Reorientation and
a strong trade fair presence

AW: At the top of my to-do list are tasks that all focus on the customer. We are refining our product portfolio so that we can serve our customers’ needs with maximum effectiveness, and we are concentrating all our capacities on projects that bring our customers the greatest added value. I am also concerned with agility in our innovation process: we are purposefully strengthening our innovative power and acting more dynamically, flexibly and responsively in our pursuit of further progress in order to ensure a successful “innovation pipeline”.

AW: Our employees are one of our greatest strengths. The knowledge within our company is vast. We have a large number of technical experts and a good mix of experienced professionals and young talent eager to experiment.

AW: I have been at KARL MAYER for almost 29 years in various positions and have always been very proud to be directly involved in this global market leader’s business success. Even in my first position as Sales Manager for the Asia-Pacific region from 1996 to 2001, I was able to set the course for the future by launching the new machine business in India and almost doubling the market share of our weft insertion warp knitting machines in Korea to 95%. Later, as Vice President Sales at KARL MAYER MALIMO, I was also able to significantly increase the market share of composite machines and, as Head of the Spare Parts Business, expand it into a core part of our business. This pride in making a difference for the company is what drives me.

AW: KARL MAYER is once again driving forward important innovations in the field of warp knitting. We look forward to presenting to our trade fair visitors two brand new, state-of-the-art and high-performance tricot machines, which we have developed to meet the fundamental requirements of the textile industry – with maximum productivity, the highest precision and uncompromising efficiency.
The new 2-bar tricot machine for elastic fabrics is unbeatable in terms of output and speed, making it more productive than ever before. Customers also benefit from other advantages thanks to a completely new concept, including greater energy efficiency and less handling effort. I am really proud that our team can present this innovation at ITMA ASIA.
With a new 4-bar tricot machine, we are responding to the demands of price-sensitive fashion markets. The newcomer is a real brand product that impresses with its extremely attractive price-performance ratio.

AW: It was a pleasure!