# KARL MAYER launches new machine for thermoplastic UD tapes

KARL MAYER Technische Textilien GmbH launched a newly developed machine for the efficient production of thermoplastic UD tapes, combining spreading and impregnation technologies for mass production.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2019-05-07
- Where: Chemnitz, Germany, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: machine for thermoplastic UD tapes, non-crimp fabrics (NCF)
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [KARL MAYER Technische Textilien GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/39353.md)

## Sources

- [windkraft-journal.de](https://www.windkraft-journal.de/2019/05/07/markteinfuehrung-mit-neuer-anlage-gewinnt-der-leichtbau-an-fahrt/135311), 2019-05-07: "Die KARL MAYER Technische Textilien GmbH launcht eine komplett neuentwickelte Anlage zur effizienten Herstellung von thermoplastischen UD-Tapes und hat dabei die Massenproduktion im Fokus."
- [textiletechnology.net](https://www.textiletechnology.net/news/line-for-thermoplastic-ud-tapes-205223), 2019-06-05: "Karl Mayer Technische Textilien GmbH, Chemnitz/Germany, is launching a completely new line for efficiently producing thermoplastic UD tapes, a special type of fiber-reinforced plastics (FRPs)."

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