Karl Mayer brings in body mapping
12/04/2010
German textile machinery provider Karl Mayer has announced that its designers and technologists have come up with some exciting new performance sportswear garments produced on the company’s RSJ 5/1 Rascheltronic machine, which use body mapping techniques to apply performance qualities to particular zones of the garments.
It presented as an example a shirt that features a sporty, ribbed construction at the front with different mesh zones extending in long arcs from under the arms and across the chest. The mesh constructions, which alternate between having long, narrow openings and variable openings, provide customised breathability. The openings in the fabric are filled-in with a hatched, filigree pattern made from polyamide yarn and the result is a stable, non-stretch fabric that transports moisture and ensures that the air can circulate freely. It also feels pleasantly soft and looks good when worn for playing sport, the company says.
The company says that as the fitness trend continues unabated, it goes hand in hand with the attempts of textile specialists to develop new products to improve exercising and training performance.
According to Karl Mayer, the warp knitting process is particularly suitable for manufacturing functional sportswear. The styles the company’s development department has come up with range from patterned foundation wear, through stretch and non-stretch lingerie, to tulle fabrics.
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