Ball Point DBXK5

Organ DB×K5 Ball Point Industrial Embroidery Needles | Large Eye (Base SKU: DBXK5-BP | System: DB×K5 | 100 Needles per Box)

The Industry Standard for Commercial Knit Embroidery. Protect your delicate knits and performance wear with the industry's most reliable commercial needle. The Organ DB×K5 Ball Point is engineered specifically for high-volume commercial embroidery machines, featuring a specialized tip designed to part fabric fibers rather than pierce them. Combined with an Over-Sized Large Eye, this is the everyday workhorse for your polo, t-shirt, and fleece runs.

Is this needle for you? ⚠️ IMPORTANT COMPATIBILITY CHECK: These needles have a ROUND SHANK. They are designed strictly for Commercial/Industrial Embroidery Machines (e.g., Tajima, Barudan, SWF, Ricoma, Brother PR Series). They will NOT fit standard home sewing machines (which require a flat-sided shank).

Key Performance Features

Ball Point (SES) Profile: Designed to gently part the fibers of knitted garments rather than slicing through them. This completely prevents the needle from cutting the yarn, eliminating those disastrous holes that appear around your embroidery after the first wash.

Over-Sized "Large Eye": The eye is significantly larger than standard needles, allowing embroidery thread to flow freely. This drastically reduces friction, prevents thread shredding, and is essential for standard 40wt threads or dense fill stitches.

OEM Quality: Produced to the exact tolerances required by the world's leading machine manufacturers to ensure consistent timing and fewer skipped stitches.

Best Use Practices

Primary Use: Standard commercial embroidery on polo shirts, performance wear, t-shirts, beanies, and fleece.

Warning for Wovens: Because this is a Ball Point, it is NOT recommended for tightly woven materials like stiff cap buckram or heavy canvas. Using a ball point on a rigid cap will cause needle deflection and broken threads. For caps, please purchase our Sharp point needles.

When to Change: For industrial use, we recommend changing standard chromium needles every 8 to 12 hours of actual run time to prevent "burrs" that cause thread breaks and fabric damage.

Thread Recommendations: Ideal for 40wt and 30wt Polyester/Rayon.

Needle Size Guide

Size 65/9 & 70/10: Best for ultra-lightweight performance polos and fine detail text on knits.

Size 75/11: The "Universal" size for 90% of all standard polo shirts, t-shirts, and sweaters.

Size 80/12 & 90/14: Best for heavy knit beanies or thick fleece hoodies.