Busi Giovanni is excited to introduce the BUSI® 500, one of five models in our premium GOLD line, specially designed for knitting heavy socks with a diameter of 5 inches.
This advanced machine boasts unique capabilities, allowing you to knit both true rib and terry patterns within the same sock. Additionally, it can be outfitted with the RIMAGLIO device for seamless automatic toe closing, enhancing efficiency in your production process.
With a needle range from 52 to 112, the BUSI® 500 can produce intricate patterns with up to four colours per course, in addition to the base colour.
Features
BUSI® 500 is a single cylinder sock machine with latch needles in the dial to enable it to produce heavy gauge sport socks with true rib and terry and it is provided with full electronic control. The machine is equipped with striping unit on both feeds (6+5 feeders) and with a terry device that allows knitting the sandwich terry. The change from plain stitch to half terry and full terry is completely automatic. The machine is available with one feed or with 2 feeds. The features of the two versions are listed in the table below.
Technical features
- Stitch adjustment by step motors
- Automatic stiffening on each step motor
- Cylinder motion by Brushless motor
- Possibility to store several articles in memory
- Possibility to run a sequence of up to 4 different articles
- Possibility to modify the programs and/or the machine parameters during knitting
- Programs are loaded through a USB stick or through the network
- UPS power backup system
- Photocell dropout control
- Automatic lubrication
- All shafts work on roller bearings
Source: Busi Giovanni