To mark its 90th year, KARL MAYER will host a week of demonstrations, expert dialogues and machine rollouts at its Textile and Product Innovation Centers instead of attending ITMA Hanover.
KARL MAYER will center its 90th-anniversary activities at its Obertshausen headquarters in September 2027, using its Textile Innovation Center (TIC) and Product Innovation Center (PIC).
The company will present new machine generations and turnkey applications across warp knitting, technical textiles and warp preparation in live production settings across more than 5,000 m².
Instead of ITMA Hanover 2027, KARL MAYER will focus its anniversary program at HQ, while still showing developments at ITMA ASIA 2026 in Shanghai with two dedicated booths and a product show in Changzhou.
# What KARL MAYER is doing for its 90th
KARL MAYER has announced a focused anniversary program for 2027. Rather than centering celebrations on a major trade fair, the company will invite customers, partners and industry specialists to its headquarters in Obertshausen, near Frankfurt, for a week-long series of events in September.
# Where the events will take place
The company will use its Textile Innovation Center (TIC) and Product Innovation Center (PIC), which together provide more than 5,000 square meters of space. These centers are configured to show technologies in real production environments and to test textile applications and technology transfer in settings that mirror customer operations.
# What visitors can expect
Visitors will see new machine generations in live operation and complete production scenarios rather than isolated static exhibits. The program is structured to help companies evaluate concrete business outcomes: productivity improvements, product quality gains, new fabric concepts, and potential routes into new markets.
Concrete offerings listed by KARL MAYER include:
# What this means for trade shows
However, KARL MAYER will still present new developments at ITMA ASIA 2026 in Shanghai. The company will occupy two booths to address different customer needs: one focused on warp knitting and technical textiles (Hall 4.1/C18) and another focused on warp preparation (Hall 3/A24). KARL MAYER will also run a Product Show at KARL MAYER (China) in Changzhou.
# Who should consider attending
The invitation targets manufacturers, brands, fiber suppliers and technology partners who want hands-on exposure to production-ready solutions. The format benefits buyers evaluating capital investments, R&D teams looking for new fabric concepts, and production managers wanting to see machines in continuous operation.
# What to watch for next
KARL MAYER says it will release further details about the anniversary program in the coming months, including schedules and registration information. For companies planning capital or product-development decisions, the event will offer direct access to technical specialists across machine segments for in-depth, application-specific dialogue.
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