Driving WARP KNIT Inspiration

The Textile Innovation Center (TIC) is a place for collaboration, creativity and market‑relevant solutions - a home for textile innovation.Visit us at our headquarters in Obertshausen (Germany) and at our site in Changzhou (China).

Services

  • Your development partner for innovative textiles

  • Simulations and tests under real production conditions

  • Textile consulting and fabric analysis by experts

  • INSPIRATION HUB: access to a wealth of textile development and samples

  • Exchange and networking platform for the whole textile value chain

  • Customer-oriented training via our Academy

Showroom

Discover the latest fabric samples from our textile development department, along with a central trend exhibition aligned with the major international textile fairs. Explore clearly structured examples of textile end-use applications, highlighting real market potential across well‑established textile categories.

Our showroom in Changzhou (China)

INSPIRATION HUB

Dive into 90 years of KARL MAYER’s textile heritage and find inspiration for your next idea. Our INSPIRATION HUB brings together a one‑of‑a‑kind pattern archive with many designs from past and present.

Explore a large collection of sample cards and fabric developments that highlight how WARP KNITS have evolved - and discover new possibilities for your own creations.

INSPIRATION HUB in Obertshausen (Germany)

State-of-the-art Machinery

Discover which machines for WARP KNIT, WARP PREP and Technical Textiles are currently available for your trials under real production conditions.

Meet your Experts

Benefit from an exceptional pool of experience, openness and innovative spirit. Our expert team brings decades of hands‑on practice across the Textile Categories. They contribute deep material, process and machinery expertise, complemented by a strong international network across the industry.

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