Driving WARP KNIT Inspiration
KARL MAYER believes in the value of textiles and is opening a TEXTILE INNOVATION CENTER Learn moreKARL MAYER sees performance fabrics and next-level textile solutions in particular as potential growth drivers for its customers, as a motor for business development and as real game changers for the entire textile industry.
Innovation does not happen by chance. It is the result of close exchange with customers & brands, textile expertise and competence in textile machine engineering.
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Innovation is the result of close exchange with customers & brands, textile expertise and competence in textile machine engineering.
That is why KARL MAYER is investing in progress and collaborative development and opening its TEXTILE INNOVATION CENTER (TIC) – a place to be for the entire textile world. Its size, equipment and offerings are unique worldwide. Covering 5,000 m², the TIC provides everything that makes development processes faster, more efficient and more successful.
TIC SHOWROOM: Textiles & Applications
A spacious showroom brings textile visions to life. Its curated presentation of textile materials and applications opens up space for inspiration, encourages out-of-the-box thinking and fuels new ideas – bridging the gap between the conceivable, the possible and the feasible. Whether you are searching for initial ideas or have a specific development goal in mind, innovation starts here innovation starts here with fresh perspectives.
There is much to discover:
The latest samples from KARL MAYER’s textile product development range
Concept textiles and applications with real market potential
Trend collections straight from market scouting.
Everything is clearly structured into tried-and-tested textile categories: Fashion & Apparel, Sports Textiles, Footwear, Home Textiles and Technical Textiles.
Showroom and customer centre at KARL MAYER (China)
At the opening, TIC visitors will be able to discover innovative solutions for the growing workwear sector – from protective clothing to stylish items for the office.
INSPIRATIONHUB: 90 Years of Textile Expertise
Why start from scratch when there is already a treasure trove to draw from? With its unique collection of patterns, KARL MAYER opens the doors to almost nine decades of textile development. The INSPIRATIONHUB is thus a creative catalyst – a place where the past becomes the foundation for the new.
TEXTILE MACHINES: Customer Trials & New Developments
The TIC supports customers, brands and other textile players throughout their entire innovation process – from the initial idea to the near-series prototype.
A range of innovative machines for warp knitting, warp preparation and technical textiles is available to put ideas into practice.
This is where testing, trialling and further development take place, because ‘Driving WARP KNIT Inspiration’ means not just thinking up ideas, but making them possible, through:
Processing tests under real conditions
Production simulations with genuine practical relevance
Experiments to create new textile constructions and push technological boundaries.
Machine equipment highlights include:
A small three-bar high-performance warp knitting machine with PLUS configuration and gauge E 14 that produces completely new warp knitted fabrics, including trendy shoe fabrics at HKS speed
A next-generation Raschel machine for the highly efficient production of shade netting
A modular fibre spreading set-up for new lightweight construction applications and solutions for the protection sector
A warp knitting machine with weft insertion that excels at high-precision and gentle hollow fibre processin
A high-performance machine for the sectional warping of performance materials.
TOP EXPERTS: Expertise, Networks and a Genuine Spirit of Innovation
At the TIC, customers work side by side with KARL MAYER’s textile experts – and benefit from an extraordinary pool of experience, openness and innovativeness. As a team, the experts have decades of practical experience in a wide range of market segments – from Fashion & Apparel to Sports Textiles and highly specialised technical applications.
What sets them apart? They don’t think in terms of standards, but in terms of possibilities. With an open mindset, a strong focus on solutions and genuine enthusiasm for textile innovation, the experts at KARL MAYER support TIC partners in all their individual objectives.
With an open mindset, a strong focus on solutions and genuine enthusiasm for textile innovation, the experts at KARL MAYER support TIC partners in all their individual objectives.
They contribute not only in-depth material, process and machine expertise, but also a strong international network of fibre manufacturers, technology partners, institutes and brands. The experts are the heart and soul of the TIC.
ACADEMY: Expertise for Professionals
The KARL MAYER Academy, which is well established in the market, has become part of the TIC and continues to offer a unique training programme. The training courses stand for sound expertise, the very highest quality and a clear focus on the requirements of everyday production. They are aimed at customer technicians, brand employees, in-house service technicians and students of textile-related subjects – and are characterised by their exceptionally high practical relevance. Here, theory is not just taught, but directly applied.
The combination of know-how, machine access and an innovative environment makes the Academy even more attractive.
KARL MAYER looks forward to presenting all these possibilities to customers, partners and the international trade press at the TEXTILE INNOVATION CENTER in Obertshausen during the opening event week.
Save the date: 21 to 24 April 2026, Obertshausen – in parallel to Techtextil Frankfurt. Pre-registration here!
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Three Stages, Multiple Customer Benefits:
KARL MAYER during
ITMA ASIA 2026 -
Bubble Up
Your Style -
RDJ 6/2 in E 32: Finesse
in Motion - Small stitches, big Impact
- “BLUE INSTINCT”
- Driving Footwear Innovation
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The new RDJ 7/3 defines
the design footprint
of modern
athletic shoes - HKS 4-S EL: The world’s fastest and most flexible four-bar short-stroke tricot machines
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More Jacquard.
More functionality.
