gathered all the expertise he need-
ed around him. Just one year later,
in 1948, the frst Karl Mayer warp
knitting machine left the factory.
Further successful milestones in
the company’s history followed in
quick succession. The frst section-
al warping machine was produced
under the company’s own name
in 1950, and this laid the founda-
tion for today’s “Warp Prepara-
tion” business unit. Three years
later, Karl Mayer began building
raschel machines and acquired the
Chemnitz-based company, Malimo
Maschinenbau, in 1992, thus ex-
tending its product range in the feld
Karl Mayer
celebrates 75
th
anniversary
Then, as well as now, successful
entrepreneurs need to have forward-
looking ideas and the courage to try
something new, and to do business
in a responsible manner. Karl Mayer
originally set up his new company in
Obertshausen in Germany to repair
and recondition car engines. Just 10
years after setting up his company,
he decided to change over to the lu-
crative business of manufacturing
textile machines, and thus took his
frst step into the unknown.
With his pioneering spirit and
technical know-how, and with
the support of his highly commit-
ted team, this far-sighted engineer
Karl Mayer will cel-
ebrate a special anni-
versary next year. This
leading global manufac-
turer of warp knitting
machines and warp
preparation machinery
will be 75 years old then.
Mr. Fritz P. Mayer,
CEO, Karl Mayer
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