Karl Mayer Organises Textiles Innovation Conference In USA
Karl Mayer North America organised a Textiles Innovation Conference to connect with the textile manufacturing industry in the US at its TexLab in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The purpose of the conference was to connect with the textile supply chain; share knowledge and applications experience; and learn from others within the textile community.
“We would like to position Karl Mayer as a thought leader, connecting yarn through fabric formation to finished goods through personalised customer products,” Mariano Amezcua, President of Karl Mayer North America said.
“Additionally, we would like to highlight the best practices and results that our flagship brands, Karl Mayer, Stoll, KM.ON can offer,” he added.
The conference consisted of technology demonstrations, supplier exhibits, and guest speakers and around 120 delegates participated along with 15 guest speakers presenting various industry topics.
An exhibition with 20 suppliers provided information on yarn and fibre manufacturers, automation solutions, and university programs.
Representatives of Karl Mayer presented the latest production technologies for warp and flat knitting, including the HKS 3-M as the first tricot machine of the digital generation.
Other technologies included the DS OPTO, a warp preparation machine that combines the sectional warping of weaving preparation with the direct warping of warp knitting preparation.
Also presented was Stoll’s highly efficient flat knitting machine in the innovative ADF series and live demonstrations on how to operate the machinery accompanied the theoretical explanations.
Guest speakers covered topics including sustainability, prototyping, warp preparation, and the future of knitting.
A technology comparison evaluating the benefits of warp knitting versus weaving was also presented.
