An exclusive selection of textile highlights, trend themes, and innovative solutions from the KARL MAYER GROUP’s business units awaits visitors to the 480 m² showroom. STOLL plays a vital role here. The flat knitting business unit has established its TexLab in the new showroom. The central TexLab is a perfect place to share ideas and knowledge and to support the industry effectively.
“We deliberately chose the showroom as the location for a single, large TexLab based at KARL MAYER (CHINA) instead of several smaller showrooms. This allows us to work closely with STOLL’s research and production departments. Our customers benefit from a total experience from machine design to a final product.”
This gives customers one particular advantage: speed. In the Chinese market, in particular, new materials, designs, and sales concepts require maximum pace when it comes to adapting to new requirements and developing samples.
Demonstration room, technology center and product laboratory for the flat knitting industry
The STOLL TexLab in the showroom is not just a presentation space, but also an experience centre. Customers can make contacts and develop concepts here, try out new yarns, and develop innovative patterns together with STOLL application engineers. Close cooperation with yarn suppliers in China is also planned. The aim is to test new materials together and develop ideas for more market growth. “We already have several customers who send us yarn to produce patterns,” says Rene Ludvigsen. Other target groups include designers to use our facilities to make live samples of of their designs, textile schools and universities in China and Asia, as well as visitors from all over the world.
The showroom offers an extensive repertoire of inspiring patterns, the expertise of skilled application and technology specialists and the entire range of STOLL machines for the various customer requirements. Just recently, a CMS 530 in the new gauge E20 was installed for the production of fine, high-quality flat knit articles.
In addition to the technical equipment, the experience value is just right. “The idea was clear from the start: we wanted to create an attractive, unique fashion concept shop,” says Rene Ludvigsen. As soon as they walk in, customers feel welcome and invited to look at new designs, try out materials and be inspired. At the same time, machine and software solutions are demonstrated live and in a small café, the focus is on a relaxed chat with the experts.
