Abstract: With the gradual improvement of the automation degree of sock-knitting machines, a large amount of running state data generated by the machine itself should be collected and effectively utilized.At the same time, the machines in the workshop need centralized management and control to improve their production efficiency. The networking of sock-knitting machines is a precondition for workshop information interaction. Through networking, it can monitor the running status of equipment in real time, improve production efficiency and control accuracy, improve product quality and save production cost, and lay a foundation for realizing digital workshop and digital factory.

Key words: digital workshop; cotton socks; sock-knitting machine