Karl Mayer will be exhibiting the company’s innovations from its lace production, tricot machines and warp preparation units at the ITMA ASIA + CITME 2014 show that will be taking place from 16-20 June in Shanghai.

New development

Lace manufacturers will have the chance to see two of Karl Mayer’s innovations, the JL 65/1B Fashion and the MT 51/1/32 offering more efficiency and flexibility. Being equipped with Jacquard bars, the MT 51/1/32 is a highly productive Textronic Lace machine that is said to set new standards by manufacturing lace bands and all-over lace fabrics in a wide range of different designs.

Oliver Mathews, Karl Mayer’s Sales Director, commented: “Since December 2013 we have been offering this new development. We have already sold a lot of these machines with delivery time in the 3rd and 4th quarters of this year. We still expect an extremely high demand for this machine which will be first presented to the trade experts during ITMA ASIA + CITME.”

New and striking appearance

Concerning the Jacquardtronic lace sector, Karl Mayer’s completely redeveloped JL 65/1B Fashion is expected to attract a lot of attention. This Jacquardtronic machine beats the mark of 1,800 dtex when using bourdon cord, thus, manufacturing fabrics with a completely new and striking appearance.

For this purpose, the JL 65/1B Fashion processes yarns with a yarn count of up to 3,250 dtex. During the exhibition in Shanghai the company will be showing this machine in a working width of 134" and a gauge of E 18 while producing one all-over design with bourdon cord for the fashion sector.

Efficient and precise

Karl Mayer’s new PBW 130/2 will be demonstrating how to produce pattern beams in a most efficient and precise way. In Shanghai this pattern beam warper will be operating at a rotational speed of up to 400 min-1 when making pattern beams with a beam diameter of max 140 mm and a width of 130".

Long running lengths and identical diameters make it possible to tap the full potential during the subsequent processing on lace Raschel machines, the company reports.

High-performance tricot machines

Concerning its high-performance tricot machines Karl Mayer will be showing a new HKS 2-M model. The newcomer is said to offer an even higher efficiency when manufacturing plain warp knitted fabrics on two-bar high-performance tricot machines. The 210" version reaches a maximum speed of 3.000 min-1.

In addition to the machinery show, the visitors will also have the opportunity to learn more about the patterning possibilities offered by the EL control system on tricot machines. Main focus will be on the advantages for extended design means compared to the use of pattern disks, main applications of the EL control system and pattern design with 3D live simulations.

Efficient warp preparation technology

The company will be showcasing a Ball Warper, a Long Chain Beamer and the yarn tensioner DiscTens. The Ball Warper is characterised by a controlled, exact and gentle joining of the yarns to ropes. The laps show an entirely parallel build-up and are of highest quality.

At ITMA ASIA + CITME the Ball Warper will produce balls having a width of 1,220 mm and a diameter of 1,524 mm and operating at a maximum speed of 500 m/min. The Long Chain Beamer joins ropes to warp beams, offering perfect manufacturing quality, easy handling and highest efficiency.

Karl Mayer will also be presenting its dye trough Vario Double and the model of its indigo dye-sizing machine Indig-O-Matic.

In-house show

The company will also be holding an in-house show for interested customers that will take place from 17-19 June at Karl Mayer China in Changzhou City, Jiangsu Province.

Visitors will be offered a tour of the company and the presentation of the ML series in 210" working width. According to Karl Mayer, the Multibar Lace with the large working width can simultaneously produce up to four 50" wide fabric panels, attracting attention of those interested in the fashion and lingerie sections.

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