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Whats New of thinking outside
Exciting new ways

the box in lace

production

With its unique productivity, the OJ 59/1
B model in the LACE.EXPRESS series is
setting new trends in the production of
apparel lace. The new OJ 59/1 B carries
KARL MAYER’s LEO® Label, which
means that it conserves energy. The
LEO® system on this first LACE.EX-
PRESS machine can reduce energy
consumption during operation by up to
40% compared to similar machines on
the market.
Lectra presents new Vector This impressive efficiency in energy

usage is the result of some sophisticat-
model to boost productivity ed design features. For example, the
number of bearing positions has been
reduced in the basic machine construc-
tion, additional tribological modifica-
Lectra, a leader in integrated technology solutions produce perfectly cut parts for interior and seat tions have been made, and the energy
dedicated to industries using fabrics, leather, technical components, optimising the cost per cut part. The consumption of the pneumatic technol-
textiles and composite materials, has developed an new cutter is said to increase cutting capacity by 20% ogy has been improved. The develop-
all-new Vector fabric-cutting solution that aims to help or more, compared to models currently available on ers at KARL MAYER have also imple-
suppliers address the challenges of manmade materials. the market, according to the manufacturer. The mented customised drives for the yarn
increase in productivity is achieved by minimising the guides. This zone, and the fabric
Lectra’s VectorAuto iX6 is specially designed to cut risk of layers fusing, which enables a greater number take-off mechanism, were also fitted
synthetics, with an ultra-precision cutting head to of plies to be cut, the company reports. with a system in which several of the
functions are carried out by actuator
technology