Posted August 14, 2017
OBERTSHAUSEN, Germany – KARL MAYER, a world leader and a trendsetter in the production of warp knitting and warp preparation machines, released several news items in recent days.
A September packed with trade fairs
KARL MAYER is looking forward to an autumn with plenty of action on the trade fair front. In September 2017, this leading producer of warp knitting and warp preparation machines will exhibit on a joint German stand at three trade shows.
Irantex
KARL MAYER will start its trade fair “marathon” by participating in Irantex. The 23rd International Exhibition of Textile Machinery, Raw Materials, Home Textiles, Embroidery Machines and Textile Products will take place September 4-7 on the site of the Tehran International Permanent Fairground.
KARL MAYER will be showing a wide range of samples and information material in the German hall. In hall number 38, which is located in the middle of the site, this company has reserved an area on the joint official stand, which covers an area of 350 m².
Techtextil India
There will also be a German pavilion at Techtextil India, which will take place September 13-15 in the Bombay Exhibition Centre. KARL MAYER will be one of the many exhibitors on the joint stand, and will use the opportunity to show its range of warp knitting and warp preparation machines for producing technical textiles.
“In India, as well, conventional textile producers are increasingly looking for another string to their bow and for alternative business fields, and they therefore represent an important target group for our versatile technical solutions,” said Bastian Fritsch, senior sales manager. “The products manufactured on KARL MAYER’s machines are used as blood vessels in the medical sector, as advertising billboards on building façades, as tarpaulins for securing loads on trucks and lorries, and for providing strength and stability when used as geo-grids in earthworks. These are just a few of the many applications that are also important in India.”
Composite Europe
KARL MAYER will be exhibiting at Composite Europe with its subsidiary, KARL MAYER Technische Textilien GmbH. This manufacturer will be exhibiting as an indispensable partner to the composites sector at this European trade fair, which will take place from September 19-21.
KARL MAYER Technische Textilien can supply the COP MAX 4 multiaxial warp knitting machine for producing high-performance composites. This is a flexible, all-round machine for producing multilayered, multiaxial textiles with angles varying from a maximum of +20° to -20°.
The COP MAX 5, which is especially suitable for processing carbon fibers, will also be on show. This machine can be used to produce multiaxial textiles in very low weights from carbon fibers. The fibers can be delivered both online or offline. For the offline version, KARL MAYER Technische Textilien can supply the UD 700 fiber-spreading unit for spreading the tapes.
KARL MAYER announces participation in fall shows, new product, training course
The COP MAX 4 multiaxial warp knitting machine
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The COP MAX 4 multiaxial warp knitting machine
A large project paves the way for success
KARL MAYER ROTAL is making a name for itself with the new PRODYE-R and a huge project in the rope-dyeing sector.
The denim business is as lucrative as it is varied. Generally, there are three market segments: fashion/premium, genuine/standard and commodity. In the fashion denim business, producers have come to rely primarily on KARL MAYER ROTAL for their warp preparation operations.
This Italian subsidiary of KARL MAYER has developed the PRODYE-S indigo dyeing machine to cater for the stylish jeans collections of well-known brand manufacturers, and has thus become a world leader. The “S” stands for Slasher dyeing, a dyeing process in which the yarn is wound onto warp beams. On the other hand, there is rope dyeing – which is normally used to produce genuine/standard denim – in which the yarn is dyed in rope form.
The success of PRODYE-S is based on its unique performance. Compared to conventional machines available on the market, this innovative slasher dyeing machine guarantees a much lower water consumption, less waste, and deeper, brilliant indigo shades. The proportion of dyestuff out of the total yarn weight is 5.5% maximum. The production rate can also be doubled when processing lightweight denim fabrics.
KARL MAYER ROTAL’s PRODYE-R indigo dyeing machine can deliver all these benefits and can also be used in the genuine/standard segment.
The PRODYE-R for rope dyeing
The PRODYE-R indigo rope dyeing machine operates with just eight dyeing units to produce deep, pure shades with a dye application of up to 5.5% of the yarn weight. The short wet zone reduces the bath volume by up to 25%. Furthermore, when changing the ball, the warp length remaining in the machine, which is unusable, can be reduced by 20%.
Overall, the machine uses less energy and water and fewer chemicals. In fact, the water consumption can be reduced by roughly 30%. The programmable cans, into which the dyed ropes are laid in a precise arrangement, also make the long chain beaming process more efficient.
Market penetration
The PRODYE-R complements KARL MAYER ROTAL’s product portfolio. With the new dyeing machine, the BALL WARPER, the LONG CHAIN BEAMER and the PROSIZE®, this company is the only global manufacturer involved in the one-stop provision of highly innovative rope dyeing technology.
One of the biggest companies involved in making-up denim clothing in Turkey, the Taypa Group, is cooperating with KARL MAYER ROTAL on a huge project in Algeria. A textile complex for producing textiles and apparel is to be built on an area of 250 hectares in this North African country, which will create 25,000 new jobs. The planned annual output is 60 million meters of fabric per year.
In December 2013, Taypa set up a joint venture with two state-run Algerian textile companies to implement these ambitious plans. In the first stage of this project in the province of Relizane, eleven integrated factories, mainly for producing jeans and other apparel fabrics, will be set up by the spring of 2018. KARL MAYER ROTAL will supply the warp preparation technology for producing the denim. The first large shipment left for Algeria in the middle of May 2017. Sixty containers were needed to ship the PRODYE-R machines alone, of which several were ordered.
The denim warp preparation machines begin their journey from KARL MAYER ROTAL to Algeria
Training for production of spacer textiles
The KARL MAYER Academy is offering a new series of training courses on double-bar raschel knitting machines.
KARL MAYER is expanding the courses available in its own academy, and the first of the courses on double-bar raschel machines is taking place this month. The course focuses on training the participants on the RD 7/2-12 EN – to ensure that everything runs smoothly when using the machine on a daily basis, and to enable the potential of the technology to be fully exploited.
The main elements of the practical course cover the construction and design of the machine, the KAMCOS® automation platform, and the design possibilities offered by the machine technology.
Emphasis on patterning, product design
The benefits of the RD 7/2-12 EN lie mainly with its patterning possibilities. For this reason, the participants on the new RD course will concentrate on producing spacer textiles having different designs, including attractive zigzag patterns in the style of Missoni, which have a pronounced three-dimensional look produced by using a specific construction and multi-colored effects.
Participants will learn just how easy it is to produce these types of patterns using the EN drive. In terms of its cost/benefit ratio, this innovative development from KARL MAYER is tailor-made for those applications where the performance requirements can be met by the features offered by the mechanical version but which want to exploit the benefits of using electronic systems.
As a result, new lappings can be tested and the patterns can be changed quickly and easily. The ProCad warpknit design software also enables the design potential of the machine to be fully exploited.
Small groups, compact training
The practice-oriented courses last for a week. They are held in KARL MAYER’s modern Development Centre and are aimed at developers, machine operators and service engineers. The trainees are taught in small groups of between four and six. This ensures that the training is intense and also provides scope for dealing with any specific requirements.
The first training course began this month. Subsequent training courses will take place in September and October. These new courses from the KARL MAYER Academy have been well received by customers.
“We are taking new registrations all the time,” said Robert Kuna, one of the instructors.
Source: KARL MAYER