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patterns in this style. The variations were produced
by changing the design of the grounds
and pattern bands, which can be modified by
changing the threading-in arrangement, the
width and the location.
The HKS 3-M was demonstrating the production
of this type of pattern on KARL MAYER’s stand
at the ITM 2018 fair in Istanbul – a demonstration
that attracted a large number of visitors.
“The market is demanding more and more patterning
possibilities,” observes Roland Kunze.
The HKS 4-M, which is available with and without
the EL facility, will become increasingly interesting
for customers.
Popular jacquard net curtains are
booming
With its wide production repertoire, the RJPC
4 F-NN has been widely used by Turkish manufacturers
of net curtains for many years. This
jacquard raschel machine with fall plate is ideal
for producing chunky fabrics with a handmade
look, as well as delicate, filigree, lightweight
curtains. “Roughly 300 jacquard net
curtain machine are currently operating on the
Turkish market and all of them are working to
capacity,” says Bastian Fritsch. These fabrics,
with their intricate, 3D jacquard patterns, are
exported mainly to eastern Europe and Iran, as
well as to western Europe, the USA, and recently
to the first customers in India.
There is also a demand for more and more
new alternatives for producing jacquard net
curtains. “Customers are looking in particular
for ways of producing grounds in a wider variety
of patterns,” says Roland Kunze when summarising
the feedback he had received from
talking to net curtain producers.
August 2018