Leading textile machinery manufacturer KARL MAYER is discontinuing the flat knitting machine business under the STOLL brand. Accordingly, the Reutlingen plant will close down on October 31, 2025. Production in China will end in December 2025. These decisions are in the scope of the strategic realignment which KARL MAYER announced, at the beginning of this year, that it would be shifting its focus back to its core areas of warp knitting, warp preparation and technical textiles.
“STOLL stands for a long tradition. That is precisely why we deeply regret that we were unable to lead the business into the future successfully. It was not possible to find an investor to continue production at the main site in Reutlingen with its 280 employees,” said Oliver Mathews, President of the STOLL Business Unit.
Service will continue for installed STOLL machines
KARL MAYER remains committed to its long-standing customers and will continue to service the installed machine base even under the given circumstances. A service concept for spare parts and support is currently being implemented at various locations.
Spare parts will be stored in two warehouses in future. KARL MAYER’s central warehouse in Obertshausen will take over the stocks from Reutlingen in November and handle all logistics services up to dispatch. In addition, KARL MAYER China will be the sole central warehouse location serving the global demand for parts for BMS machines.
Final updates are available for the pattern software. Software licence keys remain available for purchase, and existing installations can still be used.