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Knitting & Fabric Production

149 Knitting Machines Producing Premium Circular & Flat Knitted Fabrics

Est. 2006 • Alem Gena Campus • Ayka Addis Heritage
Circular Machines
142
Flat Knitting
7 Stoll
Daily Output
40 T/day
Knitting & Fabric Production
Production Flow

Knitting Production Process

From yarn cones to finished fabric rolls

1

Yarn Creel Setup

Loading and preparing yarn cones for knitting.

2

Circular Knitting

Continuous tube fabric production on high-speed machines.

3

Grey Fabric Inspection

Quality checking raw knitted fabric before rolling.

4

Fabric Rolling

Batching knitted fabric into standard rolls.

5

Transfer to Dyeing

Staging grey fabric for the wet processing department.

6

Finished Fabric

Final fabric after knitting, dyeing, and finishing.

Flat Knitting Line, branches after Yarn Creel Setup
A

Stoll Programming

Digital pattern design and machine programming.

B

Flat Knitting

Producing engineered panels, collars, and cuffs.

C

Panel Inspection

Checking panels for dropped stitches and size tolerance.

D

Cut & Sew Transfer

Delivering panels to the garment making division.

Knitting Machinery & Equipment Registry

Single Jersey CircularQty: 60
BrandMayer & Cie
ModelRelanit 4.0
Year2010
Origin🇩🇪 Germany
Interlock CircularQty: 40
BrandMayer & Cie
ModelOV 3.2
Year2010
Origin🇩🇪 Germany
Rib CircularQty: 22
BrandTerrot
ModelUP 572
Year2010
Origin🇩🇪 Germany
Auto-Stripe CircularQty: 12
BrandMayer & Cie
ModelOVJA 2.4
Year2010
Origin🇩🇪 Germany
Jacquard CircularQty: 8
BrandMayer & Cie
ModelMBF 3.2
Year2010
Origin🇩🇪 Germany
Computerized Flat KnittingQty: 7
BrandStoll
ModelCMS 530 HP
Year2010
Origin🇩🇪 Germany
Fabric InspectionQty: 4
BrandYineng
ModelYN-ST
Year2010
Origin🇨🇳 China

Inside the Knitting Factory

CIRCULAR KNITTING HALL, 142 MACHINES
CIRCULAR KNITTING HALL, 142 MACHINES
MAYER & CIE SINGLE JERSEY MACHINE
MAYER & CIE SINGLE JERSEY MACHINE
STOLL CMS COMPUTERIZED FLAT KNITTING
STOLL CMS COMPUTERIZED FLAT KNITTING
HIGH-GAUGE INTERLOCK PRODUCTION
HIGH-GAUGE INTERLOCK PRODUCTION

Fabric Output Profiles

Single Jersey

110–180 GSM, cotton & blends

Interlock & Rib

160–280 GSM, double-face

Pique & Lacoste

180–240 GSM, polo-grade

Jacquard & Auto-Stripe

Pattern knits, fashion-grade

Ayka Addis → Buluko Textile

Heritage & Renewal

Founded in 2006. Ethiopia's top textile exporter by 2014. Acquired by Oromia Public Enterprise in 2023. Rebuilt as Buluko Textile Share Company.

Founded
2006
Ayka Textile Investment Group
Campus
19.85 Ha
Alem Gena, Sheger City
Facilities
5 Plants
Vertically integrated
Peak Workforce
7,500
At 2014 export peak
Certified
ISO Standards
9001, 14001, 45001

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