Make settings for racking
The racking correction optimizes the transfer process and improves the running reliability with patterns with racking technique. A racking correction influences the position of the rear needle bed regarding the front needle bed during the transfer.
Possible corrections:
- Racking Correction (VKn)
- Racking Speed (VV)
- Overracking (V+)
Racking Functions VCI
All Sintral commands regarding the racking are managed by functions. For each racking position, a racking function VCIn is stored with index.
Input of changes for racking:
- You are signed in as Senior Operator
. - The knitting program is loaded and the production was started.
- Machine is running till the automatic stop (Sintral command ?).
- Machine is manually stopped at the racking position you want to check.
- 1
- In the main navigation bar select the main area
Set up Order. - 2
- Tap on
Prepare Machine in the bottom navigation bar. - 3
- Tap the
button.
- The Setup Editor appears.
- 4
- With the
Racking button, open the table with the VCI indices used in the pattern.
- 5
- Tap in the input field to be changed.
- 6
- Enter values or a comment.
- Command VKn<? or VKn>?:
- In the Direction column, change the ? symbol regarding a carriage direction specification < or >.
- In the VK column, enter the necessary VK value.
- Command VV=n or V+=n:
- In the VV... and V+/-… columns, enter the desired values.
Sintral specification
A VCIn racking function is allocated to each racking direction existing in the cable cross-overs. With the help of the commands in the racking function, the corresponding racking position is influenced.
