Qiangsheng Precision Machinery

Qiangsheng sorts its catalogue into glove production machines and auxiliary machines. The production side holds the JS series and the AirMax. Each JS code has its own sheet, so ask for the current one for the exact model you are pricing. Of the JS machines, the JS203-M is the one named for terry gloves.

Edging, dotting, label handling and packing each get a separate entry. When a quote arrives, check which operations end on the knitter and which need another machine, more labour or extra consumables. The price of one knitting machine will not pay for a whole glove line. [1]

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The AirMax jacquard range works with one carriage and one knitting system. Qiangsheng lists tuck, needle selection, jacquard and shaping among its functions. Eight yarn carriers move on their own and shift their parking positions as the program calls for them, and several carriers can work in the same row.

That carrier layout is the main reason to pick an AirMax over a plain glove knitter. Send a yarn map that names each colour and marks the hard spots, such as finger tips and cuff changes. Ask the programmer to knit those transitions first and to show where each carrier enters and parks. Some eight-colour designs may need reprogramming before they run cleanly.

Qiangsheng also mentions socks, scarves and garment accessories for this machine. If you plan to make any of them, ask for a separate sample in your own size, because a good glove result tells you little about a scarf. Dedicated hosiery and flat-bed builders are grouped under knitting machinery if those products matter more to you. [2]

Pick the AirMax gauge from your yarn count, fibre and finished glove size. Our guide to glove machine gauge explains how 7G, 10G and 13G change the knit. Ask Qiangsheng for the needle-bed width, the working range and what a gauge change involves, since moving one machine between gauges may not be practical.

A yarn feeder comes with the machine and a yarn-storage device is an option, both meant for tension control. Have the quote spell out which feed parts, sensors and yarn paths you will get. Knit elastic or slippery yarns from your own cones before you sign.

Qiangsheng quotes an efficiency gain of about 25% over older machines and says the figure moves with fabric width. It names no older reference machine and no timing method. Your own pattern, counted in accepted gloves, is the number that belongs in the contract. [2]

The AirMax uses a Dahao controller with a graphical LCD touchscreen that switches between Chinese, English and Russian. Patterns move in and out by USB, from a PC or over the Internet. Before ordering, find out the file format, the design software and its licence, and the firmware version that ships with your machine.

Qiangsheng offers free upgrades to the software and pattern system. Get the terms on paper: which versions qualify, for how long, how upgrades reach you, and whether any hardware or programming work is charged.

The lower table on the AirMax sheet has a 300r entry, a column headed average, and electricity columns per machine and per pair, all without clear units or time periods. Ask for a current test sheet that defines them. If power cost matters to you, put a meter on the trial run. [2]

A trial with your own yarn gives you numbers you can line up against other suppliers. Run it on the machine and options you are buying, and reuse the same record at commissioning. [2]

1. Fix the glove

   Write down size, finger and cuff shape, stitch structures, colour map, yarn material and count, and the target weight or dimensions.

2. Load your program

   Run the real pattern file, note the controller and software versions, and photograph the carrier and tension-feed setup.

3. Check the hard areas

   Look at finger transitions, cuff stretch, colour placement, floats, holes and size from one piece to the next.

4. Stop and restart

   Have the technician show a yarn-break stop and a program recovery by the maker's safe method, and agree what happens to the interrupted glove.

5. Count the whole route

   Count accepted gloves over a set run, including stops and any edging, dotting or packing, with labour and rejects logged apart.

6. Take the settings home

   Keep program backups, the yarn and setup sheet, a spare-needle list, maintenance notes and the training plan.

The Qiangsheng website also presents Shaoxing Jiesheng Protective Products, a related company that designs, knits and sells gloves. Sign the machine contract, commissioning duties and after-sales terms with the machinery company named on the quote. Any protective rating shown for Jiesheng gloves applies to those finished gloves alone.

A patent record on the Haikou government science and technology platform, CN210886451U, names the same Chinese company at a Kaiyuan Road address. The application went in on 26 August 2019 and was published on 30 June 2020, covering a connecting-bridge mechanism for a glove machine. It places Qiangsheng in glove-machine design at that time. Ask whether the AirMax uses the design and whether the right is still in force.

The company introduction says Qiangsheng has been in the trade for over 20 years, with no date or founding year attached. Ask for current business documents, any quality certificates and the paperwork your country needs at import. Our note on reading a manufacturer profile lists other papers worth requesting. [1] [3] [4]

Equipment & specifications

Published model or series information. Open the equipment record for its full scope and configuration notes.

Equipment model

AirMax

AirMax is a jacquard glove knitting machine from Qiangsheng, built in 7G, 10G or 13G. It has a single carriage and system, eight self-running yarn carriers, a six-section electronic needle actuator and Dahao touchscreen control. The sheet gives a top carriage speed of 1.6 m/s and lists 220 V and 260 W in its lower table. Ask for a price with your colour map, yarn, glove size and pattern file attached.

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