New developments in flat bed knitting machines include Shima Seiki's computerized Wholegarment machines that knit complete apparel items. The slide needle in Shima's FIRST knitting machines puts less stress on the yarn and allows loop size adjustment. Stoll's flexible gage system knits several gages on the knitting machine. The machines knit with every needle, every second needle, or every third needle. Steiger SA's Vesta Multi-Compact flat bed knitting machine features separate drives for the yarn carriers and a yarn carrier movement that is independent of the cam system. Monk Cotton International's full fashioned knitting machine features a patented pneumatic rib transfer system that increases the stability of the transfer.