In recent years, Italian circular knitting machine manufacturer Santoni (part of the Lonati Group) and Groz-Beckert have worked together to develop a new self-cleaning knitting system for the INNOTAS circular knitting machine. The knitting system is also called INNOTAS and consists of the circular knitting machine needle SAN DUO and the corresponding sinker SNK DUO-OL. Driven by the increasing demands on sustainability aspects and the desired increases in efficiency, Groz-Beckert had the goal of developing a new, energy-efficient knitting system. Groz-Beckert approached Santoni with a corresp ..read more

At Techtextil 2024, the KARL MAYER GROUP will be showcasing solutions for customer success in challenging times The KARL MAYER GROUP is an important partner for the technical textiles industry. It will once again demonstrate its importance for the development of new processes, products, applications and market opportunities and for efficient production at Techtextil from April 23 to 26 in Frankfurt am Main. The innovation show of the global player in Hall 12, Stand B73 highlights how sustainability and cost-effectiveness go hand in hand. Under the motto “Master the Change – profitable, flexib ..read more

In collaboration with Vanguard Pailung, a manufacturer of ultra-high-speed knitting machines for body-size products, Groz-Beckert has developed an innovative slider needle for a new generation of machines. The new needle technology was presented for the first time at the ITMA in June 2023. Groz-Beckert offers interested machine builders various cooperation opportunities to jointly develop new products or improve existing ones. Groz-Beckert’s Technology and Development Center (TEZ) provides the appropriate framework for so-called co-development projects. One successful example of a successful ..read more

Franziska Guth, Product Developer for Textile Technology at KARL MAYER In recent years, KARL MAYER has made a name for itself as a specialist in the field of wearables. The TEXTILE-CIRCUIT division of its TEXTILE MAKERSPACE has already produced a wide range of electrically conductive warp-knitted items for a wide variety of applications, including a sensor shirt, a gesture control system and a conductive charging station. In order to drive the topic forward, the innovative textile machine manufacturer has signed a cooperation agreement with the Grabher Group and delivered an MJ 52/1-S to the s ..read more

Benjamin Mayer, Managing Partner, Mayer & Cie. Mayer & Cie. CN Changzhou LLC, the Chinese subsidiary of the German circular knitting and braiding machine manufacturer Mayer & Cie., settled in Jiangsu Province at the beginning of the year. Until now, the Sales & Service subsidiary Mayer & Cie. China, founded in 2003 and later to become Mayer & Cie. China, had been based in Shanghai. The new location within a Sino-German Innovation Park comprises a production hall of around 5,000 square meters. In the future, the circular knitting machines assembled for the domestic marke ..read more

A Mayer & Cie. knithawk has been in use for several months at the lingerie manufacturer Speidel in Bodelshausen. A tool for optical detection of fabric defects during the production process, knithawk is used by Speidel to gain experience with an MV4-3.2 II circular knitting machine with a 30-inch open width frame. An additional knithawk in Bodelshausen will soon help detect plating and other defects and call a halt to production before a fault finds its way into finished products. The two companies have collaborated closely for decades. Speidel mainly uses Mayer & Cie. machines and in ..read more

Mayer & Cie. starts an advertising campaign for their web shop Circular knitting machine manufacturer Mayer & Cie. starts an advertising campaign for my.shop, their web shop for parts, consumables and machine components. In 13 short videos, the company presents the shop’s benefits in an unexpected way. Every week on Tuesday and Thursday, Mayer & Cie. will share two videos on YouTube and their social media accounts. Starting with a teaser right before Christmas, the campaign will unfold in January and February 2024. Web shop with numerous benefits Mayer & Cie. attaches great im ..read more

Santoni Shanghai Knitting Machinery Co., Ltd., made an appearance at the ITMA Asia + CITME, and is honored to announce that it has received regulatory approval from Chinese authorities for its proposed acquisition of Terrot GmbH, a leading manufacturer of circular knitting machines in Germany. Gianpietro Belotti, CEO, Santoni Shanghai The acquisition represents a pivotal step in Santoni’s strategy to advance the circular knitting machine industry. The integration of Terrot into the Santoni ecosystem is projected to increase Santoni’s production capacity and boost its market share, and in conju ..read more

The textile industry stands on the brink of transformation, driven by the fusion of cutting-edge digital technologies with traditional manufacturing practices. In this era of unprecedented change, the introduction of digital shop floor management and innovative solutions like Digital Production Management (DPM) by KM.ON are reshaping the landscape of textile production, enhancing efficiency, transparency, and sustainability across the industry. The Changing Landscape of Textile Manufacturing As the global economy evolves, businesses are tasked with optimizing production elements to maximize v ..read more

The Eurecat technology centre and textile business Canmartex have set up the spin-off Aracne, which is to deliver predictive quality control systems for the knitwear manufacturing process. Its business plan envisages the market release of its first product in the second half of 2023 with a sales forecast of €6 million by 2025. From left, Miquel Rey, Xavier Plantà and Xavier López (Eurecat) and Enric Martí, Josep Maria Dalmau and Vicenç Lloret (Canmartex) The Aracne system predicts knitting faults in large-diameter circular knitting machines caused by broken or worn machine parts suc ..read more