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Karl Mayer offers warp knits for sun protection

By Haydn Davis
23 October 2024

Obertshausen – Warp knitting machine builder says its latest tricot technology is helping meet the growing demand for comfortable sun protection fabrics.
The fabrics are produced on an HKS 2-S in the new fine-gauge of E44, guaranteeing an excellent ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) and offering unique wearing comfort, Karl Mayer says, adding that the machine also offers high productivity, providing a daily output of 200kg of fabric per day.

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