Organ Industrial & Domestic Sewing Machine Needles
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Flat-Shank Domestic Sewing Machine Needles vs Industrial Sewing Machine Needles
Industrial and domestic, or household, sewing machines have different needle requirements. Domestic sewing machine needles have a flat shank that acts as a guide, making them easy to install and replace. Organ Needles has various domestic sewing needle styles to suit every home sewing project, from embroidery to quilting and denim apparel.On the other hand, industrial sewing machine needles feature a round shank and require more precision when installing or replacing in a machine. Industrial sewing machines are designed to work with complicated patterns and stitching, meaning their needles are manufactured for strength and to meet different sewing requirements, like automotive upholstery or bookbinding, in a variety of sizes. Only industrial sewing machine needles should be used in industrial machines.
Sewing Machine Needles from Organ Needle
At Diamond Needle, we carry thousands of Organ sewing needles for various industries and applications. Our Organ Needles catalog has references for needle systems, size, finish, and point styles.Organ Needles Sewing Machine Systems & Sizes
Sewing machines have various requirements for needle sizes and types of sewing needles. Needle systems define the kind of needle that sewing machines are compatible with. All needles in a system are the same length and shank size but usually come in various diameter sizes, point designs, and finishes.Lower size numbers indicate narrower or thinner needles used for light materials, whereas higher numbers refer to a needle with a thicker diameter designed for heavy materials. Choosing a needle system that matches your machine and sewing machine needle size to the material being sewn is essential to your project quality.
Sewing Machine Needle Finishes
Coatings for sewing machine needles impact performance and stitching quality. We have three main finishes for Organ needles:- Chromium: This finish is the most common because it protects against rust and deterioration. Chromium improves the smoothness of the entire needle surface, including the eye. It is the standard coating for industrial sewing machine needles due to higher speeds in sewing applications.
- Perfect Durability (PD) Titanium: Titanium sewing needles prevent premature deterioration of the needle point, eye, and surface. This needle finish is well-suited for aramid threads and flame-retardant materials. PD plating works best for automated sewing, even with soft materials, and extends needle life for increased productivity and reduced fabric damage.
- COOL-SEW (Anti-Friction, Anti-Glue): Lubricated finishes and hard-plated finishes of COOL-SEW sewing needles are beneficial for sewing with synthetic threads and materials. These materials may heat up and melt due to friction, and COOL-SEW finishes alleviate adhesion problems caused by rubberized, glued, vinyl, and other synthetic materials sticking to the needle.
Organ Needles Point Designs
Choosing a point style for your application depends on the type of material being sewn and the desired stitch effect. Organ Needles offers various needle point styles, including set-point needles, ball-point needles, and leather-point needles:- The most common needle point is a “set” or “sharp” point. Set-point needles are ideal for sewing with tightly woven materials and some soft, leather-like materials.
- Knit and loosely woven stretch materials benefit from ball-point needles. Ball-point needles parry between fabric yarns to avoid breaking fibers of the stretch material, preventing holes from forming when stress is applied.
- Plastic, vinyl, leather, and leather-like materials require leather-point needles. This needle point style features a specialized cutting point to produce predictably shaped holes that improve penetration and avoid the “bursting” effect caused by more blunt needle point designs.