Febratex, the Brazilian Textile Industry Fair, will be held from August 21-24 August, 2018 in the German Village Park in Blumenau (SC).The fair will be attended by 2,400 national and international companies who will showcase innovations in the entire global production chain. Karl Mayer will showcase its Warp Knitting Business Unit at the event. This will include the first high-speed tricot machines, type HKS 3-M, with a working width of 130 inches; and featuring the KAMCOS ® 2 computer platform.

The Warp Preparation Business Unit will also be exhibited on an infostand showcasing products that can be manufactured on a variety of machines and equipment for producing warp beams. Karl Mayer also plans to target weft knitting companies at the fair. In Blumenau, an HKS 3-M will be processing elastane to produce a stretch filet fabric for use in sportswear. This product and the performance of the machine are designed to offer producers of weft-knitted fabrics an attractive, alternative technology.