Karl Mayer not only supplies state-of-the-art production machines but passes on its experience and knowledge to its clients to enable them to carry out their day-to-day operations. “We care about your future” is the company motto which is true to its promise.
The Karl Mayer Academy gives students practical information on warp knitting. Demand for the courses is high. This year alone, training courses for roughly 200 participants from textile companies all over the world were held at the German headquarters in Oberthausen.
The content and structure of the training courses are constantly being adapted and expanded to suit the requirements of customers. A training course on the ML 46 in Oberthausen and the opening of the Karl Mayer Academy India are designed to enhance the transfer of knowledge between the company and its clients.
The Academy in Germany has expanded its programme of courses on lace production. A course on the ML 46 will be available as of January 2013 in Germany, with the aim of extending the range of courses available to lace producers. The training machine for this course was assembled in Obertshausen this year. It is 134” wide, has a gauge of E 24 and is equipped with all the technical features typical of modern multibar raschel machines. In the main, these include the tried-and-tested string bar concept for producing patterns and the KAMCOS computer platform with motion control/multi-speed functions for controlling the main machine operations.
The ML 46 can reach maximum speeds of 900 min-1. The new ML course is designed to instruct trainees on how to use this innovative multibar lace machine in a way that is based on what actually happens in practice. They are also given ample opportunity to ask questions. The course lasts two weeks and is held in English, Spanish or German.
Indian training centre
In June this year, Karl Mayer opened its Academy in India to support the emerging local textile industry. The new training centre is located at Surat, at the offices of the company representative for the region, A.T.E.
Two courses are currently available: an operator course is designed to provide basic information on how to operate the machines and a warp knit basic course which provides participants with basic information on warp knitting technology and its patterning possibilities.
The first series of courses comprising the operator and the warp knit basic courses took place during September 3-5 and then during September 6-13, with virtually the same number of participants for both courses. Robert Kuna from Karl Mayer Academy Germany welcomed the five participants from two different local companies.
Working in tandem with each other, this guest instructor conducted the first training course at Karl Mayer Academy India, assisted by Srilesh Trilokekar, who will be in charge of the courses in future. In the next series of courses held from September 20 to 22 and from September 24 to October 1, the roles of the two instructors were reversed. This dual training approach was beneficial all round.
Whereas the Indian head of training was able to gather some last-minute snippets of information before he went “solo”, the students were able to gain from the knowledge of both instructors. They were extremely keen to get to grips with the technology of the training machine, an HKS 3-M. They analysed the various lappings and developed their own patterns. This hands-on approach was very well appreciated.