#INDIA ITME 2022

2022-12-21

First ITME since 2018 ends “satisfactorily” for Mayer & Cie.

The Batliboi and Mayer & Cie. team at ITME 2022. © 2022 Mayer&Cie

“We are satisfied with how the trade fair went,” says Timo Schramm, area sales manager at Mayer & Cie. and responsible for India. “Of course, the uncertainties of the world situation are reflected in Indian demand for textile machinery in general, including circular knitting machines.” Export demand has declined and domestic demand has also stagnated. However, local companies assume that demand will return to normal in the medium term, according to Schramm. The number of sales on the ITME also indicates this.

The ITME exhibition machine, an OVJA 2.4 E, met with interest among the visitors. Mayer & Cie. presented the machine at the stand of the Indian representative Batliboi, with whom the circular knitting machine manufacturer has been working for a long time. The machine, with a diameter of 38 inches, is aimed at manufacturers of mattress cover fabrics. Mayer & Cie. enjoys a good reputation in this segment.

In addition to this application, Mayer & Cie. is experiencing constant demand for its single jersey machines. “Single jersey with elastane and in open width are the common requirements”; Timo Schramm knows. These are fulfilled, for example, by the Relanit 3.2 HS and the circular knitting machines from the S4 series. In the double jersey segment, it is mainly the D 4 2.2 II in E 18 for rib and rib structures that are favoured. The D4 2.2 HPI high-performance machine for interlock fabrics is also popular in India.

Their efficiency speaks for all Mayer & Cie. machines. “The desire for sustainable solutions once again brings this feature of our machines, coupled with their long service life, into focus,” says Timo Schramm confidently.

The Mayer & Cie. team in front of the OVJA 2.4 E at ITME 2022. © 2022 Mayer&Cie

Closing completed – Mayer & Cie. Global starts business operations

The future of the Mayer & Cie. brand has been secured: Following the successful completion of the purchase agreement for assets in the circular knitting machinery segment of the German traditional company Mayer & Cie., which was signed in February this year, the brand will continue to exist. The transfer of these assets to the new owner, Xu Hongjie, was formally completed yesterday afternoon. This clears the way for the resumption of business operations at the Albstadt site.

Huixing acquires insolvent Mayer & Cie.

Insolvency proceedings for the circular knitting and braiding machine manufacturer Mayer & Cie. were opened on December 1, 2025. Immediately following the opening of proceedings, the complete cessation of business operations was initiated. Most employees were subsequently given notice effective the end of February 2026. The production of the remaining orders in the circular knitting segment is expected to be completed by the end of the month. As early as December 2025, Mayer & Cie.’s braiding machine division was sold to an Italian investor.

Mayer & Cie. to shut down after failed search for investor – 270 jobs affected

Mayer & Cie., the long-established German manufacturer of circular knitting and braiding machines, will cease operations after its international search for an investor ended without success. The company, based in Albstadt-Tailfingen, had been undergoing insolvency proceedings in self-administration since its filing on 23 September 2025. As Schwarzwälder Bote reports, the insolvency court has now formally opened the proceedings, triggering the decision to wind down the business in an orderly process.

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