For the first time, Karl Mayer, the leading textile machinery manufacturer, will be present at the JEC World international exhibition and conference that takes place from 8-10 March 2016, together with its new affiliated company, Karl Mayer Technische Textilien.

The company belongs to the long-standing exhibitors at the JEC Composite Show in Paris. It is already well established in the composite industry, in particular due to its innovative biaxial and multiaxial warp knitting machines and thanks to its fibre-spreading technology.

Expectations

Last year, Karl Mayer Technische Textilien, the young limited company, resulted from the merger of Karl Mayer Liba in Naila and Karl Mayer Malimo based in Chemnitz.

At its premiere in Paris the newcomer is expected to benefit from the high degree of reputation of the two fusion partners, the manufacturer reports. Jochen Schmidt, member of the Management Board of Karl Mayer Technische Textilien GmbH, expects to welcome a lot of visitors and to receive numerous specific inquiries.

“With our trade-fair appearance we wish to make the name of our new company known to the market, and to further strengthen our position as innovative development partner for the composite industry,” explained Jochen Schmidt.

Ultra-light sports equipment

To highlight the company’ high level of expertise in a wide variety of applications, Karl Mayer’s presentation will focus on an innovative product made from a composite material – a kite board with a reinforcement produced from a multi-axial layer fabric, manufactured on one of its machines.

The ultra-light but still stable sports equipment consists of two hybrid laminates, which cover a poplar wood core on their upper and lower sides. The composites in the top and bottom structures combine a carbon multi-axial layer fabric +/- 45° produced on a MAX 5 machine with a UD glass fibre material in 0° direction as reinforced tension/compression chord.

Epoxy resin was used as matrix. By means of a transparent functional covering layer it is possible to provide the smart board with a stylish design by using the thermal sublimation printing method, the company reports.

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