioned knitting machine's constraint is that the garment is produced symmetrically respects the center of the sinker bar, which means that the left outline is the same as the right outline. In our full fashioned knitting machines, yarn carrier and slur bars are independents and for this reason they can be moved freely in all the needle bar.
The garment can also have asymmetrical selvedges, for example when the right outline widens the left narrows.

JPO fully fashioned knitting machines have 10 independent yarn carrier rods, enabling 10 colour striping. In a traditional fully fashioned knitting machine, the yarn carrier is mechanically driven and during selection, it may be necessary to reduce the speed, resulting in lower production. This is not a problem with the Tecnotessile system, as the selection and drive of the carrier rods is electronic, with no speed reduction required. With machines from Tecnotessile, the idle carrier yarn can be locked into the selvedge. As the yarn carrier is independent, it can be moved either side of the selvedge, thus locking the yarn into the first 2 selvedge needles and preventing the yarn being cut during knitting. If the idler carrier yarn does break, the panel will not now be effected. Also, the yarn ends can be cut nearer to the stitch during finishing without the problem of drawn stitches. With our independent drive system, it is possible to produce �odd course stripes�. As the camshaft, carrier rods and slur bar are all independently driven, it is possible to reposition the slur bar or carrier rod without moving the sinkers.

JPO fully fashioned knitting machines have 10 yarn carrier rods which will allow patterns in 10 colours. Having independent yarn carriers enables the production of all types of Intarsia patterns because carriers can be moved to any point within the section. Moreover, Intarsia patterning is improved because the system enables the least number of loose threads to be achieved. Due to the flexibility of the graphic software, the programming of Intarsia patterns is easy and immediate.

The JPO full fashioned knitting machine is the only cotton machine with individual needle-needle selection. With this characteristic, each needle can be held to create a tuck stitch, enabling the production of complex designs.

Due to the independent needle selection in the JPO machine, the combination of tuck stitches and colour schemes can be combined to create small Jacquard patterns.

In a JPO machine it is possible to produce more complex lace patterns because the lace box takes the form of a comb, whose width is half of that of the sinker bar. Due to the independent needle selection you can choose which stitches to transfer at any given time. Moreover, the JPO machine is not constrained by the number of lace points in operation during knitting. If required, this can be changed throughout the panel.

The hole that is produced when knitting a cut V-neck, can be reduced in size by using this control. Also during the production of a sleeve, it is possible to close the hole formed when widening, by the use of the half point filling up procedure.

The hole that was previously described can be completely closed to create a wonderful stitch transfer effect.

In Tecnotessile�s fully fashioned knitting machines, the yarn carriers are independent and it is possible to move them to any position, giving the possibility of several selvedge edges ( for example 4 ). Using this feature, open �V� neck panels can be produced saving yarn and adding value to the finished garment. When cutting the �V� neck in panels, the fabric frays and the collar must be sewn onto the fabric, resulting in a bulky seam. With our open �V� neck system, the collar is linked directly to the selvedge producing a neater and more comfortable garment. The knitting of the open �V� neck is carried out at the normal machine speed.

With Tecnotessile�s electronic fully fashioned knitting machines it is possible to easily produce pocket openings. A nylon draw thread is introduced by a third carrier on the required course and over the area where the pocket is to be introduced. After the garment has been pressed, the pocket is linked to the garment either side of the draw thread. When the draw thread is removed, the pocket opening is perfect.