India is an important market for KARL MAYER. This traditional textile country is currently the second most important sales region for its Warp Preparation Business Unit. In some sectors, such as direct beaming and sizing machines, KARL MAYER has a market share of more than 90%.

 

India is an important market for KARL MAYER. This traditional textile country is currently the second most important sales region for its Warp #

Also KARL MAYER’s Warp Knitting Business Unit is increasingly successful in India. The Business Unit achieved roughly 4% of its machine revenue in India in 2013. Since the end of 2010, there has been strong growth in the warp knitting industry, and this Obertshausen-based company is way ahead in this field. Roughly 80% of all tricot and raschel machines in India are manufactured by KARL MAYER. 

 

India is an important market for KARL MAYER. This traditional textile country is currently the second most important sales region for its Warp #

KARL MAYER is recognising the increasing significance of India for its business by increasing its presence there. The service subsidiary, KARL MAYER India Private Ltd., was set up as early as 2009. The company’s own training facility, the KARL MAYER Academy India, was opened in June 2012. Now KARL MAYER has set up its first processing, i.e. assembly, facilities in Ahmedabad. This new factory belongs to KARL MAYER India Private Ltd.

 

India is an important market for KARL MAYER. This traditional textile country is currently the second most important sales region for its Warp #

A strategy of small steps

KARL MAYER’s site is located in Ahmedabad and covers an area of 3,700 m2, of which 2,100 m2 are taken up by the assembly hall.

 

India is an important market for KARL MAYER. This traditional textile country is currently the second most important sales region for its Warp #

For now here are assembled the creels used most frequently for warp preparation in India. If this slow start was a success, then capacity could gradually be expanded further. The aim was to build other types of creel step by step for India, and to obtain the necessary components as far as possible from domestic suppliers. 

 

India is an important market for KARL MAYER. This traditional textile country is currently the second most important sales region for its Warp #

To ensure that the assembly work is of the highest quality, experienced local service technicians were trained to be responsible for quality assurance – a strategy that has already been successful in China. Between 12 and 14 workers were taken for the start of the new assembly operations.

 

India is an important market for KARL MAYER. This traditional textile country is currently the second most important sales region for its Warp #

“If we are really successful here, we can offer our customers all the advantages of local production, i.e. short delivery times, customer-specific solutions and favourable acquisition costs, without any of the tax disadvantages associated with imports.” said the project leader, Alexander Kistner.