Cifra SpA To Invest In Latest Karl Mayer RDPJ 6/2 EL Double Needle Bar Jacquard Machines

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Cifra SpA To Invest In Latest Karl Mayer RDPJ 6/2 EL Double Needle Bar Jacquard Machines

Leading warp knit seamless specialist Cifra SpA has announced plans to invest in new Karl Mayer RDPJ 6/2 EL double needle bar jacquard machines to meet increasing demand for its seamless products.

“We are buying more machines to increase our capacity to meet increasing demand. We have big orders in our sportswear business and we are also seeing a strong return in demand for hosiery. We also wish to explore the possibilities of innovative products using 6 bar and EL system at the full of it potential,” Cifra SpA CEO Cesare Citterio said during a recent visit to Nippon Mayer, the Japanese subsidiary of the Karl Mayer Group.

Incidentally, Cifra SpA has the largest plant of double needle bar jacquard machines in the world, which have been supplied mainly by Karl Mayer. For sportswear Cifra mainly uses Karl Mayer HDRJ 6/2 and HDRJ 4/2 in 24-gauge (needles per inch).

Cifra is one of a handful of companies in the world which has exploited the true potential of warp knit seamless technology.

The technology was developed by Karl Mayer and its Japanese subsidiary Nippon Mayer some years ago but the past few years have witnessed greater interest in the technology after the addition of piezo-jacquard technology extended its patterning as well as shaping potential.

Cifra’s innovative stretch jacquard fashions can be seen in the ranges of the world’s top designers on the catwalks of Milan and Paris. A string of patents and registered designs aims to protect the company’s high profile customers.