# KARL MAYER launches WEFTTRONIC II G warp knitting machine for glass processing

KARL MAYER Technische Textilien developed the new WEFTTRONIC II G warp knitting machine with weft-insertion for producing light to medium-heavy grid structures used as plaster grids and geogrids. The first machine was ordered by Polish manufacturer HALICO in early 2019, followed by orders from Chinese companies Shandong Qiyad and Zibo Glasstex in December 2019.

- Type: Product launch
- Announced: 2020-04-22
- Where: Chemnitz, Germany, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: warp knitting machine, plaster grids, geogrids
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md), [Industrial Textiles](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-textiles.md)

## Companies

- [KARL MAYER Technische Textilien GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/39353.md)
- [HALICO](https://endata.com/companies/46722.md) (customer)
- [Shandong Qiyad](https://endata.com/companies/46723.md) (customer)
- [Zibo Glasstex](https://endata.com/companies/46724.md) (customer)
- [Shandong Qiyad Fiberglass Products](https://endata.com/companies/47459.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [kohantextilejournal.com](https://kohantextilejournal.com/plaster-grid-warp-knitted-fabric-billion-euro-market-in-china/), 2020-04-22: "The first WEFTTRONIC® II G was ordered by the Polish manufacturer HALICO in early 2019, followed by orders from China in December."
- [textiletechnology.net](https://www.textiletechnology.net/news/new-machine-for-grid-warp-knitted-fabric-in-china-204987), 2020-05-26: "Geogrid fabrication is now 60% more productive compared to the previous version."

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