Russia's textile industry has been starved of investment over years gone by and suffered from a distinct absence of available reconditioned machines. Fabric manufacturers are forced to work with an ageing and obsolete machine outfit which is crying out for new investment.
As the world's leading manufacturer of circular knitting machines, Mayer & Cie. envisages enormous scope for the sale of circular knitting machines in the Russian market over the coming years. While the piece numbers sold are likely to remain modest in Russia for the immediate future, this market offers the promise of a continuous increase in sales – a trend which is set to accelerate as Russia's existing knitting industry develops to provide a lucrative basis for positive development. Alongside the underwear and outerwear sector, the industry also serves the technical textiles market, supplying fabrics for seat covers and car panelling or for reinforcement of protective clothing.
The liberalization of world trade is set to speed up investment activity in the Russian textile industry, as there is no chance of the industry competing internationally with its current obsolete machine
outfit.
With all these exciting portents in place, the international textile industry is waiting with bated breath for the Inlegmash in Moscow from June 21 – 25 2004. The general consensus is that the show will give out a clear message about future sales opportunities in Russia.
Mayer & Cie. will be represented with a stand as part of the joint German presentation at the show.
The company will be presenting the MPU 1.6, its universal plush machine for high-quality terry production. This is a machine equally capable of knitting fabrics destined for the fashion market as for the leisurewear and technical textiles sector. It is just this versatility and the ability to supply widely differing markets which makes circular knitting independent of seasonal fluctuations.
The MPU 1.6 is capable of knitting plush, terry, fleece and single jersey constructions in a wide selection of variations – also to an excellent standard of quality with elastomer plating. Its facility for transfer plating with the aid of exchange cam parts in the sinker cam even allows plush fabrics to be napped on both sides. 4 needle types and exchange cam parts in the cylinder cam open up the whole
range of possibilities from sheared plush to terry, fleece and structured knits through to longitudinal striping.
With just one basic machine, this opens up scope for the circular knitting factory to supply not just the fashion and leisurewear industry but also wideranging other sectors such as homewear (dressing gowns, towels, bedclothes, bedcovers), the seating furniture industry (seat covers) and the automotive engineering industry (seat covers, interior panelling). And for those who are familiar with Mayer & Cie. circular knitting machines it will come as no surprise to hear that all this versatility comes without compromising performance. The gauge E20 MPU 1.6 with 30" diameter on show in Moscow is capable of knitting 50 metres of ultra-fine plush every hour. No wonder that this exhibition machine has already been snapped up by a Russian customer.
