In May 2024, Karl Mayer launched its Energy Efficiency Solution (EES) for warp knitting machines, aiming to enhance sustainability and reduce costs. By July, customers had shared positive initial feedback. To ensure ease of use, Karl Mayer translated the manual into six languages and created a tutorial on their Academy online platform.
The EES provides detailed guidance on setup, display options, and analyzing energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. Recent updates include a timer function and full integration into the Customer Portal for streamlined access alongside other tools like the Dashboard and CoreLite.
Karl Mayer collaborated with Rokona, a German warp knitting specialist, on this project. Rokona's commitment to sustainability, reinforced by their ISO 14001 certification, made them an ideal partner. Stefan Passauer, Production Manager at Rokona, highlighted the importance of verifiable environmental contributions and praised the EES for meeting customer demands for documented carbon dioxide reduction data.
Rokona was involved from the beginning, providing input and testing the system on several machines. Passauer noted that the EES operates reliably, offering valuable insights into energy consumption and cost comparisons. He appreciated the new standby mode feature, which automates energy-saving during production breaks, a significant improvement over the previous manual process.
Future enhancements suggested by Rokona include optimizing display features and linking article data with operating data for better integration.
