Innovation for an
industry in a waiting position

MH: In terms of visitor numbers, our overall summary is positive. We were able to welcome a large number of our customers and new interested parties from China. However, the number of visitors from India, Bangladesh and South-East Asia fell short of our expectations. This certainly has to do with more difficult travel conditions and other consequences of the current global geopolitical and financial tensions.

MH: For the most part, we were able to hold very goal-oriented and project-related discussions and talk in detail about the machines on display. Various customers from China and Hong Kong came to us with concrete plans for the future. The discussions with our customers from Bangladesh, among others, were also about coordinating the finalization of projects that had already been negotiated in advance. In addition, the exchange during the trade fair gave us an even clearer picture of the situation in our markets and competitors.

MH: We are feeling the uncertainty among our customers. They are suffering from constantly rising costs with reduced margins and currently lack the confidence to make investments. In our important market of Bangladesh, the current unstable political situation is also having a negative impact on expansion and modernization plans in the flat knitting world.

MH: The biggest crowd pullers were certainly our machines, including the CMS 703 ki knit and wear and the CMS 503 ki L in the fine gauge E 18. These machines impress with their strong focus on market demand in China.