Milestones
1873
Foundation
1878
Heinrich Stoll, founder of the company.
1919
First automatic all needle narrowing knitting machine with chain control.
1958
World's first automatic purl stich transfer flat knitting machine LIUM.
1963
First automatic Fully Fashion all needle flat knitting machine, type 220.
1979
Introduction of the worldwide first pattern workstation unit, type VDU.
1987
Introduction of new CMS machine generation: World's first computer controlled flat knitting machines which simultaneously can do intarsia, gore-technique and Fully Fashion
1994
Introduction of world's highest-performance flat knitting machine, type CMS 433.6, with a reduced system width of only 6".
2001
Presentation of pattern workstation M1, nowadays sample software M1plus®.
2006
Presenation of the economy line machine CMS 420 E.
2007
M1plus®
2009
Introduction of new HP (high productivity) machine generation.
2013
New CMS ADF-3
2017
Smart tool chain solution knitelligence* revolutionizes the flat-knitting production with IoT technology.
2019
The new knitelligence® machine generation fulfils special requirements of the modern digital era by combining the advanced machine technology with new and innovative features.
2020
STOLL becomes part of the KARL MAYER Group
2022
Opening of the new STOLL Customer Center, July 25, 2022 in Reutlingen-Betzingen