Dong-Jin Textile is one of the most well-known players in the sports shoe fabric sector and works for big brand names worldwide. This company has its headquarters in Busan / Korea, speed and agility are what have made it successful. The manufacturer also demands the same high performance of its production machines. In the spring of 2018, Dong-Jin Textile expanded its production capacity with the acquisition of one of KARL MAYER’s newest machines. This new jacquard raschel machine has been specifically modified and offers maximum patterning flexibility. It operates at a unique speed of 1,200 min-1 and is also special for another reason; it is the 125,000th machine to be delivered by Karl Mayer and is a measure of the company’s high level of success.
Always One Step Ahead
Dong-Jin Textile and Karl Mayer have been working together for 50 years. The company founder, Byung Kil, Choi and his son, Woo Chul, Choi, who now manages the company, have bought more than 250 warp knitting machines from Karl Mayer. The company has invested in high-speed tricot machines, double-bar and jacquard raschel machines as well as warping machines. The machines are operating in several factories in South Korea and Vietnam. Dong-Jin Textile also intends manufacturing in Indonesia from the second half of 2019. Karl Mayer is ready to give Mr. Choi the utmost support for this new challenge.
Karl Mayer’s ISPO Münich Participation
The textile machinery manufacturer Karl Mayer, is participating more and more in shows concentrating on applications and end-uses. “We want to pick up customers at key textile areas and introduce them to something new by offering innovative textiles and concepts,” says Oliver Mathews, the Sales Manager of the Business Unit Warp Knitting, when speaking about the aims behind this decision.
