New KARL MAYER ML series upgrades the production of lace
On the one hand, standard lace is one of the essential ingredients in the successful repertoires of lingerie and clothing manufacturers. On the other hand, these delicate fabrics are among those textiles that are subject to the rapidly changing trends of the fashion world, which make increasingly stringent demands of the production technology. Above all, the demand is for the efficient production of even short runs, short changeover times and flexible patterning possibilities – and all this must be achieved for the lowest possible purchasing price.
KARL MAYER has reorganised the set-up of its ML series of machines so that it can optimally support those customers who operate on the fast-moving lace market with its extreme cost constraints.
As of the first quarter of 2012, all the electronic Multibar Lace machines can be bought from KARL MAYER China, and machine types ML 41, ML 34 and ML 46 will be available.
This shift in production should enable the KARL MAYER Group to network all its regional centres of excellence in the best possible way. Whilst the production, quality assurance and development departments at the company’s headquarters, with their many years of know-how and expertise in the manufacture of fully electronic Multibar Lace machines, will always be on hand, the Wujin site will profit from its geographical location close to the market and its advantageous business conditions.
All the models in the ML machine series are equipped with the KAMCOS computer platform, electronic guide bar control, and the high-performance, high-precision string bar system for patterning. These features place the Multibar Lace machines at the cutting edge of KARL MAYER’s lace production technology.
These three models in the low- and middle-bar sector can cater for the entire production spectrum typical of the mechanically controlled machines in the previous series, but they also offer a number of important advantages. The old type of multibar raschel machines were based on the principles of control by pattern chains or summation drives, and have been an established feature of the market for decades. The latest generation of Multibar Lace machines now enables the users to replace their existing technology with this new technology.
Above all, anyone buying the modern ML models will be able to profit from a much higher level of productivity for their investment compared to the mechanically controlled machines. If the speed is considered as a function of the purchasing price, then the potential for optimisation is even higher. Depending on the lapping and the type of yarns used, the speed can be increased to 900 min-1, which represents more than a 100% increase in performance compared to the previous models in the SU series and the chain-controlled machines.
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Aachen Textile Conference provides versatile programs
Being in Aachen or Dresden at the end of November is already a fixed point in the calendar of textile experts from materials & finishing and machinery & processes.
The 5th Aachen-Dresden International Textile Conference in Aachen on November 24 and 25 provided a dense and versatile programme to the 500 participants – 20 % of which were international guests from 25 different countries: plenary lectures, 46 technical papers, more than 80 poster contributions, four excursions to textile companies, and a special presentation of this year’s partner countries Australia and New Zealand.
Under the heading “Topics – Markets – Chances”, the plenary session was a starting point for reflecting and discussing markets, changing environments, socio-political developments and visions for the textile and apparel industry. Nicola Watkinson and Marcus Scoliège as the representatives of the 2011 partner countries reported on possible research and business co-operations with Australia and New Zealand.
Speakers of both countries talked about the recycling of textile waste, textiles in medical technology and new areas of application for wool and the plasma treatment of textiles. Austrade, the Australian Trade Commission, organized a round table business lunch with speakers and more experts in order to foster networking and future co-operations.
Highlight of the plenary session was the lecture of the internationally renowned designer Werner Aisslinger from Berlin. His projects “hemp chair” and “mesh” are examples of how material innovation and new production technologies inspire the design of furniture and many other products. Aisslinger impressively demonstrated that from the communication of the developers and users of new materials innovative products may arise and new markets can open up.
Piave Maitex installs latest digital printing machinery
Italian company PIAVE Maitex announced that a new generation, high speed and high production capacity state of the art digital printing machinery will come into operation inside its Caronno Pertusella (VA) plant.
The new investment will flank the ink-jet machines already in operation, bringing the capacity of its digital print well over one million meters per year. The new machinery, called QualiJet K16, produced by La Meccanica di Urgnano (BG), a manufacturer specialized in stretch fabrics industrial processings, will respond quickly, effectively and with great flexibility to the ever growing customers need in terms of style effects, resolution, number and intensity of colors.
Not least, it has the ability to print up to 200 cm span, which extends the possibility of digital printing to higher width fabrics, possibility up to now precluded.
With this new investment Piave Maitex reinforces substantially its competitive position on the world market of stretch printed fabrics, a position already recognized by the preference of the main market operators. A preference motivated by the quality and innovation of its underwear and beachwear collections, by the enduring Flock and Burn-out cutting edge printing techniques, and by the company’s constant drive for innovative and effective eco-friendly and low environmental impact.
Piave Maitex S.P.A.
