After a four-year, Covid-related break the German circular knitting machine manufacturer Mayer & Cie. is exhibiting at two major trade fairs in June, at ITM in Istanbul and at Techtextil in Frankfurt. At ITM, Mayer & Cie. and their Turkish representative Mayer Mümessillik will present themselves at Booth 713 in Hall 7 with three machines on show: the D4-2.2 X interlock machine, the OV 3.2 QCe for double jersey structures and the MV 4 3.2 II for single jersey fabrics. At Techtextil, the circular knitting machine manufacturer’s booth will welcome visitors at booth C63 in hall 11.1. Customers will be able to examine samples and obtain information on Mayer & Cie.’s extensive machine portfolio.
Exhibits at ITM: Established machines with that something special
The portfolio of machines that Mayer & Cie. is exhibiting at the ITM is tried, trusted and popular. The OV 3.2 QCe is a specialist for interlock fabrics and double jersey structures that it knits in both filament and synthetic fibre yarns. In Istanbul, the OV 3.2 QCe on show will be a 30-inch, E40-gauge model. The second exhibit, the double-jersey D4-2.2 X is an obvious choice for knitting fine rib fabrics of up to E28 gauge. Spacer and interlock fabrics are also part of the machine’s established repertoire. The MV 4 3.2 II is machine number three – and a literally fine solution. The MV 4 3.2 II on show at the ITM knits to an E38 gauge. The machine can also be supplied for gauges from E14 to E60. It is, in addition, highly flexible, with a repertoire that ranges from piqué and double piqué to one-thread fleece and smooth single jersey.
Turkey, a market with prospects
“The challenges that the global economy faces are at present enormously wide-ranging, of course,” says Mayer & Cie.’s Turkey specialist Stefan Bühler. “The Russian invasion of the Ukraine, supply chain outages, shortages of raw materials and skyrocketing energy prices all create uncertainty.” And then there is galloping inflation in Turkey and elections in 2023. Yet despite, and in part because of, this state of affairs Bühler and Kahraman Güveri, CEO of Mayer & Cie.’s Turkish representative MMÜ, hold a positive view of the market outlook for the years ahead. Large orders, especially for standard products, are on the increase, Kahraman Güveri explains. That leads to new investments, new companies and a growing demand for refurbished machines that then need to be replaced by new machines elsewhere. “Apart from that, Turkey benefits from its proximity to Europe, as transport routes are manageable,” says Stefan Bühler.
Techtextil as a source of inspiration and networking platform
Techtextil is the only trade fair in Germany in which Mayer & Cie. regularly participates. “As this trade fair focuses on technical textiles, customers mostly look for small, fine solutions there”, explains Jürgen Müller, head of pattern service at Mayer & Cie. Therefore, the company travels to Frankfurt without a physical machine but with an array of samples and plenty of experience for the capacities of circular knitting. Jürgen Müller: “Our machine portfolio is known as the most extensive in the market. There is hardly anything in modern-day circular knits that cannot be produced on a Mayer & Cie. knitting machine. That is why we prepare for focussing on consultancy at Techtextil.”
