Sock knitting machine up close - GIF

[Altair]

Sock knitting machine up close.



Previously:

Old Tisch warp knitting machine knitting a fringe - GIF
Sock inside-out turning workers - GIF
How socks are made - GIF
Tour de France sock height measuring tool - photo

[desbromilow]

what I'd love to know is how they form the tiny slots the latch finger runs in (the hinged bit which closes the hook) - is it cut with a slitting saw, formed by forging, etc.