By focusing on flexibility, rapid delivery times and customised solutions, Italian textile companies are relying on innovative production technology. Fabrics carrying the Made in Italy label are always popular – a trend that is generating good business for machine builders. Italian weavers depend on Karl Mayer’s warp preparation machines. And Karl Mayer’s warp preparation business unit has also spotted this trend for expansion and renewal.

The Giro-O-Matic 24 and the Multi-Matic 128 sample warping machines and the Nov-O-Matic automatic, short-warp sectional warping machine have proven to be real bestsellers. The reason customers are interested in these innovative machines is their high operating speeds, exceptional beam quality, and their advantages in terms of the number of operatives needed to operate automatic systems. The performance of these machines is quite unique. They are currently without rival, and are in especially high demand in the weaving cluster.

Karl Mayer’s order books are full. It saw an increase in orders in 2014, but the real boom started in 2015, which is expected to continue until 2016. Italy represents elegance and exclusivity in fashion like no other country, and this country still heads the top price bracket. Premium Italian fabrics enjoy an excellent reputation, and are finding new customers in the emerging economies, where great importance is attached to high-end brands.