German circular knitting machine builder Mayer & Cie is to launch a revolutionary concept in textile machinery which combines circular knitting and spinning in a single machine.

The brand new Spinit machine has been under development at the company's headquarters in Albstadt for a number of years and will be shown at ITMA in Barcelona which kicks off next Wednesday.

The Albstadt company which is still the world's leading circular knitting machine builder by turnover if not by volume, is inviting customers to visit its booth at ITMA in Barcelona where its head of research and development Dr. Bauer will be on hand to explain the principles of the first circular knitting machine in the world which implements both spinning and knitting processes in one single machine.  

"Spinit is a revolution in the sector of circular knitted surface production," says Mayer & Cie. Sales director Wolfgang Muller.

"For the first time since the development of the first circular knitting machine, a large extent of the spinning process like also of the entire knitting process was united in one single jersey machine," Mr Muller adds.

" This combination not only offers high savings potential among the cost factors space, energy, labor and logistics but also allows the production of almost spiral free fabrics which in its visual appearance and surface feel cannot be compared to any conventionally knitted fabric," explains Mr Muller.