More More fashion. - Warp knitted fabrics – indispensable players on the football pitch
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KARL MAYER‘s
ITM Feedback:
Better Than Expected -
KARL MAYER's HKS 2-SE Expands Possibilities
for Premium
Stretch WARP KNITS -
Revolutionary
eyelash lace with 4-way stretch - Jasmine Knitting sets new benchmark in Spacer Fabrics with KARL MAYER Technology and A.T.E. Expertise
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The Fastest Path
from Yarn to
Champion Shoes - TM WEFT, 270" – More width, more design freedom for the fashion world
- Soft. Warp Knitted. Made for snuggling and relaxing
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RS 2 Net exceeds
speed benchmarks in
shade net Production - EMPOWERED PLAY
- Driving WARP KNIT Inspiration
- KARL MAYER during Techtextil: Textile game changers in Hall 12.0/B79 and the opening of a TEXTILE INNOVATION CENTER in Obertshausen
- Cellulose fibres reimagined in warp knitting
- Brilliant new looks
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Proven performance, optimised costs –
the new RE 6 EL - Modern curtains with a striped look
- Live more beautifully and comfortably with Warp Knits
- More speed. More patterns. More profit: two new HKS EL machines secure the lead
- Movement without gears. Patterning without limits.
- India becomes growth engine for the warp knitting industry
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One machine,
double output -
High style meets
high speed at
ITMA ASIA 2025 -
All-round support,
easy access - Move your business forward – with two new tricot machines
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Reorientation and
a strong trade fair presence - From Harvest Helper to Lifesaver
- Gliding through clouds with the On by FKA twigs capsule collection
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Odlo launches
limited edition
Run the Future
collection -
3D warp-knitted
textiles – a new
dimension in sound insulation -
Universal and
an eye-catcher,
the SCOTT
Pursuit Ride 2 - High-performance machines for the Technical Textial Sector in North America
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20 years of KAMCOS®
and pioneering in
warp knitting
machine control -
Lightweight material
for a difficult task - Machine family for the production of high-performance stone bags
- Setting course for investment in Vietnam
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3D crinkle look with
a feminine touch - Controlling the service life
- Using warp knitting technology to create high-quality sportswear for everyone in India
- More convenience and safety in net production
- Learning for working life
- Starting the year from pole position
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“Big C” with a small environmental
impact - Warp knits for ice princesses and princes
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High-performance
warp knitting machines
for Heimtextil guests - Care Solutions now with even more benefits and ease of use
- Top Circular Knitting Company invests in Tricot Machines
- A machine for summiteers
- More business with composites, greater efficiency in warp knitting with weft insertion
- New double raschel machine impresses with its price-performance ratio
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Brilliant fabric appearance,
highly filigree
pattern design -
Successful warp knitting machines and textile
show to master the changes of our time -
One step
ahead in
sun protection - Convincing presentation, intensive discussions, agreed projects
- ITMA ASIA + CITME 2024 - springboard for new customer projects
- Benefit from the growing trend for sun protection
- Investing in sizing technology from KARL MAYER
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Successful start
to the trade fair -
Machine premiere and new business potential
for Technical Textiles - What’s new in warp knitting?
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Pulling out all the
stops when it comes
to wearing comfort -
In close pursuit of
the Leavers look - Net pioneer on course for expansion
- New Power net production machine sets standards in terms of price-performance ratio
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Defence is worthwhile, especially in the case
of product piracy! - Rethinking civil engineering business with warp-knitted fabrics with weft insertion and non-crimp fabrics
- Lots of visitors, good discussions, a look at the trends
- New business momentum for the Turkish warp knitting industry
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First energy efficiency solution
for warp knitting
machines -
Electrifying
opportunities for new
business potential - Green prospects for composites
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Being
on the right track - KARL MAYER TURKEY appoints General Manager
- Just as important as a threading hook!
- Successful start for a four-bar high-speed all-rounder in the tricot market
- Innovations with push effects
- Flexibility makes the difference
- New TEXTRONIC® Lace for the most Leavers-like lace in warp knitting
- Taking off with more speed and flexibility in the tricot machine sector
- Moving closer together in uncertain times
- First-hand knowledge provided on site
- New multifunctional RASCHELTRONIC® expands market opportunities
- Skin protection the textile way
- Stronger together
- Innovations – more than just inventions
- A company shows its colours
- Vehicle interiors undergo change
- Platform for knowledge exchange in India
- Net capable
- Spacer fabrics for the automotive future
- Naturally beautiful
- Fabric trends at the top level
- service4you
- A machine that KARL MAYER is proud of
- Flexible in all directions, comfortable for any occasion
- Networks for a good urban climate
- A visit to the industry leader
- Mastering a hairy affair
- Celebrate beauty by lace
- SUIT YOURSELF
- An ITMA that exceeded all expectations
- Raschel machines with more diversity and a digital generation HKS with performance upgrade
- Flexible warp knitting machine with weft insertion and more
- Introducing new swimwear fabric for circularity
- High up with green nets
- KARL MAYER GROUP and Lenzing Group collaborate
- Staying one step ahead together
- Direct approach in Indonesia
- Fishnets from a real insider
- Keep cool on hot nights
- Performance warp knits are bringing the future to the piste
- From old to new
- Train on site, maximise benefits
- From the machine to the printing table
- Beastly good imitation fur
- Lace that spices up our lives
- A Market in Motion
- HI-TECH CROCHET – skin- friendly magic
- Warp knitting expertise for the USA
- Textile impulses for the future
- Added value through addition
- Saving energy through warp knitting
- Next generation bio-derived LYCRA® fiber
- Collections that provide FURORE
- “Clothes maketh the man”
- Customised, cost-effective implant solutions
- Warp knitting between market shifts and climate change
- More lapping variety, more shape power
- Organic is sexy
- Greater variety of widths for more precise market tailoring
- Seducer with environmental awareness
- Two styles, one look
- Full service packages for machine operation
- Warp-knitted textiles always cut a fine figure
- Efficient technology package for plaster grid production
- Warp knitting 4.0
- Speed PLUS variety in elastane processing
- Fit for the terry cloth market
- Comfortable and sustainable
- Made for you
- Dissolving design boundaries
- Beautiful and comfortable
- Colourful fun on the beach and by the pool