Company Seamless story

SEAMLESS was born as a phenomenon of collective custom, a sort of new way of approaching the apparel culture. SEAMLESS production is at the same time strongly connected with the story and the evolution of SANTONI as a Company.

The challenge in the SEAMLESS machinery field took place in the 80ies, as a result of the crisis and the following strong drop of production in the hosiery industrial segment. At that point the LONATI GROUP  introduced  the LM1 machine, a prototype  of knitting machine, which was built  using a technology  similar to the hosiery one .

The introduction of the SEAMLESS product  has revolutionized  the global production process.
This was really an innovative discover that allowed to knit ready-made apparel , something fully different from what had been done up to that moment.
Then, since 1997 , diversification came into the whole Group when  SANTONI core business focused on  the development  and the production of electronic circular knitting machines for Seamlesswear.
Nowadays  this Brescia Group, is present  in 72 countries at an international level, is able to satisfy  97% of the world demand of Seamlesswear machines. At the same time it continuously develops a growing success  in all the fields of the apparel industry ( underwear, sportswear, beachwear, outerwear and medicalwear).
Lately  the company has also been rewarded with the Quality Certification Uni En Iso 9001  SGS. Despite the worldwide demand Santoni fulfills, its customers are no more than  400, selected and sorted out playing attention on innovation and quality  research of the product developed on Seamlesswear machines.
Despite the worldwide demand Santoni fulfills, its customers are no more than  400, selected and sorted out playing attention on innovation and quality  research of the product developed on Seamlesswear machines.

The introduction of the SEAMLESS product  has revolutionized  the global production process.

This change took  place by using 2 (two) different  series of machines, the so-called:

-single jersey SM8  machines, and double jersey SM9 machines families.

These machines give direct way to the realization of finished products ready to be put into the commercial distribution channels, and  reduce to a minimum standard the usual steps of the production process. This means high saving of industrial and working costs. The technological development  consists in the fusion of two fields : the hosiery one, joined  together with  knitting technology.
As far as the educational  and training aspects are concerned, we must underline that SANTONI GROUP  has been organizing for a few years courses on the advanced technology of its machines for SEAMLESSWEAR.
These Courses focus on Software Design, on the machines features which are fully illustrated,  together with the most important producers of fibres and yarns support. hese Courses focus on Software Design, on the machines features which are fully illustrated,  together with the most important producers of fibres and yarns support.
A staff of technicians and designers leads the trainees through the whole production process of seamlesswear  collections by demonstrating the various passages of the productive cycle (development, knitting,  washing, dyeing, sewing and boarding).
Santoni School has become a laboratory  to find out,  make innovation and create prototypes that once tested by customers and stylists, will be produced and distributed in the market , thanks , as well, to our partners  support.
Having bet on  the continuous research and on revolutionary software systems  the Group could reach remarkable results with its machines: Tubular Fabrics without seams, laid-in elastic yarns inserted  in the welt bands and equipped with areas having  gradual compression. These processes take place with remarkable savings (they cost 40% less than those knitted with  the traditional systems).
The challenge for SANTONI is assuring the market a technology able to fulfil Fashion demands. Therefore the garments knitted on SANTONI machines merge Fashion with functional performances as they allow the making of different stitches like rib, net, jacquard, piquet,  stripes, laces, as well as  pre-shapen  structures, hidden supports, pockets, collars and hoods. All that implies strong costs saving in man power, performance and electrical energy, fabric stock, fabric wastes; these last ones sometimes are even resettled.
SANTONI SEAMLESSWEAR has become a product fulfilling the market needs with the proper timing , because it allows to get to the finished garment in a few minutes starting from the yarn and without passing through cutting and sewing operations.

The SEAMLESS concept spread all over the  world with a surprising quickness. Within only three years the seamless underwear products  reached in 2001 9% of the global production in this industrial segment, compared with the quote of 2% reached in 1998 , with an exponential growth of 18% in 2003.
In 2007 the forecast indicate an increase of 35% in the same underwear industrial segment.