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GRAND OPENING
TEXTILE INNOVATION CENTER (TIC)

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Time:
09:00 - 17:00
Event location:
KARL MAYER Headquarters | Obertshausen | Germany
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Driving WARP KNIT Inspiration

We cordially invite you to explore our new TEXTILE INNOVATION CENTER (TIC) during our GRAND OPENING week. 

21-24 April 2026
at KARL MAYER in Obertshausen, Germany
prallel to Techtextil

Make sure you are part of this journey right from the beginning and join our GRAND OPENING CEREMONY on 23rd of April 2026.

REGISTER HERE

OPENING WEEK AGENDA

Inspiration Tours  

Experience the potential of warp knit during guided tours focusing on textile applications, innovations, and machines. 

Cutting-edge machines 

Experience the latest textile machines in action and see how initial ideas are transformed into scalable textile innovations. We believe that we can help you develop new fabrics according to your expectations – even beyond conventional machine concepts. 

TIC Showroom with textile applications 

Our TIC showcases textile solutions and applications for Fashion & Apparel, Sports Textiles, Home Textiles, Technical Textiles and Footwear. 

Highlights include new developments in fields at the forefront of the market such as defense, workwear and sun protection. 

Inspiration Hub 

Opening of our textile archive, giving insights into 90 years of textile development.  

Meet our experts 

Discuss your specific questions – whether they concern materials, processes, product ideas or technical challenges.  

Get-together 

Networking, discussions and snacks in a relaxed atmosphere.

21 & 22 April | 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
23 April          | Grand opening till 09:00 pm

 

SPECIAL OPENING EVENT 

on 23rd of April 2026

  • Ceremonial ribbon cutting

  • Official opening speeches
    by Lutz Wolf, CEO of KARL MAYER
    & Karl Josef Mayer, Representative of the Karl Mayer family. 

  • Keynote with exciting ideas for the future of the textile industry 

  • Meet & eat followed by an evening event  

OPENING TIMES

Day Time
April 21 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM | Get-together till 07:00 PM
April 22 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM | Get-together till 07:00 PM
April 23 03:00 PM - 09:00 PM | SPECIAL OPENING EVENT
April 24 09:00 AM - 02:00 PM

 

REGISTER HERE

NEWS

Check out more of our TIC and the Grand Opening Week coverage here!

With our TEXTILE INNOVATION CENTER, we are strongly focusing on textiles as the heart of our industry and the growth engine for our customers. The TIC marks a key milestone in KARL MAYER's strategic orientation. We are investing in innovation, quality and partnership-based development so that our customers not only remain competitive, but also have access to innovative textiles that open up new business areas for them.

Lutz Wolf, CEO of KARL MAYER

The size and equipment of our new TEXTILE INNOVATION CENTER are unrivalled in the world. Here, we are aiming at the Medici effect, basically a renaissance of the textile industry – it’s about preserving and building up textile know-how and textile technology, as well as developing innovative textile solutions.

Karl Josef Mayer, Representative of the Karl Mayer family

Don’t miss out on your chance to be among the TIC’s first visitors and become part of a new historic milestone of our company. 

REGISTER NOW!

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