Karl Mayer, the leading warp knitting machinery specialist, will be exhibiting its new lace machines, TL 79/1/36 Fashion and the MLF 46/24, at the ITMA 2015 trade fair that starts in Milan this week.

During ITMA the TL 79/1/36 Fashion will be producing a cross band flounce at a working width of 134" and a gauge of E 18 by using a three colour chine mélange yarn.

The MLF 46/24, with a working width of 242" and a gauge of E 18, will simultaneously be working four bordered webs with 145 cm widths of the finished fabric and 150 cm long patterns.

TL 79/1/36 Fashion

The new TL 79/1/36 Fashion machine can produce innovative Textronic lace looks that include lightweight fabrics based on jacquard constructions, featuring relief-like patterns with a distinct 3D look – the result of a new way of incorporating the heavy liners.

This makes the thick cord yarns look as if they have been sewn on, without any top cording, according to the manufacturer. Moreover, the TL 79/1/36 Fashion can also be used as a fall plate raschel machine.

All the standard Textronic patterns can be worked using the 76 pattern bars that are available, without using the heavy cord option. The design of the TL 79/1/36 Fashion makes it ideal for producing exclusive, high-end lace bands and panels for dresses, blouses and jackets, the company reports.

MLF 46/24

With its new MLF 46/24 in a width of 242", the company will be showing an exceptionally wide Multibar lace machine with fall plate and without jacquard bars, offering an impressive level of productivity for a low investment outlay.

The concept of this new machine is based on considerably increasing its speed compared to its predecessor at a gauge of E 18. The last fall plate raschel machine was the MRGSF 31/16, having a working width of 210" and a summation drive system.

The MLF 46/24, 242" can produce several lace panels side-by-side, as well as wide, all-over-patterned textile webs and also bordered fabrics with long repeats.

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