Flat knitting machine builder Stoll is to host an in-house exhibition in the US in June. The event, scheduled for 7 -10 June, 2022, will take place in the new TexLab at Karl Mayer North America, located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Karl Mayer Group acquired Stoll in 2020 and the following year relocated the U.S. operations of the flat knitting machine company from New York City to the Karl Mayer location in Greensboro. Significant investments were then made in TexLab, a state-of-the-art development and visitor centre that is used for the demonstration of all Karl Mayer technologies, for Stoll knit product prototype development as well as for training courses. During the Stoll Days, customers and other business partners will have the opportunity can get to know the Stoll team while also exploring the TexLab which is fully equipped with the latest Stoll machines, other equipment to develop knitted products, and multiple collaboration and training areas.
For the event, Stoll has also prepared an exciting program to inspire the innovative ideas of customers and others that are interested in the use of flat knitting technology in their products. Highlights will include various Stoll machines in action, including a few models that have not been shown before, seminars and workshops to introduce new design and programming software, and many inspiring knitted products for fashion and for technical textile markets. Also present will be a number of yarn suppliers and other industry partners.
“For product development and the transfer of know-how, the TexLab offers a quite complete range of Stoll flat knitting machines,” the company said, adding that highlights include the ADF machines with a working width of 50 ins to 84 inch for technical textiles and fashion.
“The design possibilities of these versatile models, which include options such as Inverse Plating for double-sided multi-colour effects and Stoll-weave-in for weaving optics with variable yarn use and maximum productivity, are almost endless. With Stoll-knitrobotic even functional components such as nose bridges for masks can be inserted directly into the product during knitting.”
New to the ADF range is the ultra-fine gauge E10.2 machine while from the CMS family, the CMS 202 with a 24 inch working width for smaller sized knitted fabrics is a further interesting option that will be on display.
Trends: Also available will be an exclusive knitted product hub which will show what can be achieved with these innovative knitting machines. This includes a look at the new Stoll trend collection, “Wonderful”, as well as technical textiles for the automotive, office furniture, medical and industrial markets. Visitors will also be able to explore samples from the burgeoning smart textiles market, courtesy of the ongoing cooperation between Stoll and Canadian smart textile developer, Myant.
The guests in Greensboro will also see how the potential of the Stoll machines can be exploited with the TexLab serving as a training facility for machine operation and for Stoll design and programming software. Training is available for the programming software M1plus, its successor software k.innovation Create Plus, and the design software, k.innovation Create Design.
Flat knitting machine builder Stoll is to host an in-house exhibition in the US in June. The event, scheduled for 7 -10 June, 2022, will take place in the new TexLab at Karl Mayer North America, located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The Karl Mayer Group acquired Stoll in 2020 and the following year relocated the U.S. operations of the flat knitting machine company from New York City to the Karl Mayer location in Greensboro. Significant investments were then made in TexLab, a state-of-the-art development and visitor centre that is used for the demonstration of all Karl Mayer technologies, for Stoll knit product prototype development as well as for training courses. During the Stoll Days, customers and other business partners will have the opportunity can get to know the Stoll team while also exploring the TexLab which is fully equipped with the latest Stoll machines, other equipment to develop knitted products, and multiple collaboration and training areas.
