Abstract: This paper introduces the characteristics of IoT for knitting industry and expounds the applications of sensor technology in real-time production data collection and equipment energy consumption, RFID technology in quality management and warehousing management as well as cloud computing technology in intelligent production scheduling and equipment management, and looks into the developing trend of IoT in the knitting industry. And this paper draws the conclusion that IoT technology is the technical basis for knitting industry to realize intelligent production.

Key words: knitting; IoT; sensor; RFID; cloud computing