The advantage is that it does not require fabric cutting and can be directly woven into clothing. The key to this technology lies in the equipment. Wang Zhi introduced that during the 11th Five Year Plan period, research on this project began in China, and the equipment has also passed the appraisal. Some companies have already launched products, breaking the monopoly of Italian imported equipment. Currently, there are more than 8000 units in the domestic market, and Italian products still occupy at least 80% of the market. Seamless underwear machines, computerized flat knitting machines, and warp knitting machines can all be used for forming and weaving. The key to this technology is to continuously adjust the parameters during the weaving process, which requires mechatronics design. By designing computer programs to control the weaving machine through weaving process parameters, this technology first requires equipment to pass the standards, followed by process coordination, including the dyeing and finishing processes in the later stages.

At present, China is still in the initial stage of warp knitting forming and weaving technology, and there is still a gap between it and the international advanced level. With the continuous deepening of research and development, the technical level of forming and weaving will be greatly improved. By the end of the 12th Five Year Plan, the industrialization goal should reach a scale of 100 million pieces. For the processing technology of ultra-thin and ultra-fine knitted fabrics, Wang Zhi believes that from the trend at home and abroad, both large round machine fabrics and warp knitted fabrics are developing towards fine count direction, with lightweight and good hand feel being the trend. The difficulty of short fiber warp knitting technology is relatively high.

Wang Zhi introduced this technology based on the need to expand the range of warp knitted products. The warp knitting machine is fast and has a large output, but it is only suitable for long filament weaving. The characteristic of warp knitting is that it has better stability than weft knitting and is not easily deformed. If you want to develop new products on warp knitting using cotton or wool short fibers, you need to break through this technical bottleneck. At present, this technology has been tested and developed on some machines. To achieve a scale of 50-100 units in the 12th Five Year Plan, a lot of effort is still needed.

Wang Zhi emphasized that the development of knitting technology mainly relies on market orientation. For example, if the market needs functional underwear or fashionable outerwear fabrics, the industry needs to use new raw materials or weaving techniques to meet the needs of consumers. The technologies involved in the "12th Five Year Plan for the Technological Progress of the Textile Industry" are not only the direction of consumer demand, but also in line with the development direction of knitted clothing. Although the quantity and scale are not yet large, they represent a development direction. As long as the product is consistent with consumer demand, even if the initial quantity is small, efforts can be made to increase the quantity and drive more people to enjoy the comfort of the new product. Regarding the quantitative indicators in the "12th Five Year Plan for Scientific and Technological Progress in the Textile Industry", Wang Zhi frankly stated that there is no problem in achieving the "12th Five Year Plan" scientific and technological goals.