ANTEX KNITTING MILLS
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EST 1973
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KNITTING
The knitting department consists of over 550 high-speed, multi-feed, modern, state of the art machines. We have the largest circular knitting capacity in the United States. Our single knit machines, double knits, ribs, mini-jacquards and stripers range from 11 to 38 cut and produce a great variety of knitted fabrics, such as:
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Performance fabrics
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Flame Retardant fabrics
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Interlocks
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Jerseys
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Ribs
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Spandex jerseys and ribs
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Thermals
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Fleeces and Polar Fleeces (no velour)
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Sweater knits
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Yarn dyed feed stripes
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Novelties (both single and double knit)
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French Terrys
Most machines are equipped with feeders to add spandex to any fabric. We produce our fabrics from only the finest yarns, including cotton, polyester, rayon, nylon, microfibers, and novelties.
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DYEING AND FINISHING
All of our fabrics are dyed, finished or printed in our own dyehouse, Matchmaster Dyeing and Finishing. The dyeing is done in 61 pressure jets, using the finest reactive and disperse dyes available on the market. We are one of the few mills using Then Air Flow dye machines, which produce fabrics of unsurpassed smoothness by eliminating the pilling that traditionally results from dyeing. These machines are also in line with our commitment to sustainability, as they use significantly less water than traditional jets.
We also feature two continuous ranges that allows us to do cold pad batch dyeing. This is the most sustainable dyeing available in the world today, and it uses about one-third the water and energy of traditional jet dyeing. It produces cotton and rayon fabrics of exceptional quality and consistency by dyeing an entire order at once and eliminating the need for multiple dyelots. Dyeing in these machines produces fabrics with soft hand and reduced pilling by avoiding the agitation of dyeing in pressure jets.
Printing
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Our Print Department is staffed by a full design and merchandising team. They travel to Europe several times a year and meet with artists and designers from all over the world to develop and style new lines on a regular basis. We have state of the art printing machines and can print up to 18 colors per pattern. We maintain a library of prints that consists of several thousand patterns we have produced.
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Surface Finishing
We have over 35 years experience in surface finishing and have added a new brushing, combing and shearing line to produce polar fleece. We have numerous special finishes available, including sueding, sanding, brushing, stain release, moisture management, durable water repellent (DWR), antimicrobial and bio polish.
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Quality Assurance
Our highly trained professional staff of 500 includes many employees who have been with Antex for more than ten years. They are up to date on the latest advances in the industry and constantly strive to maintain and improve their level of technical expertise.
Antex Knitting Mills manufactures the highest quality fabrics on the market. Our first-rate equipment, use of the finest combed yarns and our technical expertise, combined with our intensive quality control program and accredited laboratory, have enabled us to produce fabrics of exceptional performance and quality.
LAB
LabMaster is our on-site, ISO-17025 accredited testing laboratory. ISO-17025 is the highest possible level of accreditation for a laboratory. This standard requires both an ISO-9000 quality management system and an audit of the laboratory personnel and test results to ensure correctness and reliability. Prior to shipping, we perform all necessary lab testing and quality inspections on our fabric. Our laboratory is approved by a number of major brands and retailers and our tests correlate with labs such as Bureau Veritas and Intertek.
