Karl Mayer AnnouncesMachinery UpgradesKarl Mayer Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH, Germany, has developed two new devices for improved operation of its warp knitting machines.A shogging bore in the pattern disc, now standard on all machines, simplifies synchronization of the pattern drive operation with the knitting movements. The method requires only a few manual adjustments and is suitable for every speed rate.Karl Mayer also has developed the Elastane-Security-System (ESS) for use on its two-bar tricot machines. Comprising a tension bar designed to improve efficiency in the processing of fine-count elastane yarns, ESS is standard on all new HKS 2-3 models and optional on HKS 2-3E models.August 2002
