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Mayer & Cie. is awarded

Federal Environment Ministry

innovation prize

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The Albstadt-based circular knitting machine manufacturer both technically and ideologically,” says Michael A.
Mayer & Cie. received an IKU award. The SME won a Tuschak, in charge of spinitsystems marketing and sales.
Climate and Environment Innovation Prize (IKU) for its “We are delighted that the staying power required to see
spinitsystems spinning and knitting technology. The an innovation of this kind through has been rewarded with
Federal Environment Ministry (BMUB) and the Federation this prize.”
of German Industries (BDI) award IKU prizes every other
year for innovations “that mark new departures in climate Along with the award, the prize-winners in the five IKU
and environmental protection”. The IKU jury felt that categories each receive EUR 25,000 in cash to support
spinitsystems did just that. By combining spinning and their climate and environmental activities. In selecting the
knitting in one machine, it saves energy, resources, space prize-winners, the IKU jury relied on the recommendations
and time in the production of Single Jersey fabrics. of the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation
Research (ISI), which checked the applications in detail
“We are the first manufacturer to have dared to merge and in some cases called on the applicants to submit
these two processes that have previously been separate further, in-depth information.

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