Nevertheless, the 250 square metre Mayer & Cie. trade fair stand in actual fact proved the scene of lively activity, with plenty of interesting discussions and a number of deals closed. The trade fair team returned home with their initial expectations exceeded by a wide margin.
The OVJA 2.4 E proved a particular attraction at the fair. This electronic jacquard circular knitting machine was exhibited with 92 feeders and a 38 diameter. Its high performance makes this model of particular interest for mattress producers. Visitors to the stand were highly impressed by the exemplary performance of the OVJA 2.4 E, coupled with electronic individual needle selection a Mayer & Cie. patent which has been tried and tested in practical application thousands of times over. A number of spontaneous purchase deals were concluded during the show, underpinning Mayer & Cie.s claim that the OVJA machine series in general and the OVJA 2.4 E in particular represent the international standard in jacquard production.
The highly affordable D4 and S4 machine series are in high demand as circular knitting machines in Asia and particularly also in China. Representing the D4 double jersey series, the D4-3.2 was featured in Shanghai. With its high number of feeders (3.2 / inch), this machine offers even better performance in comparison with the D4-2.2. The show machine had a gauge of E24 and a 30 diameter. In the basic version, it comes with 2 needle types and 2 needle tracks in the dial and cylinder cam, with facility for upgrading to 4 needle tracks in the cylinder. The D4-3.2 is highly flexible and designed for high performance with production speeds of 1.4 m/s.
A new Quick-Change version is offered for fast gauge changes, which allows the dial to be centred into position from above. This makes for far easier and less time-consuming gauge changes.
The S4 single jersey series currently encompasses the S4-3.2 for single jersey, 2 and 4 needle structures and single jersey plated, the SF4-3.2 for three-thread fleece and 4-needle structures, and the S4-3.2 R for fashion stripes.
The modular system design used for the entire machine series makes for optimum flexibility in every model. All the single jersey machines of the S4 series, for instance, can be converted to produce any of the other versions for instance the S4-3.2 R is capable of being transformed into the basic version S4-3.2. Depending on the order situation, this means that production is possible either of fashion stripes or basic fabrics at high output.
The S4-3.2 R exhibited in Shanghai was a gauge E24 machine with a 30 diameter and standard frame. It is capable of knitting up to four-colour stripes with 1.6 feeders per inch. By exchanging the striping / miss-knit feeders for knitting feeders, this machine is transformed after a simple conversion into a high-performance single jersey machine with 3.2 feeders per inch.
Another special feature of the S4-3.2 R: Gauge change using Quick-Change technology is both simple and time-saving, as in the striping version the striping attachments remain in situ and even the threads remain tensioned.
