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Rising energy costs, supply chain disruptions, skills shortages, lockdowns and a war in the middle of Europe – the problems we are facing now are complex and are pushing many companies to the limits of their resilience. What is the situation like now, specifically in textile machinery manufacturing? Do companies in this sector face the same problems? my TEXTILE NEWS editor Ulrike Schlenker investigated these and other questions in an interview with Andreas Schellhammer, President of the KARL MAYER GROUP’s STOLL business unit, who is responsible for the global player’s flat knitting machine business.

The goal of Adidas’ ambitious Knit-For-You project was the production of customised clothing locally and by everyone, nothing more and nothing less. It combined a store with a miniature factory, allowing customers to have their very own personalised sweater knitted. Read the interview with Michael Haendel, Vice President Sales & Service at KARL MAYER STOLL Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH about market and production technology for 3D knitted fabrics.