Highlighting the importance of the Indian market for the German pioneer in warp knitting technologies, Karl Mayer, after setting up a training centre in June 2012 in Surat has established its assembly operations in a new plant in Ahmedabad (Gujarat). The company already has its presence in India with its training and service subsidiary company called Karl Mayer India Pvt. Ltd. and both the training centre and assembly plant would be under this subsidiary only. India is currently the second most important sales region for Karl Mayer’s Warp Preparation Business Unit. In some sectors, such as direct beaming and sizing machines, Karl Mayer has a market share of more than 90%. The company shares this success with its local agents and partners, A.T.E. Enterprises Private Limited (ATEEPL). An open house event would be hosted to mark the official opening of the facility for Karl Mayer customer at the end of April 2015.
For now creels will be assembled in the premises and if it turns out to be successful, then capacity will gradually be expanded. The aim is to build other types of creel step by step for India, and to obtain the necessary components as far as possible from domestic suppliers. To ensure that the assembly operations are of German quality, experienced local service technicians were trained to be responsible for quality assurance. “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 Alexander Kistner, Project Leader explaining the benefits of the proximity to its customers. By the end of this year, Karl Mayer Academy will move from Surat to Ahmedabad.
